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A typical stretch of Newhall Ranch Road. The bridge carries a paseo over the roadway.

Valencia is a planned community located in Los Angeles County, California in the northwestern corner of the Santa Clarita Valley, adjacent to Interstate 5. In 1987, it was one of the four unincorporated communities (along with Saugus, Newhall, and Canyon Country) that merged to create the city of Santa Clarita, California. Santa Clarita is ranked as one of the top 100 places to live by Money.^[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 527 pixel Image in higher resolution (1000 × 659 pixel, file size: 206 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Newhall Ranch Road (part of the Cross Valley Connector) in Valencia, California (which is actually part of Santa Clarita, California). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 527 pixel Image in higher resolution (1000 × 659 pixel, file size: 206 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Newhall Ranch Road (part of the Cross Valley Connector) in Valencia, California (which is actually part of Santa Clarita, California). ... A New town or planned community or planned city is a city, town, or community that was designed from scratch, and grew up more or less following the plan. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is by far the most populous county in the United States. ... The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. ... Interstate 5 (abbreviated I-5) is the westernmost interstate highway in the continental United States. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Saugus is a community in Los Angeles County, California. ... Newhall, 1919. ... Canyon Country is a community in Los Angeles County with a population of 51,603. ... Location of Santa Clarita in California and Los Angeles County Coordinates: , Country United States State California County Los Angeles Incorporated December 15, 1987 Government  - Mayor Marsha McLean  - Mayor Pro-Tem Bob Kellar  - City Council Frank Ferry Laurene Weste TimBen Boydston  - City Manager Ken Pulskamp Area  - City  47. ...

Valencia was first planned in the 1960s by the Newhall Land and Farming Company. Development began in the 1960s and continues to the present day. Valencia is notable for its well-landscaped boulevards connecting a balanced mix of apartment buildings, single-family detached homes, shopping centers, office parks and industrial warehouses. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... The Newhall Land and Farming Company is a land management company based in Valencia, California, United States. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ...

Valencia also has an extensive system of paved pathways with grade separations over and under the boulevards. The pathways are called paseos. These paseos connect the entire community together making it possible to travel around Valencia without having to cross streets at grade. The paseo network is connected to the Santa Clara River Trail which runs east along the Santa Clara River to Canyon Country. Landowners in the Valencia area pay special taxes to maintain landscaping and the paseo system. // Description Entry Points / Parking Maintenance Current Condition Future Plans References Rails to Trails Conservancy profile page External links Categories: | | | ... Santa Clara River may refer to: The Santa Clara River in southern California in the United States. ...

Valencia's residential areas are separated into villages. Each village is different from each other, in the ways of lifestyle (see List of Valencia, California's Residential Villages). Almost all of Valencia's villages are close to schools, shopping, etc. In many of the villages, homeowner's associations oversee the quality and upkeep of housing developments ranging in size from a few dozen homes to over a thousand. Many villages also have a Neighborhood Watch program in force. In the master planned community of Valencia, California the residential areas are divided into individual villages, each different from the other. ... A homeowners association, (or, as they are known in the industry, community association[1]) is an organization comprised of all owners of units[2] in a common interest development, and is given authority to enforce the covenants, conditions, and restrictions and managing the common amenities of the development. ... This article is about the local crime prevention organization. ...

Valencia is home to the Six Flags Magic Mountain theme park and the adjacent Hurricane Harbor water park. It is also the birthplace of major league baseball player Jon Garland, who used to play for the Chicago White Sox and now plays for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Actress Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical) attended Valencia High School in the class of '03. Valencia was also a filming place for the Power Rangers series for eight seasons, from 1993 to 2001. Six Flags Magic Mountain is an amusement park located just west of the Valencia neighborhood of Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles. ... Theme Park is a simulation computer game designed by Bullfrog Productions, released in 1994, in which the player designs and operates an amusement park. ... Six Flags Hurricane Harbor is a chain of water parks that are part of the Six Flags amusement park chain. ... Fun at a water park A water park is an amusement park that features waterplay areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds (water playgrounds), lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing environments. ... Major Leagues redirects here. ... Jon Steven Garland (born September 27, 1979 in Valencia, California) is a right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42, 72, Name Chicago White Sox (1904–present) Other nicknames The Sox, The South Siders, The ChiSox, The Pale Hose, The Good Guys, The Go-Go Sox, The... Major league affiliations American League (1961–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 11, 26, 29, 30, 42, 50 Name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2005–present) Anaheim Angels (1997-2004) California Angels (1965-1996) Los Angeles Angels (1961-1965) Other nicknames The Halos, The Wings, The Seraphs... Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985)[1] is an American actress and singer. ... For other uses, see High School Musical (disambiguation). ... Power Rangers is a long-running American childrens television series adapted from the Japanese tokusatsu Super Sentai Series, though it is not simply an English dub of the original. ...

Major schools in Valencia and its surrounding areas include:

• California Institute of the Arts
• College of the Canyons
• Canyon High School
• Golden Valley High School
• Wm. S. Hart High School
• Saugus High School
• Valencia High School
• West Ranch High School

Entrance to CalArts on McBean Parkway The California Institute of the Arts is commonly referred to as CalArts. ... College of the Canyons is a public two-year community college that operates within the Santa Clarita Community College District. ... Canyon High School is a high school in the William S. Hart Union High School District in the Santa Clarita, California community of Canyon Country, California. ... Golden Valley High School is a high school in the William S. Hart Union High School District in the community of Newhall, California located in Santa Clarita, California . ... William S. Hart High School, also known as Hart High School, is the oldest high school in the Santa Clarita Valley in California. ... Saugus High School is a public high school located in Saugus, California. ... For other schools with the same name, see Valencia High School. ... West Ranch High School is a public high school in the community of Stevenson Ranch, Los Angeles County, California. ...

References

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External links

• Valencia at a Glance - Newhall Land's profile of the community
• Santa Clarita Guide - Online Magazine/Resource to Valencia