History
If you want a beautiful place to live, Oxnard is the right place for you. Oxnard is one of the best cities in the world. It offers you a residence with an enchanting history and view of fascinating landmarks, beaches and counter-cultural trends and strident liberalism. The City of Oxford has a good ambience that will surely fulfill your every dream.

Oxnard city is also known as “The City that Cares.” It is also known for its distinction as the strawberry and lima bean capital. It is the largest city in California in terms of population and considered one of the world's most important agricultural centers. It is a home for two large U.S. Navy bases. The city of Oxnard is also home for almost 200,000 citizens. Founded in 1903, Oxnard is also considered as a major transit hub in Southern California, with Amtrak, Union Pacific, Metrolink, Greyhound, Intercalifornias and many others stopping in Oxnard.

Oxnard in early history was inhabited by a Native American tribe, the Chumash Indians. The Chumash Indians were one of the first people to settle in some places in California. Some year in the 1500s, a Portuguese explorer named Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo discovered the city of Oxnard. In the year 1542, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo claimed the land for Spain.

In the year 1850, the California became a U.S state. During this the area of Oxnard is a dwelling place for American farmers. The American farmers were already cultivating different agricultural products. Some of these agricultural products are the famous barley and lima beans.

The famous city of Oxnard came from the name of a famous businessman in California named Henry Oxnard. Back then, Henry Oxnard together with his three brothers named Ben, James, and Robert owns a successful sugar beet factory in Chino, California. Together they build a two-million dollar factory. The said factory became known to many places in the world and gave the town of Oxnard a vast changing towards progress. Soon after a railroad station was built to give service to the plant. This changes attracted many visitors including Chinese, Japanese, and even Mexican laborers.

In June 30, 1903, Oxnard was incorporated as a city of California. The first public library in Oxnard was opened in the year 1907. This took place in World War 2. The naval bases of Point Mugu and Port Hueneme were also established in the area to take advantage of the only major navigable port on California's coast between the Port of San Diego and San Francisco Bay, and these encouraged the development of the defense-based aerospace and communications industries.

Today there are 3 postal codes in use to designate various places in Oxnard City. These are 93030, 93033, and 93035. As of the year 2000 census conducted by the United States census bureau, the population in Oxnard, California was 170,358; with males numbering 87,090 (51.1%), and females numbering 83,268 (48.9%). A later estimate of population conducted in July 2005 by the same bureau places the total number at 183,628 (+7.8% change).

The 170,358 populace of Oxnard city was further subdivided into different races, with people of Hispanic lineage taking up a vast majority of 66.2%; White Non-Hispanic taking up 20.6%, Black or African American taking up 3.8%, other race taking up 40.4%, two or more races taking up 4.7%, and American Indian taking up 2.0%.

There are also some Asians who chose to reside in San Francisco; these are Filipinos taking up 5.1%, Japanese taking up 0.6%, and Vietnamese taking up 0.6%.

Today a number of neighborhoods were homed in Oxnard. These beautiful neighborhoods are the Bartolo Square North, Bartolo Square South, Blackstock North, Blackstock South, Bryce Canyon North, Bryce Canyon South, Cabrillo, Cal Giesler, Carriage Square, Channel Islands, College Estates, College Park, Cypress, Diamond Bar, East Village, El Eio, El Rio West, Five Points Northeast, Fremont North, Fremont South, Golf Course, Hill Street, Hobson Park East, Hobson Park West, Hollywood Beach, Hollywood-by-the-Sea, Kamala Park, La Colonia, Lemonwood/Eastmont, Mar Vista, Marina West, Nyeland Acres, Orchard Park, Ormond Beach, Oxnard Dunes, Oxnard Pacific, Oxnard Shores, Pleasant Valley Estates, Pleasant Valley Village, Rio Lindo, River Ridge, River Park (formerly Town Center),Rose Park, Sea View, Sea View Estates, Sierra Linda, Silver Strand Beach, South Bank, Southwinds, Strickland, Teal Club, Terrace Estates, Via Marina, Villa Capri, West Village, Wilson, and Windsor North.

The city of Oxnard is also home for marvelous beaches. The beautiful 20-mile stretch of uncrowded coastline in Oxnard, adjoining the unincorporated communities, has a very beautiful view. Beaches in Oxnard includes the Mugu Rock State Beach, Ormond Beach, Hueneme Beach, Silver Strand, Hollywood Beach, Hollywood-By-the-Sea, Mandalay Beach, Oxnard State Beach, Oxnard Shores, 5th Street Beach, McGrath State Beach and Rivermouth Beach.

Famous athletes, Actors, Authors, Entertainers and even politicians choose to reside in Oxnard and some of them are the following: Cesar Chavez (Farm worker, political activist and union leader, lived in the La Colonia Barrio of Oxnard), Lorenzo Booker (running back for the Florida State University), Keary Colbert (wide receiver for the Carolina Panthers), Jacob Cruz (player of Cincinnati Reds), Jeffrey Combs (American character actor, one of the stars of Star Trek), Brandon Cruz (a child actor, musician), Carol A. Bidwell (author of Oxnard, an Illustrated History of a Coastal Town), Gary L. McIntosh (Pastor, author of the Church Growth Institute), and the famous Albert Ibarra (Co-founder of Mostyless Entertainment)

Today the Oxnard is one of the richest cities in California. Oxnard is an ideal location for family groups looking forward to enjoy a city with scenic attractions. It is a place enriched in history, fabulous attractions, and scenic beauty beyond compare.