POPULATION: 842,866

INCORPORATION DATE: 1872

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: 

• District 1 – Matt LaVere
• District 2 – Jeff Gorell 
• District 3 – Kelly Long
• District 4 – Janice Parvin
• District 5 – Vianey Lopez

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: General Law

VENTURA. County seat, Ventura. Created March 22, 1872. In 1782 the Mission San Buenaventura was founded as San Buenaventura (now known as Ventura). Buenaventura is composed of two Spanish words, buena meaning “good” and ventura meaning “fortune.”