Yorba Linda highlight
Historic citrus
Beginning in 1910, Yorba Linda became a center of California's citrus industry, with the Yorba Linda Citrus Association established in 1912 to manage production and marketing.
Citrus farming defined Yorba Linda's early development. In 1910, with the local population still below 50 residents, the first of many lemon and orange groves were planted in the area. The success of these groves led to the founding of the Yorba Linda Citrus Association in 1912, an organization established to coordinate the production and marketing of citrus fruit from member farms. By 1929, the association operated a wooden packing house where fruit was processed and prepared for shipment to markets across the country.
By the 1960s, the citrus industry had built significant infrastructure in the region. A Sunkist packing house, photographed in 1961, stood as a visible landmark of the citrus era. These facilities employed hundreds of workers and made Yorba Linda a recognized name in California agriculture. The citrus industry shaped not only the economy but the character of the community, building networks of families whose livelihoods and futures were interdependent.
Today, the legacy of those citrus groves reflects what agricultural families have always understood: shared effort and long-term planning protect what matters most. Life insurance serves much the same function for modern families in Yorba Linda, ensuring that the resources built through years of work are directed to the people who depend on them.