Ventura County is a county in the U.S. state of California. A current California Department of Finance estimate places the population at 813,052. The county seat is the city of Ventura (formally known as San Buenaventura).
History
On January 1, 1873, Ventura County was officially split from Santa Barbara County. Prior to the arrival of Europeans in California, the area was home to the Chumash tribe of Native Americans.
