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Real Estate & Homes in Oxnard - California - Oxnard, California homes and communites OxnardOxnard BackgroundIn the late 1800s, Henry T. Oxnard built a sugar beet factory near modern-day Oxnard. The businessman originally intended to name the city after a Greek word for "sugar," but he eventually gave the new town his family name.Oxnard was incorporated in 1903. The economy is still centered on agriculture, but it now also encompasses oil refining, commerce and the military. There are several military installations near Oxnard, including Point Mugu Naval Air Station and the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion Center. Channel Islands Harbor provides access to Channel Islands National Park, located just off the coast. Channel Islands National Park comprises five islands — Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel and Santa Barbara — that provide, boating, hiking, camping and whale-watching in a truly natural setting. For more information on Oxnard, visit coastparadise.com. Oxnard Fast FactsLocation: Oxnard is located between Ventura and Thousand Oaks, about 62 miles west of downtown Los Angeles*Total area: 36.59 square miles (25.31 square miles land area; 11.28 square miles water area) *Population: 170,358 *Housing units: 45,166 Average annual rainfall: 15.62 inches Average temperatures: 67ºF in summer, 56ºF in winter *Information provided by 2000 Census Where is Oxnard?
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