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69-585: In 1857 the City of Anaheim was incorporated and the City's volunteer fire system was established. Initially the volunteer department consisted of twenty men. It wasn't until 1915 that the department purchased their first motorized ladder truck . At this time the Anaheim City Council authorized the employment of two full-time firemen. These two men worked 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and lived at

138-657: A California Voting Rights Act lawsuit by the American Civil Liberties Union and several residents, the city placed two measures on the November 2014 ballot. Measure L proposed that council members be elected by district instead of at large. Measure M proposed to increase the number of council seats from five to seven. Both measures passed. The current city council consists of: In the United States House of Representatives , Anaheim

207-531: A $ 65 million project for a new library, retail, 500 apartments, and parking, including the revitalization of Anaheim Towne Center. However Anaheim cancelled the library plans and put the Towne Center improvements on hold in 2003. The Anaheim Packing House food hall did later open. In 1978, the city gave W&D Commercial Properties Inc. permission to develop the 10.83-acre (4.38 ha) Anaheim Towne Center site. The city had spent $ 8.8 million to acquire

276-614: A Klansman for their secret membership list, and exposed the Klansmen running in the state primaries, defeating most of the candidates. In 1925, Klan opponents took back local government, and succeeded in a special election in recalling the Klansmen who had been elected in April 1924. The Klan in Anaheim quickly collapsed; its newspaper closed after losing a libel suit, and the minister who led the local Klavern moved to Kansas. Construction of

345-553: A diverse range of neighborhoods. In the west, mid-20th-century tract houses predominate. Downtown Anaheim has three mixed-use historic districts, the largest of which is the Anaheim Colony. South of downtown, a center of commercial activity of regional importance begins, the Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city , which stretches east and south into the cities of Orange , Santa Ana , and Garden Grove . This edge city includes

414-449: A female householder with no husband present, 7,223 (7.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 6,173 (6.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 733 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 17,448 households (17.8%) were made up of individuals, and 6,396 (6.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.38. There were 74,294 families (75.6% of all households);

483-710: A jury trial was completed in early February 2006, resulting in a victory for the Angels franchise. Anaheim appealed the court decision with the California Court of Appeal in May 2006. The case was tied up in the Appeals Court for over two years. In December 2008, the Appeals Court upheld the February 2006 Decision and ruled in favor of Angels Baseball. In January 2009, the Anaheim City Council voted not to appeal

552-457: A maximum of two terms as a city council member and two terms as the mayor. Up until 2014, all council seats were elected at large. Voters elected the mayor and four other members of the city council to serve four-year staggered terms. Elections for two council seats were held in years divisible by four while elections for the mayor and the two other council seats were elected during the intervening even-numbered years. In response to protests and

621-407: A political party. Under its city charter , Anaheim operates under a council–manager government . Legislative authority is vested in a city council of seven 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. Under the city's term limits , an individual may serve

690-536: A sense of civic activism. Upon easily winning the local Anaheim election in April 1924, the Klan representatives promptly fired city employees who were known to be Catholic and replaced them with Klan appointees. The new city council tried to enforce prohibition. After its victory, the Klan chapter held large rallies and initiation ceremonies over the summer. The opposition to the KKK's hold on Anaheim politics organized, bribed

759-802: A share, the group formed the Anaheim Vineyard Company headed by George Hansen . Their new community was named Annaheim , meaning "home by the Santa Ana River" in German. The name later was altered to Anaheim. To the Spanish-speaking neighbors, the settlement was known as Campo Alemán (English: German Field ). Although grape and wine-making was their primary objective, the majority of the 50 settlers were mechanics, carpenters and craftsmen with no experience in wine-making. The community set aside 40 acres (16 ha) for

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828-507: A thriving rural community before the opening of Disneyland transformed the city. A street along Edison Park 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. In 1924, Ku Klux Klan members were elected to

897-522: A town center and a school was the first building erected there. The first home was built in 1857, the Anaheim Gazette newspaper was established in 1870 and a hotel in 1871. The census of 1870 reported a population of 565 for the Anaheim district. For 25 years, the area was the largest wine producer in California. However, in 1884, a disease infected the grape vines and by the following year

966-439: Is 30 °F (−1 °C) on February 15, 1990, and January 30, 2002. The 2010 United States Census reported that Anaheim had a population of 336,265. The population density was 6,618.0 inhabitants per square mile (2,555.2/km ). The racial makeup of Anaheim was: There were 177,467 Hispanic or Latino residents, of any race (52.8%); 46.0% of Anaheim's population was of Mexican descent, 1.2% Salvadoran, and 1.0% Guatemalan;

1035-469: Is approximately 25 miles (40 km) southeast of downtown Los Angeles . The city roughly follows the east-to-west route of the 91 Freeway from the Orange-Riverside county border to Buena Park . To the north, Anaheim is bounded by Yorba Linda , Placentia , Fullerton , and Buena Park (from east to west). The city shares its western border with Buena Park and Cypress . Anaheim is bordered on

1104-523: Is delimited by East, West, North, and South streets, and the main roads within it are Anaheim Boulevard (formerly named Los Angeles Street), and Center Street. Some of the structures that stand out in Anaheim's downtown skyline are the Bank of America and Wells Fargo buildings, which are both over 10 stories high. Other high-rise buildings in Downtown Anaheim include City Hall, West City Hall,

1173-483: Is divided into two battalions; Battalion 1 consisting of six fire stations , and Battalion 2 with five stations. Safety 1 Medic 3 Ambulance 3 Ambulance 2-3 Medic 6 Patrol 601 Anaheim, California Anaheim ( / ˈ æ n ə h aɪ m / AN -ə-hyme ) is a city in northern Orange County, California , United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. As of the 2020 census ,

1242-564: Is located in Anaheim and provides 9-1-1 fire and EMS dispatch to over 1.2 million residents, covering an area of 200 square miles (520 km). Other departments included in Metro Net include Brea Fire Department , Fountain Valley , Fullerton Fire Department , Huntington Beach Fire Department , Newport Beach Fire Department , and Orange Fire Department . Anaheim Fire & Rescue

1311-589: Is split between two districts: In the California State Senate , Anaheim is split between two districts: In the California State Assembly , Anaheim is split among three districts: Downtown Anaheim Downtown Anaheim , also known as Anaheim Colony Historic District , and as Anaheim Historic Center , is a neighborhood that serves as the administrative and historic center of the city of Anaheim, California . It

1380-561: Is the Anaheim Convention Center, which is home to many important national conferences. Many hotels, especially in the city's Resort district, serve theme park tourists and conventiongoers. Continuous development of commercial, entertainment, and cultural facilities stretches from the Disney area east to the Santa Ana River, south into the cities of Garden Grove, Orange and Santa Ana – collectively, this area has been labeled

1449-826: The Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It also served as the home of the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 through 1994. Anaheim was founded by fifty German families in 1857 and incorporated as the second city in Los Angeles County on March 18, 1876; Orange County was split off from Los Angeles County in 1889. Anaheim remained largely an agricultural community until Disneyland opened on July 17, 1955. This led to

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1518-632: The Anaheim Resort (the area surrounding Disneyland), Anaheim Canyon (an industrial area north of California State Route 91 and east of California State Route 57 ), and the Platinum Triangle (the area surrounding Angel Stadium). Anaheim Hills also maintains a distinct identity. The contiguous commercial development from the Disney Resort through into the cities of Orange, Garden Grove and Santa Ana has collectively been termed

1587-649: The Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city and is one of the three largest such clusters in Orange County, together with the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city and Irvine Spectrum . The Anaheim Canyon business park makes up 63% of Anaheim's industrial space and is the largest industrial district in Orange County. Anaheim Canyon is also home to the second-largest business park in Orange County. Several notable companies have corporate offices and/or headquarters within Anaheim. According to

1656-422: The Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city . Like many other South Coast cities, Anaheim maintains a borderline hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen BSh ), a little short of a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa ) characterized by warm winters with erratic heavy rainfalls, and hot, essentially rainless summers. The record high temperature in Anaheim is 115 °F (46 °C) on July 6, 2018 and the record low temperature

1725-551: The Disneyland theme park began on July 16, 1954, and it opened to the public on July 17, 1955. It has become one of the world's most visited tourist attractions, with over 650 million visitors since its opening. The location was formerly 160 acres (0.65 km ) of orange and walnut trees. The opening of Disneyland created a tourism boom in the Anaheim area. Walt Disney had originally intended to purchase additional land to build accommodations for Disneyland visitors; however,

1794-486: The Disneyland Resort , with two theme parks, multiple hotels, and its retail district ; Disney is part of the larger Anaheim Resort district with numerous other hotels and retail complexes. The Platinum Triangle , a neo-urban redevelopment district surrounding Angel Stadium , which is planned to be populated with mixed-use streets and high-rises. Further east, Anaheim Canyon is an industrial district north of

1863-674: The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . In the 1990s, while Disneyland was undergoing a significant expansion project surrounding the construction of Disney California Adventure Park , the city of Anaheim rebranded the surrounding area as the Anaheim Resort. The Anaheim Resort district is roughly bounded by the Santa Ana River to the east, Ball Road to the north, Walnut Street to the west, and the Garden Grove city limits to

1932-545: The Rancho San Juan Cajón de Santa Ana , a Mexican-era rancho grant , given to Juan Pacífico Ontiveros in 1837 by Juan Bautista Alvarado , then Governor of Alta California . Following the American Conquest of California , the rancho was patented to Ontiveros by Public Land Commission . In 1857, Ontiveros sold 1,160 acres (out of his more than 35,000 acre estate) to 50 German-American families for

2001-960: The Riverside Freeway (SR 91) and east of the Orange Freeway (SR 57) . The city's eastern third consists of Anaheim Hills , a community built to a master plan, and open land east of the Eastern Transportation Corridor (SR 241 toll road) . Anaheim's name is a blend of Ana , after the nearby Santa Ana River , and German -heim meaning "home", which is also a common Germanic place name compound (compare Trondheim in Norway and many place names in Germany). Tongva people are indigenous to Anaheim's region of Southern California. Evidence suggests their presence since 3500 BCE . The Tongva village at Anaheim

2070-418: The landowners who farmed them. One of the landowners was Bennett Payne Baxter, who owned much land in northeast Anaheim that today is the location of Angel Stadium. 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

2139-429: The skyscraper would be seen from inside Disneyland, thus altering the theme park's atmosphere. Disney met with Anaheim city officials and an "anti-skyline ordinance" was passed, which stated that no high rise in Anaheim could be built which could be seen from inside Disneyland. This forced the city to expand outward, instead of upward. Today, the commercial heart of Anaheim consists of three districts: Downtown Anaheim,

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2208-681: The AT&;T Building, the Anaheim Memorial Manor, and the Kraemer Building . The Anaheim Police Department's headquarters, Anaheim's public Central Library, and the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce are also located in the downtown area. Downtown Anaheim's Farmers Market can be found alongside other retail and dinning establishments along Center Street Promenade. Other attractions in or around the downtown area include:

2277-555: The Anaheim City Council on a platform of political reform. Up until that point, the city had been controlled by a long-standing business and civic elite that was mostly German American . Given their tradition of moderate social drinking, the German Americans did not strongly support prohibition laws of the day. The mayor himself was a former saloon keeper. Led by the minister of the First Christian Church,

2346-669: The Anaheim Fire Station. Volunteers continued to provide fire services until 1960, when the number of annual calls reached nearly a thousand and it was felt that the Department should be made up of professionally trained fire personnel. Anaheim Fire & Rescue is part of the Metro Cities Fire Authority which provides emergency communications for multiple departments in and around Orange County . The call center, known as Metro Net Fire Dispatch,

2415-669: The Anaheim Resort). 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. The new owner, Arturo Moreno , believed

2484-521: The Anaheim Resort, and the Platinum Triangle . Anaheim experienced rapid suburban growth in the 1960s, and many regional shopping malls opened in and around Anaheim, taking business from Downtown Anaheim and causing it to deteriorate. By the mid-1970s, Downtown Anaheim had experienced severe urban blight . While many American cities tried to revitalize and save their historic downtowns, Anaheim chose to demolish it. While at first, downtown merchants tried to attract shoppers by renovating their properties and

2553-428: The Klan represented a rising group of politically oriented non-ethnic Germans who denounced the elite as corrupt, undemocratic, and self-serving. The Klansmen aimed to create what they saw as a model, orderly community, one in which prohibition against alcohol would be strictly enforced. At the time, the KKK had about 1,200 members in Orange County. The economic and occupational profile of the pro and anti-Klan groups shows

2622-709: The Mother Colony House, the oldest museum in Orange County; Anaheim's "Art in Public Places" Artwalk; the Muzeo museum (hosted in the old building of Carnegie Library ), which opened in the Fall of 2007; the Anaheim Packing House , which is a gourmet food hall that opened in 2014 in a former Sunkist packing house ; Anaheim Ice , an ice skating rink open to the public that also serves as

2691-468: The National Register of Historic Places, including: For years, Downtown Anaheim remained a series of dusty vacant lots. But in 1991, it came to life with the opening of two new office buildings, small retailers and hundreds of new homes. However, Pacific Bell relocated 200 workers and closed its office in Fall 1995, causing Downtown retailers to lose traffic. In 2002, Anaheim approved

2760-418: 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

2829-444: 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 household income was $ 47,122, and the median family income was $ 49,969. Males had a median income of $ 33,870 versus $ 28,837 for females. The per capita income for

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2898-473: The arterial streets in the area into tree-lined boulevards. In 2001, Disney's California Adventure (renamed Disney California Adventure Park in 2010), the most expansive project in Disneyland's history, opened to the public. In 2007, Anaheim celebrated its sesquicentennial . In July 2012, political protests by Hispanic residents occurred following the fatal shooting of two men , the first of whom

2967-658: The average family size was 3.79. The age distribution of the population was as follows: 91,917 people (27.3%) under the age of 18, 36,506 people (10.9%) aged 18 to 24, 101,110 people (30.1%) aged 25 to 44, 75,510 people (22.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 31,222 people (9.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.1 males. There were 104,237 housing units at an average density of 2,051.5 per square mile (792.1/km ), of which 47,677 (48.5%) were owner-occupied, and 50,617 (51.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate

3036-536: The central business district was built around the center of town anchored by the likes of the SQR Department Store , Chung King Restaurant, and Pickwick Hotel. Disneyland brought the need for expansion of the Heart of Anaheim. Prior to Walt Disney 's death in 1966, the city of Anaheim had plans to construct a forty-story office tower on the other side of Ball Road from Disneyland. Walt Disney knew that

3105-721: The city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the tenth-most populous city in California , and the 56th-most populous city in the United States . The second largest city in Orange County in terms of land area, Anaheim is known for being the home of the Disneyland Resort , the Anaheim Convention Center , and two professional sports teams: the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB) and

3174-545: The city provided off-street parking, it was not enough. In 1973, the city adopted a Redevelopment Plan "Alpha" which called for the demolition of nearly all the buildings in the 200-acre (81 ha) historic downtown and replacing them with a new downtown with a new civic center, the Anaheim Towne Center strip mall and office buildings. This process took a little more than fifteen years. In August, 1978, Diann Marsh tried but failed to get 24 buildings listed on

3243-493: 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. Anaheim's income is based on a tourism economy. In addition to The Walt Disney Company being the city's largest employer, the Disneyland Resort itself contributes about $ 4.7 billion annually to Southern California's economy. It also produces $ 255 million in taxes every year. Another source of tourism

3312-641: The city's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: Larger retail centers include the Downtown Disney shopping area at the Disneyland Resort, the power centers Anaheim Plaza in western Anaheim (347,000 ft ), and Anaheim Town Square in East Anaheim (374,000 ft ), as well as the Anaheim GardenWalk lifestyle center (440,000 ft of retail, dining and entertainment located in

3381-490: The city. The population density was 6,842.7 inhabitants per square mile (2,642.0 inhabitants/km ). There were 99,719 housing units at an average density of 2,037.5 per square mile (786.7/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 55% White, 3% Black or African American, 0.9% Native American, 12% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 24% from other races, and 5% from two or more races. 46% of the population were Hispanic or Latino. Of Anaheim's 96,969 households, 43.0% had children under

3450-479: The construction of several hotels and motels around the area, and residential districts in Anaheim soon followed. The city also developed into an industrial center, producing electronics, aircraft parts and canned fruit. Anaheim is a charter city . Anaheim's city limits extend almost the full width of Orange County, from Cypress in the west, twenty miles east to the Riverside County line, encompassing

3519-633: The court case any further, bringing an end to the four-year legal dispute. Anaheim was, at one point in time, one of the most politically conservative major cities in the United States. However, in recent years it has been moving leftward. According to the California Secretary of State , as of October 22, 2018, Anaheim has 141,549 registered voters. Of those, 58,411 (41.27%) are registered Democrats, 39,885 (28.18%) are registered Republicans, and 37,877 (26.76%) have declined to state

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3588-592: The entire industry was destroyed. Other crops – walnuts, lemons and oranges – soon filled the void. Fruits and vegetables had become viable cash crops when the Los Angeles ;– Orange County region was connected to the continental railroad network in 1887. 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,

3657-607: The founding of Anaheim. The city of Anaheim was founded in 1857 by 50 German-Americans who were residents of San Francisco and whose families had originated in Rothenburg ob der Tauber , Franconia in Bavaria . After traveling through the state looking for a suitable area to grow grapes, the group decided to purchase a 1,165 acres (4.71 km ) parcel from Juan Pacífico Ontiveros' large Rancho San Juan Cajón de Santa Ana in present-day Orange County for $ 2 per acre. For $ 750

3726-667: The mid-1960s, the city's explosive growth would attract a Major League Baseball team, with the California Angels relocating from Los Angeles to Anaheim in 1966, where they have remained since. In 1980, the National Football League 's Los Angeles Rams relocated from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum to the Angels' home field, Anaheim Stadium , playing there until their relocation to St. Louis in 1995. In 1993, Anaheim gained its own National Hockey League team when The Walt Disney Company founded

3795-420: The 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

3864-510: The park's construction drained his financial resources and he was unable to acquire more land. Entrepreneurs eager to capitalize on Disney's success moved in and built hotels, restaurants, and shops around Disneyland and eventually boxed in the Disney property, and turned the area surrounding Disneyland into the boulevards of colorful neon signs that Walt Disney had tried to avoid. The city of Anaheim, eager for tax revenue these hotels would generate, did little to obstruct their construction. By

3933-418: The parking lot of Anaheim Towne Center. From Lemon to East Lincoln was renamed Center Street, its original name. The only structures from the old business district which still stand today are the old Carnegie Library, now the Muzeo, and the Kraemer Building (the old Bank of America Building)-the tallest building in Anaheim prior to Disneyland's opening in 1955. The tallest building in Downtown Anaheim today

4002-585: The practice arena for the NHL professional hockey team, the Anaheim Ducks ; Pearson Park, named after former mayor Charles Pearson; the Pearson Park Amphitheatre, an outdoor theater; and Anaheim's History Walk, which was unveiled on June 20, 2007. When Anaheim was a rural community surrounded by orange groves , the geographic center of town was at the intersection of Center Street and Los Angeles Street (now Center Street and Anaheim Blvd.) and

4071-519: The remainder of the Hispanic population came from smaller ancestral groups. The census reported that 332,708 people (98.9% of the population) lived in households, 2,020 (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 1,537 (0.5%) were institutionalized. There were 98,294 households, out of which 44,045 (44.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 52,518 (53.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 14,553 (14.8%) had

4140-442: 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. During the first half of the 20th century, Anaheim was a massive rural community dominated by orange groves and

4209-409: The site, move the merchants and make site improvements, but W&D paid just over $ 1 million. The center replaced the buildings that were located south side of the 100 and 200 blocks of West Lincoln Av. (orig. Center Street), and its parking lot and outbuildings replaced the buildings on the north side. Safeway, Sav-On and Anaheim Savings & Loan were the initial anchor stores. Developer Don C. Bode

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4278-400: The south at Chapman Avenue, and Orangewood Avenue to the southwest. Attractions within the Resort District include the Disneyland Resort , the Anaheim Convention Center , the Honda Center , Anaheim/Orange County Walk of Stars, and Angel Stadium of Anaheim . Part of the project included removing the colorful neon signs and replacing them with shorter, more modest signs, as well as widening

4347-442: The south by Stanton , Garden Grove , and Orange (from west to east). Various unincorporated areas of Orange County also abut the city, including Anaheim Island . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 50.8 square miles (132 km ), 49.8 square miles (129 km ) of which is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km ) of which (1.92%) is water. The city recognizes several districts, including

4416-407: The two were similar and about equally prosperous. Klan members were Protestants, as were the majority of their opponents; however, the opposition to the Klan also included many Catholic Germans . Individuals who joined the Klan had earlier demonstrated a much higher rate of voting and civic activism than did their opponents, and many of the individuals in Orange County who joined the Klan did so out of

4485-452: Was 1.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.2%. 160,843 people (47.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 171,865 people (51.1%) lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States Census, Anaheim had a median household income of $ 59,627, with 15.6% of the population living below the federal poverty line. As of the census of 2000, there were 328,014 people, 96,969 households, and 73,502 families residing in

4554-427: Was called Hutuukuga . The village has been noted as one of the largest Tongva villages throughout Tovaangar . Native plants like oak trees and sage bushes were an important food source, as well as rabbit and mule deer for meat. The village had deep trade connections with coastal villages and those further inland. The area that makes up modern-day Anaheim, along with Placentia and Fullerton , were part of

4623-469: Was critical of what he called the "cheap" construction and plain design of the Anaheim Towne Center strip mall, which opened in October 1980, developed by Watt Commercial Development Co. of Santa Monica. Some of the merchants there did business in the old downtown, such as Olsons Barber and Beauty Supply. Lincoln Avenue was diverted one block north from Harbor Boulevard to East Street. The old Lincoln Avenue disappeared from Harbor to Lemon and became part of

4692-503: Was 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 Anaheim. Anaheim sued Angels Baseball LP in Orange County Superior Court , and

4761-515: Was unarmed. Protesting occurred in the area between State College and East Street, and was motivated by concerns over police brutality, gang activity, domination of the city by commercial interests, and a perceived lack of political representation of Hispanic residents in the city government. The protests were accompanied by looting of businesses and homes. Anaheim is located at 33°50′10″N 117°53′23″W  /  33.836165°N 117.889769°W  / 33.836165; -117.889769 and

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