Yorba Linda is known as "The Land of Gracious Living" and is an affluent suburban community in Orange County, California, located approximately 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Downtown Santa Ana, and 40 miles (64 km) south east of down town Los Angeles.

As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 58,918. However, more recent development in eastern outskirts and northern hills of Yorba Linda has increased the population to nearly 71,000. One of Yorba Linda's most famous residents was the late former President Richard Nixon, who was born and raised in the city. Yorba Linda serves as the home of Nixon's presidential library.

The city was listed by CNN as the 21st best place in the U.S. to live in 2005. Similarly, in an article by CNN Money, titled "The Richest (and Poorest) Places in the U.S." Yorba Linda was one of the richest U.S. cities and the second highest in Orange County as reported by the Census data, showing median household income of $109,681.

Education

Yorba Linda is part of the Placentia-Linda Unified School District. Several schools in the district have received the  CA Distinguished School award, which is given to schools with qualifying marks in test scores, application, and visitation. The award-winning schools are: Esperanza High, El Dorado High, Tuffree Middle, Friends Christian Middle School, Bernardo Yorba Middle, Yorba Linda Middle School, Travis Ranch School, Fairmont Elementary,Glenknoll Elementary, Bryant Ranch School, Heritage Oak Private School, Mabel Paine Elementary, Lakeview elementary, Van Buren Elementary, Linda Vista Elementary and Brookhaven Elementary. St. Francis of Assisi School serves as the only Catholic school in the city. Many parents looking for a private school education send their high schoolers to nearby Lutheran High School of Orange County in the city of Orange, Servite High School (boys) or Rosary High School (girls) in Anaheim, or Mater Dei High School (co-ed) in Santa Ana. There is now one public high school located in Yorba Linda and one private high school (Friends Christian) being built. Many Yorba Linda students attend Esperanza High School, although many of these students have now transfered over to the new Yorba Linda high school (general boundry is north of Yorba Linda Blvd). Historically, many students have also attended Troy High School in nearby Fullerton, Valencia High School in neighboring Placentia, and El Dorado High School, also located in Placentia. Montessori Preschools in Yorba Linda: Montessori Academy of Yorba Linda & IvyCrest Montessori Private School.