LADERA RANCH
Located along Antonio Parkway and Crown Valley Parkway, construction of the 4,000 acre master-planned community began in 1999 on portions of the O’Neill, Avery, & Moiso families’ 23,000 acre Rancho Mission Viejo cattle ranch, which was the largest remaining working ranch in Orange County. The Ladera Ranch development is divided into nine “villages”. Within each village, individual builders develop an area called a neighborhood. There are ten or more neighborhoods per village. Five of the nine villages have clubhouses themed on a particular architectural style that is emphasized within that village. There are also parks, pools, playgrounds and open areas within each village and miles of hiking/biking trails that connect to Doheny Beach. The 2010 United States Census reported that Ladera Ranch had a population of 22,980.