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Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California, located 28 miles southeast of Los Angeles. As of 2006, the city population was 342,410, making it the tenth-lrgest city in California and 56th-largest in the United States. Anaheim is the second most populous city in Orange County (behind Santa Ana) but largest in terms of land area, and it is known for its theme parks, sports teams, and convention center.
Founded by fifty former German families in 1857 and incorporated on February 10, 1870, Anaheim developed into an industrial center, producing electronics, aircraft parts, and canned fruit. It is the site of the Disneyland Resort, a world-famous grouping of theme parks and hotels which opened in 1955, Angel Stadium, the Honda Center, and Anaheim Convention Center, the largest convention center on the American West Coast. Its name is a blend of "Ana", after the nearby Santa Ana River, and "heim", a common Upper German place name compound originally meaning "home".
One of the largest cities in Orange County, Anaheim's city limits stretch from Los Alamitos in the West to the San Bernardino County and Riverside County lines in the East, and encompass a diverse collection of neighborhoods and communities. Anaheim Hills is a master-planned community that resembles South Orange County more than the county's northern cities. West Anaheim is notable for its more mature neighborhoods dating from the 1950s, which comprise part of the continuous suburban sprawl extending from Los Angeles. The Anaheim Resort, a commercial district, includes Disneyland and the neighboring hotel and retail complexes. The Plantinum Triangle, a neo-urban redevelopment district surrounding Angel Stadium, will soon be populated with mixed-use streets and high-rises. Finally, the Canyon is an industrial district north of the Riverside Freeway and east of the Orange Freeway.
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History
Anaheim in 1879
Anaheim in 1890
Anaheim was founded in 1857 by grape farmers and wine makers from Franconia in Bavaria. The colony was situated on 1,165 acres. Settlers voted to call the community Anaheim, the "anna" referring to the Santa Ana River and "heim" meaning home in German. The name later was changed slightly, to Anaheim. To the Spanish speaking neighbors, the settlement was known as Campo Aleman (Spanish for German Camp). The grape industry was destroyed in the 1880's by an insect pest. Other crops - walnuts, lemons, and of course oranges soon filled the void.
Anaheim in 1922
In the 1920s, the Ku Klux Klan, at the height of its influence and popularity, decided to make Anaheim a model Klan city. In 1924, the Klan secretly managed to get four of its members elected to the five-member Board of Trustees. Nine of the ten members of the police force were also Klansmen. The four Klan trustees served for nearly a year, until they were publicly exposed, and voted out in a recall election in which 95% of the population participated.
The Disneyland theme park was constructed in Anaheim from July 16, 1954 to July 17, 1955 and has since become Anaheim's largest tourist attraction. The location was formerly 160 acres of orange and walnut trees, some of which remain inside Disneyland. In 2001, Disney's California Adventure Park was opened to the public, being the most expansive project in the theme park's history.
In the late 1900s, Anaheim grew rapidly in population. Today, Anaheim has a diverse racial and ethnic composition.
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Law and government
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City government
Under its city charter, Anaheim operates under a council-manager government. Legislative authority is vested in a city council of five nonpartisan members, who hire a professional city manager to oversee day-to-day operations. The mayor serves as the presiding officer of the city council in a first among equals role. All council seats are elected at large. Voters elect the mayor and four other members of the city council to serve four-year staggered terms. Elections for two council seats are held in years divisible by four while elections for the mayor and the two other council seats are held during the intervening even-numbered years. Under the city's term limits, an individual may serve a maximum of two terms as a city council member and two terms as the mayor.
- Mayor: Curt Pringle (since 2002)
- City Manager: David M. Morgan (since 2002)
- City Council
- Richard Chavez (since 2002)
- Lorri Galloway (since 2004)
- Bob Hernandez(since 2002)
- Harry Sidhu (since 2004)
- See also: List of mayors of Anaheim, California
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Emergency services
Fire protection is provided by the Anaheim Fire Department. Law enforcement is provided by the Anaheim Police Department. Ambulance service is provided by Care Ambulance Service.
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Federal, state and county representation
In the United States House of Representatives, Anaheim is split among three Congressional districts:
- 40th, represented by Ed Royce (R) since 1993
- 42nd, represented by Gary Miller (R) since 1999
- 47th, represented by Loretta Sanchez (D) since 1997
In the California State Senate, Anaheim is split among three districts:
- 29th, represented by Bob Margett (R) since 2000
- 33rd, represented by Dick Ackerman (R) since 2000
- 34th, represented by Joe Dunn (D) since 1998
In the California State Assembly, Anaheim is split among six districts:
- 60th, represented by Bob Huff (R) since 2004
- 67th, currently vacant but formerly represented by Tom Harman (R) from 2000
- 68th, represented by Van Tran (R) since 2004
- 69th, represented by Tom Umberg (D) since 2004
- 71st, represented by Todd Spitzer (R) since 2002
- 72nd, represented by Lynn Daucher (R) since 2000
On the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Anaheim is divided between two districts, one represents Anaheim, and one represents Anaheim Hills:
- 3rd, represented by Bill Campbell since 2003
- 4th, represented by Chris Norby since 2003
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Geography
Anaheim is located at 33°5010 N, 117°53 23 W (33.836165, -117.889769)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 130.7 km2 (50.5 mi2). 126.8 km2 (48.9 mi2) of it is land and 3.9 km2 (1.5 mi2) of it (2.99%) is water.
In the western portion of the city (not including Anaheim Hills), the major surface streets run east to west, starting with the northernmost, are La Palma Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Ball Road, and Katella Avenue. The major surface streets running north-south, starting with the westernmost, are Beach Boulevard (CA-39), Magnolia Avenue, Brookhurst Street, Euclid Street, Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim Boulevard, and State College Boulevard.
The freeways that pass through Anaheim are the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5), the Orange Freeway (CA-57), the Riverside Freeway (CA-91). The Costa Mesa Freeway (CA-55), and the Eastern Transportation Corridor (CA-241) also have short stretches within the city limits.
Anaheim is served by rail by two major railroads, the Union Pacific Railroad and the BNSF Railway. In addition, Anaheim sees Amtrak California and Metrolink services and hosts a major regional train station in the Angel Stadium parking lot.
The current federal Office of Management and Budget metropolitan designation for Anaheim and the Orange County Area is "Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, CA."
The city recognizes several districts, including the Anaheim Resort (the area surrounding Disneyland), The Canyon (an industrial area north of the Riverside Freeway and east of the Orange Freeway), and the Platinum Triangle (the area surrounding Angel Stadium). Anaheim Hills also maintains a distinct identity.
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Economy
Sleeping Beauty's Castle at Disneyland
Anaheim's largest and most important industry is tourism. Its Anaheim Convention Center is home to many national conferences, and the world-famous Disneyland Resort is by far the city's largest employer. Many hotels, especially in the city's Resort district, serve theme park tourists and conventiongoers.
Banco Popular North America's regional headquarters for California are located in Anaheim. CKE Restaurants, parent company of Carl's Jr. and Hardees, is also headquartered in Anaheim.
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Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 328,014 people, 96,969 households, and 73,502 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,587.8/km2 (6,702.0/mi2). There were 99,719 housing units at an average density of 786.7/km2 (2,037.5/mi2). The racial makeup of the city was 54.76% White, 2.66% Black or African American, 0.93% Native American, 11.98% Asian, 0.42% Pacific Islander, 24.21% from other races, and 5.02% from two or more races. 46.76% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 96,969 households out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.3% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.34 and the average family size was 3.75.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.2% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $47,122, and the median income for a family was $49,969. Males had a median income of $33,870 versus $28,837 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,266. About 10.4% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
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Education
As of May 2006, Anaheim is served by eight public school districts:
- Anaheim City School District
- Anaheim Union High School District
- Centralia School District
- Magnolia School District
- North Orange County Community College District
- Orange Unified School District
- Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
- Savanna Elementary School District
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Transportation
Anaheim is served by two public bus transit systems (Metro & OCTA) and 2 rail systems (Amtrak & Metrolink). Anaheim and Orange County is serviced by John Wayne Airport, located 15 miles away and Los Angeles International (LAX), located 40 miles away.
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Attractions
- Disneyland Resort
ESPN Zone in Anaheim
- Disneyland
- Disney's California Adventure
- Downtown Disney
- Angel Stadium of Anaheim
- Honda Center
- The Grove of Anaheim, formerly the Sun Theater, formerly Tinseltown Studios
- Anaheim Convention Center
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Sports teams
Street banners promoting the Ducks and Angels.
- NHLteam: Anaheim Ducks
- MLBteam: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
- NLLteam: Anaheim Storm (Folded after 2004-2005 season due to low attendance)
- The NFL's Los Angeles Rams played in Anaheim from 1980 through 1994 before moving to their current home of St. Louis.
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Court battle against the Angels
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Main article: City of Anaheim v. Angels Baseball LP
On January 3, 2005 Angels Baseball, LP, the ownership group for the Anaheim Angels, announced that it would change the name of the club to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Team spokesmen pointed out that from its inception, the Angels had been granted territorial rights by Major League Baseball to the counties of Los Angeles, Ventura, Riverside, and San Bernardino in addition to Orange County. New owner Arturo Moreno believed the new name would help him market the team to the entire Southern California region rather than just Orange County. The "of Anaheim" was included in the official name to comply with a provision of the team's lease at Angel Stadium which requires that "Anaheim be included" in the team's name.
Mayor Curt Pringle and other city officials countered that the name change violated the spirit of the lease clause, even if it were in technical compliance. They argued that a name change was a major bargaining chip in negotiations between the city and Disney Baseball Enterprises, Inc., then the ownership group for the Angels. They further argued that the city would never have agreed to the new lease without the name change, because the new lease required that the city partially fund the stadium's renovation but provided very little revenue for the city. Anaheim sued Angels Baseball, LP in Orange County Superior Court, and a jury trial was completed in early January 2006, resulting in a victory for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim franchise.
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Notable natives and residents
- Bobby Hatfield, together with Bill Medley formed the Righteous Brothers
- Jeff Buckley, (birthplace), singer
- Don Davis, composer, The Matrix
- Eden Espinosa, actress, "Wicked"
- Jim Fassel, professional football coach
- Tony Kanal, bassist, No Doubt
- Carl Karcher, founder, Carl's Jr.
- Mark Langston, major league baseball pitcher
- Loretta Sanchez, U.S. Congresswoman
- Steve Soto, musician, The Adolescents
- Gwen Stefani, singer, No Doubt
- Tony Lewis, european-based singer/songwriter,
- Lisa Tucker, singer, American Idol
- Mike Lockwood, professional wrestler (a.k.a. "Crash Holly"/"Mad Mikey"/"Erin O'Grady")
- Joseph M. Acaba, astronaut
- Michelle Babin, model
- Amanda Babin, model
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Sister cities
 Mito, Japan Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain(Redirected from Anaheim)
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