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| City of Anaheim |
|
Location of Anaheim within Orange County, California |
Coordinates:  33°50′10″N 117°53′23″W / 33.83611, -117.88972 |
| Country |
United States |
| State |
California |
| County |
Orange |
| Government |
| - Mayor |
Curt Pringle (R) |
| Area |
| - Total |
50.5 sq mi (130.7 km²) |
| - Land |
48.9 sq mi (126.8 km²) |
| - Water |
1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²) |
| Elevation |
157 ft (48 m) |
| Population (2007)[1] |
| - Total |
345,556 |
| - Density |
6,702.4/sq mi (2,587.8/km²) |
| Time zone |
PST (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) |
PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes |
92801-92809, 92812, 92814-92817, 92825, 92850, 92899 |
| Area code(s) |
714 |
| FIPS code |
06-02000 |
| GNIS feature ID |
1652663 |
| Website: http://www.anaheim.net |
Anaheim (pronounced /ˈænəhaɪm/ "ANNA-hime") is a city in Orange County, California. As of 2007, the city population was 345,556,[1] making it the 10th most-populated city in California[1] and ranked 54th in the United States. The city anticipates that the population will surpass 400,000 by 2014 due to rapid development in its Platinum Triangle area as well as in the affluent Anaheim Hills area. Anaheim is the second most populous city in Orange County (behind Santa Ana) and second largest in terms of land area, and it is known for its theme parks, sports teams, and convention center.
Founded by fifty 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 of Anaheim, Honda Center, and Anaheim Convention Center, the largest convention center on the American west coast. It's name is a blend of "Ana", after the nearby Santa Ana River, and "heim", a common Upper German place name compound originally meaning "home".[2]
Anaheim's city limits stretch from Cypress in the west to the Riverside County line in the East, and encompass a diverse collection of neighborhoods and communities. Anaheim Hills is a highly wealthy
master-planned community that is home to many sports stars and
executives located in the city's eastern stretches. 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 Platinum 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.
History
The city of Anaheim was founded in 1857 by grape farmers and wine makers from Franconia in Bavaria. The colony was situated on 1,165 acres (4.71 km²).
Settlers voted to call the community Annaheim, meaning "home by the
Santa Ana River" in German. The name later was changed slightly, to
Anaheim. To the Spanish-speaking neighbors, the settlement was known as
Campo Alemán (Spanish for German Camp). The grape industry was
destroyed in the 1880s by an insect pest. Other crops - walnuts,
lemons, and of course oranges soon filled the void.
The famous Polish actress Helena Modjeska settled in Anaheim with her husband and various friends, among them Henryk Sienkiewicz, Julian Sypniewski
and Łucjan Paprocki. While living in Anaheim, Helena Modjeska became
good friends with Clementine Langenberger, the second wife of August Langenberger. Helena Street and Clementine Street
are named after these two ladies, and the streets are located adjacent
to each other as a symbol of the strong friendship which Helena
Modjeska and Clementine Lagenberger shared. Modjeska Park in West Anaheim, is also named after Helena Modjeska.
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.[3]
During the first half of the 20th century, before Disneyland opened its doors to the public, Anaheim was a massive rural community inhabited by orange groves, and the landowners
who farmed them. One of the landowners was a man by the name of Bennett
Payne Baxter. He owned much land in northeast Anaheim which today, is
the location of Edison Park.
He came up with many new ideas for irrigating orange groves and shared
his ideas with other landowners. He was not only successful, he helped
other landowners and businesspeople succeed as well. Ben Baxter and
other landowners helped to make Anaheim a thriving rural community
before Disneyland changed the city forever. Today, a street runs along Edison Park which is named Baxter Street. Also during this time, Rudolph Boysen served as Anaheim's first Park Superintendent from 1921 to 1950. Boysen created a hybrid berry which Walter Knott later named the boysenberry, after Rudy Boysen. Boysen Park in East Anaheim was also named after him.
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 (0.65 km²) of orange and walnut trees, some of
which remain inside Disneyland property. In 2001, Disney's California Adventure, the most expansive project in the theme park's history, opened to the public.
In the late 20th century, Anaheim grew rapidly in population. Today, Anaheim has a diverse ethnic and racial composition.
During the large expansion of the Disneyland resort in the 1990s,
the city of Anaheim then recognized itself as a resort epicenter, thus
creating the Anaheim Resort. It includes the Disneyland Resort, the Anaheim Convention Center, the Honda Center--home of the NHL Anaheim Ducks, and Angel Stadium, home to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
The city has undergone a rigorous transformation in creating
metropolitan beautification to attract tourism. In 2007, the city
celebrated its sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) by opening the Anaheim Walk of Fame near the Harbor Boulevard entrance to the Disneyland Resort. The first star to be placed on the Anaheim Walk of Fame was Gene Autry,
who greatly contributed to the arrival of the then-Los Angeles Angels
to Anaheim in the mid-1960s (becoming the California Angels).
In November 2005, a few months after the California Lottery joined the multi-state Mega Millions
game, a ticket worth $315 million was sold at Rainbow Water in Anaheim,
the first jackpot winner in the state for the game. The seven persons
claiming the ticket chose the $180 million cash option.
Law and government
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
- Lorri Galloway (since 2004)
- Bob Hernandez (since 2002)
- Lucille Kring (since 2006)
- Harry Sidhu (since 2004)
- See also: List of mayors of Anaheim, California
Emergency services
Anaheim Police Department's
MD500E helicopter
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.
Federal, state and county representation
In the United States House of Representatives, Anaheim is split among three Congressional districts:
In the California State Senate, Anaheim is split among three districts:
In the California State Assembly, Anaheim is split among six districts:
On the Orange County Board of Supervisors,
Anaheim is divided between two districts, with Anaheim Hills lying in
the 3rd District and the remainder of Anaheim lying in the 4th District:
Geography
Anaheim is located at 33°50′10″N, 117°53′23″W (33.836165, -117.889769)[4].
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 Knott Avenue, Beach Boulevard (SR 39), Magnolia Avenue, Brookhurst Street, Euclid Street, Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim Boulevard, and State College Boulevard.
The Santa Ana Freeway (I-5), the Orange Freeway (SR 57), the Riverside Freeway (SR 91) all pass through Anaheim. The Costa Mesa Freeway (SR 55), and the Eastern Transportation Corridor (SR 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</
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