Stanton is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, within the Los Angeles metropolitan area.

The city was incorporated in 1956 and operates under the council–manager form of government, providing a full range of municipal services.

[8] On November 4, 1905, the Los Angeles Interurban Railway[9] started service on the Santa Ana Line.

[10] In 1908, the privately owned Pacific Electric Railway leased the Santa Ana Line and took over the service, extending its regional light-rail system.

By 1928, the impressive thousand-mile system allowed the residents to conveniently travel throughout Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

Passenger service to Santa Ana was discontinued in 1950, shortly after the railway was taken over by the Metropolitan Transportation Agency.

In 1924, the residents voted to dis-incorporate to avoid the cost of building roads in the city.

In the early 1950s, the area had experienced a post-war population boom and the neighboring cities rapidly annexed land.

[12] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.15 square miles (8.2 km2), all land.

There were 11,283 housing units at an average density of 3,582.0 per square mile (1,383.0/km2), of which 5,418 (50.1%) were owner-occupied, and 5,407 (49.9%) were occupied by renters.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Stanton had a median household income of $50,542, with 16.9% of the population living below the federal poverty line.

[41] The Stanton Community Services Department provides facility rentals programming, services, classes, activities and events for all ages including the publication of the triannual Stanton Express community guide.

[42] In the 1950s, with help of the James Irvine Foundation,[43] the Stanton Lions Club[44] and a land donation from a local farmer, Lions-Stock Park was built with a sports facility and community center.

Voters elected the mayor and four other members of the city council to serve four-year staggered terms.

In response to a California Voting Rights Act lawsuit, the city transitioned to council members elected by district instead of at large.

In addition to over 60,000 volumes, it offers morning and an evening story time, afternoon craft programs, free high speed wireless Internet access (WiFi), and Internet instruction; and the Stanton Boys and Girls Club, located next door, offers computer access, tutoring and a homework help room for elementary school children.

Often Broadway style musicals are held in the city's Community Center with a professional sound system, lighting and staging.

[63] The Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) provides law enforcement services under the command of Police Chief Cruz Alday.

[65] In 2021, Safewise included Stanton in their seventh annual "California’s 50 Safest Cities" report.