Why you'd want to live in Moorpark

The City of Moorpark has the distinction of being the youngest city in Ventura County, incorporating July 1, 1983. According to the Moorpark Historical Society, the city originated when land investor Robert W. Poindexter of Los Angeles and his wife Madeline purchased the plot of land that is now Moorpark after the Southern Pacific Railroad announced plans to relocate its tracks, Los Angeles, to San Francisco route from the coast to Chatsworth. For many years, Moorpark was mostly farmland, with dry land crops including apricots, hay, and lima beans, then later, walnuts and citrus when irrigation systems were improved. Moorpark became known as the "apricot capital of the world" and held an annual apricot festival by the late 1920s So where did the name Moorpark come from? Apparently, Poindexter named the community after the Moorpark Apricot. Simple as that. Heck, he could have named it Poindexter! So in any case, Moorpark is now a full-fledged city of 12.8 square miles with a population of approximately 35,000. via Conejo Valley guide