residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. It has light industry and manufacturing. In the expanding and developing southern California area, Thousand Oaks is one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, marked by a population increase of more than 35% between 1980 and 1990. Once known generally as the Conejo Valley, it became a stagecoach stop in 1874. California Lutheran College is there. Nearby is Oxnard Air Force Base.
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