Editing Anaheim, California

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'''Anaheim''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|n|ə|h|aɪ|m}} {{respell|AN|ə|hyme}}) is a city in northern [[Orange County, California]], United States, part of the [[Greater Los Angeles]] area. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the [[List of municipalities in California|tenth-most populous city]] in [[California]], and the [[List of United States cities by population|57th-most populous city]] in the [[United States]].<ref name=pop>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/anaheimcitycalifornia|title=QuickFacts Anaheim city, California|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 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 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 American|German families]] in 1857 and [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] as the second city in [[Los Angeles County]] on March 18, 1876;<ref name=LAFC/> 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 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]].<ref>{{Cite web
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Anaheim's city limits extend almost the full width of Orange County, from [[Cypress, California|Cypress]] in the west, twenty miles east to the [[Riverside County]] line, encompassing a diverse range of neighborhoods. In the west, mid-20th-century [[tract house]]s 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, California|Orange]], [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]], and [[Garden Grove, California|Garden Grove]]. This [[edge city]] includes the [[Disneyland Resort]], with two theme parks, multiple hotels, and [[Downtown Disney|its retail district]]; Disney is part of the larger Anaheim Resort district with numerous other hotels and retail complexes. The [[Platinum Triangle, Anaheim|Platinum Triangle]], a neo-urban [[redevelopment]] district surrounding [[Angel Stadium]], is planned to be populated with mixed-use streets and high-rises. Further east, Anaheim Canyon is an industrial district north of the [[California State Route 91|Riverside Freeway (SR 91)]] and east of the [[California State Route 57|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 [[California State Route 241|Eastern Transportation Corridor (SR 241 toll road)]].

==Toponymy==
Anaheim's name is a [[Blend word|blend]] of ''Ana'', after the nearby [[Santa Ana River]], and German ''[[wikt:Heim|-heim]]'' meaning "home", which is also a common [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] place name compound (compare [[Trondheim]] in Norway and [[:de:-heim|many place names]] in Germany).<ref name=gudde>{{cite book|first=Erwin|last=Gudde| author2 =William Bright |title=California Place Names|year=2004|edition=Fourth|publisher=University of California Press|page=12|isbn=978-0-520-24217-3}}</ref>

==History==
{{see also|Timeline of Anaheim, California}}

===Tongva era===
[[Tongva]] people are indigenous to Anaheim's region of Southern California. Evidence suggests their presence [[Tongva#Before the mission period|since 3500 BCE]]. The Tongva village at Anaheim was called [[Hutuknga|Hutuukuga]].<ref name="Bowers">{{citation |url=http://www.tongvapeople.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Bowers-Curriculum-Guide.pdf|title=Southern California Indian Curriculum Guide|publisher=The Bowers Museum of Cultural Art|date=2002}}</ref> The village has been noted as one of the largest Tongva villages throughout [[Tovaangar]].<ref name=":12">{{Cite book |last1=Koerper |first1=Henry |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZweaDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA64|title=Catalysts to complexity : late Holocene societies of the California coast |last2=Mason |first2=Roger |last3= Peterson |first3=Mark |date=2002 |publisher=Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA |editor1-first=Jon|editor1-last= Erlandson|editor2-first= Terry L.|editor2-last= Jones|editor3-first= Jeanne E.|editor3-last= Arnold |isbn=978-1-938770-67-8 |location=Los Angeles |pages=64–66, 79 |oclc=745176510|chapter = Complexity, Demography, and Change in Late Holocene Orange County}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite book |last=Brigandi |first=Phil |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/914181947 |title= Orange County chronicles |date=2013 |isbn=978-1-62584-588-7 |location=Charleston |oclc=914181947 |publisher= The History Press }}</ref> [[Native species|Native plants]] like [[oak trees]] and [[Salvia|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.<ref name=":12"/>

===Spanish and Mexican era===
The area that makes up modern-day Anaheim, along with [[Placentia, California|Placentia]] and [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]], were part of the [[Rancho San Juan Cajón de Santa Ana]], a Mexican-era [[ranchos of California|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 the founding of Anaheim.

===Founding===
[[File:Anaheim-1890.jpg|thumb|right|Anaheim in 1890]]

The city of Anaheim was founded in 1857 by 50 German-Americans who were residents of San Francisco<ref name="Armor">{{cite book|last=Armor|first=Samuel|author2=E.B. Merritt|chapter=IV|title=History of Orange County, California: With Biographical Sketches|access-date=October 3, 2013|year=1921|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yhMVAAAAYAAJ&q=%22City+of+Anaheim%22+anaheim&pg=PA230|publisher=Historic Record Company|location=Los Angeles|page=53}}</ref> and whose families had originated in [[Rothenburg ob der Tauber]], [[Franconia]] in [[Bavaria]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-02-24-li-1208-story.html|title=THE GERMANS OF ORANGE COUNTY : Euphoria Prevails at Phoenix Club After Dramatic Events in Ancestral Land|date=February 24, 1990|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=March 2, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anaheim.net/facilities/facility/details/Founders-Park-51|title=Founders' Park|website=Anaheim.net|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326110232/http://anaheim.net/Facilities/Facility/Details/Founders-Park-51|url-status=dead}}</ref> After traveling through the state looking for a suitable area to grow grapes, the group decided to purchase a {{convert|1165|acre|km2}} parcel from Juan Pacífico Ontiveros' large Rancho San Juan Cajón de Santa Ana in present-day [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] for $2 per acre.<ref name="Armor"/> It's recorded as the oldest American founded city in Orange County.<ref name="Armor" /> 

For $750 a share, the group formed the [[Anaheim Vineyard Company]] headed by [[George Hanson (Anaheim)|George Hansen]].<ref name="Armor"/> Their new community was named ''Annaheim'', meaning "home by the Santa Ana River" in German.<ref name="Armor"/> The name later was altered to Anaheim. To the Spanish-speaking neighbors, the settlement was known as ''Campo Alemán'' ({{langx|en|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.<ref name="Armor"/> The community set aside {{convert|40|acres|0|abbr=on}} for a town center and a school was the first building erected there.<ref name="Armor"/> 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.<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.lawesterners.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/249-BI_249.pdf|title=What a Difference a Decade Makes: Ethnic and Racial Demographic Change in Los Angeles County during the 1860s |author=Paul R. Spitzzeri|journal=Branding Iron|date=Fall 2007}}</ref> For 25 years, the area was the largest wine producer in California.<ref name="Armor"/> However, in 1884, a disease infected the grape vines and by the following year the entire industry was destroyed. Other crops&nbsp;– walnuts, lemons and oranges&nbsp;– soon filled the void. Fruits and vegetables had become viable cash crops when the Los Angeles&nbsp;– Orange County region was connected to the continental railroad network in 1887.<ref>{{cite web | title = A brief history of Orange County | author = Phil Brigandi | publisher = County of Orange | date = March 9, 2007 | access-date = May 28, 2009 | url = http://www.oc.ca.gov/RECORDER/Archives/forms/history%20of%20orange%20county.pdf| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090528102945/http://www.oc.ca.gov/recorder/Archives/forms/history%20of%20orange%20county.pdf| archive-date= May 28, 2009 | url-status= dead}}</ref>

===Helena Modjeska===
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://anaheimcolony.com/profiles.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060203231835/http://www.anaheimcolony.com/profiles.htm |archive-date=February 3, 2006 |title=August Langenberger}}</ref> Helena Street<ref name="anaheim1">{{cite web|url=http://www.anaheim.net/article.asp?id=216 |title=City of Anaheim&nbsp;– A Brief History of Modern Day Anaheim |publisher=Anaheim.net |access-date=October 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927143924/http://www.anaheim.net/article.asp?id=216 |archive-date=September 27, 2011  }}</ref> and Clementine Street<ref name="anaheim1"/> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anaheim.net/article.asp?id=1171 |title=City of Anaheim&nbsp;– Modjeska Park Picnic Shelter |publisher=Anaheim.net |access-date=October 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306060550/http://www.anaheim.net/article.asp?id=1171 |archive-date=March 6, 2012 }}</ref> in West Anaheim, is also named after Helena Modjeska.

===Early 20th century===
[[File:Front exterior of Anaheim High School, ca.1900 (CHS-2815).jpg|thumb|Anaheim High School, {{Circa|1900}}]]
During the first half of the 20th century, Anaheim was a massive rural community dominated by orange [[Grove (nature)|groves]] and 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.<ref name="anaheim2">{{cite web|url=http://www.anaheim.net/article.asp?id=235 |title=City of Anaheim&nbsp;– Parks Division |publisher=Anaheim.net |access-date=October 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111124172552/http://www.anaheim.net/article.asp?id=235 |archive-date=November 24, 2011 }}</ref> 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 the opening of [[Disneyland]] transformed the city. A street along Edison Park<ref name="anaheim2"/> 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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://events.ocregister.com/anaheim-ca/venues/show/30634-boysen-park |title=Boysen Park |publisher=Events.ocregister.com |access-date=November 25, 2012}}</ref> in East Anaheim was also named after him.

[[File:Anaheim-1922.jpg|thumb|right|Anaheim in 1922]]
In 1924, [[Ku Klux Klan]] members were elected to 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 in the United States|prohibition laws]] of the day. The mayor himself was a former saloon keeper. Led by the minister of the First Christian Church, 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 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 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.<ref name="Cocoltchos"/>

The opposition to the KKK's hold on Anaheim politics organized, bribed 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.<ref name="Cocoltchos">Christopher N. Cocoltchos, "The Invisible Empire and the Search for the Orderly Community: The Ku Klux Klan in Anaheim, California", in Shawn Lay, ed. ''The invisible empire in the West'' (2004), pp. 97–120.</ref>

===Mid to late 20th century: ===
Facilitation of new industries and suburban residents was possible due to the expansion of highways out of Los Angeles. Population dispersal efforts were made by the California's Division of Highways in order to subvert an easily targeted population cluster for atomic threats in the aftermath of World War II.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Lewinnek |first=Elaine |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv2j6xf5f |title=A People's Guide to Orange County |last2=Arellano |first2=Gustavo |last3=Vo Dang |first3=Thuy |date=2022 |publisher=University of California Press |isbn=978-0-520-29995-5 |edition=1 |volume=4}}</ref>

=== Fricker Fertilizer Factory Fire ===
The Fricker Fertilizer Factory fire on June 21, 1985 <ref>{{Cite news |last=Ap |date=1985-06-25 |title=AROUND THE NATION; 11,500 Are Evacuated In Coast Pesticide Fire |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/06/25/us/around-the-nation-11500-are-evacuated-in-coast-pesticide-fire.html |access-date=2025-05-14 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> has been considered to be one of the worst environmental disasters in Orange County.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kopetman |first=Roxana |date=1986-06-22 |title=One Year After, Fricker Fire Leaves Legacy of Ordinances |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-22-me-20616-story.html |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> A pesticide warehouse under the Larry Fricker Company was set ablaze, burning for four days due to the hazardous, highly toxic chemicals, such as [[Bromomethane|methyl bromide gas]] and [[Organophosphate|organophosphates]], that were stored inside. The fire released more than 80 different chemicals into the air, which were carried by winds to surrounding neighborhoods.   

The first round of evacuations took place 14 hours after the fire was reported and witnesses claimed that the air appeared "thick" and exposed skin began to intensely itch. <ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Kopetman |first=Roxana |date=1986-06-22 |title=One Year After, Fricker Fire Leaves Legacy of Ordinances |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-22-me-20616-story.html |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Working-class neighborhoods within a 2-mile radius in the cities of Fullerton, Anaheim, and Placentia were evacuated, resulting in a conservative estimate more than 7,500 evacuees <ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindgren |first=Kristina |last2=Wride |first2=Nancy |date=1985-06-28 |title=Fricker Fire Site Cleanup Delays Arson Investigators |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-06-28-me-1372-story.html |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and the closure of the 57 freeway for two days. 

Cleanup operations are recorded to have removed four tons of ammonium nitrate in order to avoid additional explosions.<ref name=":0" /> Twenty cases of hospitalization were linked to the toxic fumes emitted by the factory fire and lingering effects in the population included burning lungs, itching skin, boils, and rashes.<ref name=":1" />

The $100-million class action lawsuit against the Fricker Company of Anaheim had been dropped a year later in exchange for several, smaller lawsuits as well as legal reform that mandated businesses in California report the type, quantity, and location of toxic chemicals on the premises.<ref name=":1" /> 

===Disneyland and the Anaheim Resort===

Construction of 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&nbsp;million visitors since its opening. The location was formerly {{convert|160|acre|km2}} 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, the park's construction drained his financial resources and he was unable to acquire more land. [[Entrepreneur]]s 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 sign]]s 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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=France |first1=Van Arsdale |title=Window on Main Street : 35 years of creating happiness at Disneyland Park |date=1991 |publisher=Laughter Publications |location=Nashua, NH |isbn=0-941613-17-8 |page=17 |edition=1st}}</ref>

By 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 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, California|Garden Grove]] city limits to the south at Chapman Avenue, and Orangewood Avenue to the southwest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4TSND_enUS441US412&q=Anaheim+Resort&ion=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1303&bih=596&wrapid=tlif134126507311210&um=1&sa=N&tab=wl |title=Anaheim Resort |publisher=Google Maps |access-date=July 4, 2012}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anaheim.net |title=City of Anaheim official site |publisher=Anaheim.net |date=March 7, 2012 |access-date=July 4, 2012}}</ref>

Part of the project included removing the colorful neon signs and replacing them with shorter, more modest signs, as well as widening the arterial streets in the area into tree-lined boulevards.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Grad |first1=Shelby |title=Cities' Towering Signs Coming Down to Earth |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-08-26-me-37907-story.html |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 26, 1996}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Travel Advisory - Correspondent's Report - A Makeover in Anaheim, For Parks and City - NYTimes.com |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/23/travel/travel-advisory-correspondent-s-report-a-makeover-in-anaheim-for-parks-and-city.html |website= [[The New York Times]]|date=May 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527143439/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/23/travel/travel-advisory-correspondent-s-report-a-makeover-in-anaheim-for-parks-and-city.html |archive-date=May 27, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Further expansion included the purchase of the Fujishige Strawberry Farm in 1998 which sold for just under $100 million to Disney after nearly half a decade of financial proposals to the former owners.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Munoz |first=Lorenza |last2=Reza |first2=H. g |date=1998-09-30 |title=Farmer Who Stood Ground Dies |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-sep-30-me-27837-story.html |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> Today the former farm features a Hilton Hotel and is the site of the 'Toy Story' parking lot.

===21st century===
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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Niles|first=Robert|date=2013|title=Theme Park History: A short history of Disney California Adventure|url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201309/3665/|access-date=April 10, 2021|website=Theme Park Insider}}</ref> In 2007, Anaheim celebrated its [[sesquicentennial]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2006/12/19/anaheim-releases-150-float-rendering/|title=Anaheim releases '150' float rendering|date=December 19, 2006|website=Orange County Register|language=en-US|access-date=April 1, 2019}}</ref>

In July 2012, [[political protest]]s by Hispanic residents occurred following the [[2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests|fatal shooting of two men]], the first of whom 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.<ref name=NYT8312>{{cite news|title=Fury Reveals Deep Rifts Near 'Happiest Place on Earth'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/us/anaheim-protests-show-deep-divides-in-class-and-race.html|access-date=August 3, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=August 2, 2012|author=Jennifer Medina}}</ref><ref name = LAT72512 >{{cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0726-anaheim-violence-20120726,0,2619070.story|title=Protests reflect deep divisions in Anaheim|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author1=Nicole Santa Cruz|author2=Christopher Goffard|author-link2=Christopher Goffard|author3=Richard Winton|date=July 25, 2012}}</ref><ref name=DN72412>{{cite news|title=Police Brutality in Anaheim Sparks Outrage After 2 Latinos Shot Dead and Demonstrators Attacked|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2012/7/24/police_brutality_in_anaheim_sparks_outrage|access-date=August 3, 2012|newspaper=Democracy Now!|date=July 24, 2012}}</ref> The protests were accompanied by looting of businesses and homes.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper=New York Times | title=Anaheim Cracks Down as Police Shootings Set Off Protests | date=July 25, 2012 | last=Medina | first=Jennifer | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/26/us/after-night-of-protest-and-arrests-anaheim-vows-to-crack-down.html | access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | newspaper=USA Today | title=24 arrested at police protests in Anaheim, Calif. | date=July 25, 2012 | url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-07-25/Anaheim-police-protests/56470926/1 | access-date=December 28, 2015}}</ref>

==Geography==
Anaheim is located at {{Coord|33.836165|-117.889769|type:city_region:US-CA|format=dms|display=inline}}<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> and is approximately {{convert|25|mi|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, California|Placentia]], [[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]], and Buena Park (from east to west). The city shares its western border with Buena Park and [[Cypress, California|Cypress]]. Anaheim is bordered on the south by [[Stanton, California|Stanton]], [[Garden Grove, California|Garden Grove]], and [[Orange, California|Orange]] (from west to east). Various unincorporated areas of Orange County also abut the city, including [[Anaheim Island, California|Anaheim Island]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maptechnica.com/city-map/Anaheim/CA/0602000|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20170525061325/https://www.maptechnica.com/city-map/Anaheim/CA/0602000|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 25, 2017|title=Boundary Map of Anaheim, California|website=MapTechnica|access-date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|50.9|sqmi|km2}}, {{convert|50.3|sqmi|km2}} of which is land and {{convert|0.6|sqmi|km2}} of which (1.19%) is water.

===Cityscape===
{{Redirect|Anaheim Canyon|the Metrolink train station|Anaheim Canyon station}}
The city recognizes several districts, including 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, Anaheim|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 the [[Anaheim–Santa Ana edge city]].
{{wide image|AnaheimPanorama.jpg|1100px|align-cap=center|Panorama of part of East Anaheim in the Santa Ana Canyon}}

===Climate===
{{climate chart
|Anaheim, California
|49|71|3.3
|49|71|3.5
|51|74|1.9
|53|77|0.8
|58|78|0.5
|62|82|0.2
|66|87|0.1
|66|89|0.1
|64|88|0.1
|59|83|0.7
|53|77|1.0
|48|71|2.0
|units = imperial
|float = right
|clear = both}}

Like many other [[South Coast (California)|South Coast]] cities, Anaheim maintains a borderline [[semi-arid climate#Hot semi-arid climates|hot semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSh''), a little short of a [[Mediterranean climate]] (Köppen ''Csa'') characterized by warm winters with erratic heavy rainfalls, and hot, essentially rainless summers.<ref>{{cite journal|first1=M. C. |last1=Peel |first2=B. L. |last2=Finlayson |first3=T. A. |last3=McMahon |title=Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification |journal=Hydrology and Earth System Sciences |year=2007 |volume=4 |pages=439–473 |doi=10.5194/hessd-4-439-2007|issue=2|bibcode=2007HESSD...4..439P |url=https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00298818/file/hessd-4-439-2007.pdf |doi-access=free }}</ref> The record high temperature in Anaheim is {{convert|115|°F|°C|abbr=on}} on July 6, 2018<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.micechat.com/198244-disneyland-photo-update-dont-sweat-it/|title=Disneyland Photo Update: Don't Sweat It|author=Pinsky, Brian|date=July 9, 2018|publisher=MiceChat|access-date=April 15, 2021}}</ref><ref name="almanac">{{cite web|url=https://www.almanac.com/weather/history/CA/Anaheim/2018-07-06|title=Weather History for Anaheim, CA|website=Almanac.com | date=July 6, 2018|access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref> and the record low temperature is {{convert|30|°F|°C|abbr=on}} on February 15, 1990, and January 30, 2002.<ref name="Weather Channel">{{Cite web|title=Anaheim, CA Monthly Weather Forecast - weather.com|url=https://weather.com/weather/monthly/l/Anaheim+CA?canonicalCityId=5bdd0687617a3c7efe3a60da31048c3bf6fac14a0055f8910a92cfa725f04d46|access-date=January 11, 2022|website=The Weather Channel|language=en-US}}</ref>

{{Weather box
| location = Anaheim, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1989–present)
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 95
| Feb record high F = 97
| Mar record high F = 98
| Apr record high F = 106
| May record high F = 106
| Jun record high F = 106
| Jul record high F = 115
| Aug record high F = 105
| Sep record high F = 112
| Oct record high F = 107
| Nov record high F = 102
| Dec record high F = 91
| year record high F = 
| Jan avg record high F = 84.5
| Feb avg record high F = 85.3
| Mar avg record high F = 88.0
| Apr avg record high F = 92.4
| May avg record high F = 91.7
| Jun avg record high F = 92.9
| Jul avg record high F = 96.0
| Aug avg record high F = 98.3
| Sep avg record high F = 101.6
| Oct avg record high F = 98.1
| Nov avg record high F = 91.1
| Dec avg record high F = 82.4
| year avg record high F = 103.6
| Jan high F = 71.0
| Feb high F = 71.0
| Mar high F = 73.7
| Apr high F = 76.6
| May high F = 78.0
| Jun high F = 81.7
| Jul high F = 86.8
| Aug high F = 88.8
| Sep high F = 87.8
| Oct high F = 83.4
| Nov high F = 76.8
| Dec high F = 70.6
| year high F = 78.8
| Jan mean F = 59.9
| Feb mean F = 60.2
| Mar mean F = 62.6
| Apr mean F = 65.3
| May mean F = 68.1
| Jun mean F = 71.7
| Jul mean F = 76.2
| Aug mean F = 77.4
| Sep mean F = 75.9
| Oct mean F = 71.3
| Nov mean F = 64.9
| Dec mean F = 59.4
| year mean F = 67.7
| Jan low F = 48.9
| Feb low F = 49.3
| Mar low F = 51.4
| Apr low F = 52.8
| May low F = 58.2
| Jun low F = 61.7
| Jul low F = 65.6
| Aug low F = 66.0
| Sep low F = 64.1
| Oct low F = 59.3
| Nov low F = 53.0
| Dec low F = 48.2
| year low F = 56.5
| Jan avg record low F = 39.0
| Feb avg record low F = 39.7
| Mar avg record low F = 42.2
| Apr avg record low F = 45.9
| May avg record low F = 51.1
| Jun avg record low F = 55.4
| Jul avg record low F = 59.4
| Aug avg record low F = 59.8
| Sep avg record low F = 56.7
| Oct avg record low F = 50.8
| Nov avg record low F = 43.4
| Dec avg record low F = 38.0
| year avg record low F = 36.3
| Jan record low F = 30
| Feb record low F = 30
| Mar record low F = 37
| Apr record low F = 38
| May record low F = 45
| Jun record low F = 50
| Jul record low F = 54
| Aug record low F = 52
| Sep record low F = 51
| Oct record low F = 44
| Nov record low F = 33
| Dec record low F = 32
| year record low F = 
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain inch = 3.34
| Feb rain inch = 3.47
| Mar rain inch = 1.86
| Apr rain inch = 0.83
| May rain inch = 0.53
| Jun rain inch = 0.15
| Jul rain inch = 0.07
| Aug rain inch = 0.01
| Sep rain inch = 0.10
| Oct rain inch = 0.72
| Nov rain inch = 0.99
| Dec rain inch = 2.02
| unit rain days = 0.01 in
| Jan rain days = 6.1
| Feb rain days = 6.3
| Mar rain days = 4.9
| Apr rain days = 2.7
| May rain days = 1.8
| Jun rain days = 0.8
| Jul rain days = 0.8
| Aug rain days = 0.1
| Sep rain days = 0.7
| Oct rain days = 2.1
| Nov rain days = 2.7
| Dec rain days = 5.7
| year rain days = 34.7
| source 1 = NOAA<ref name="noaa">{{cite web|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00040192&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL|website=ncei.noaa.gov|title=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020 | date=July 9, 2021|access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=sgx|publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]|title=NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|access-date=June 30, 2022}}</ref>
| date = September 2014
| source = 
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 881
| 1880 = 833
| 1890 = 1273
| 1900 = 1456
| 1910 = 2628
| 1920 = 5526
| 1930 = 10995
| 1940 = 11031
| 1950 = 14556
| 1960 = 104184
| 1970 = 166408
| 1980 = 219494
| 1990 = 266406
| 2000 = 328014
| 2010 = 336265
| 2020 = 346824
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 328580
| estref = <ref name="State">{{cite web|url=https://dof.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/352/Forecasting/Demographics/Documents/E-1_2023PressRelease.pdf|title=STATE'S POPULATION DECLINE SLOWS WHILE HOUSING GROWS PER NEW STATE DEMOGRAPHIC REPORT|access-date=September 5, 2023|archive-date=June 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622050408/https://dof.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/352/Forecasting/Demographics/Documents/E-1_2023PressRelease.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023553/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br>1850–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title=1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907072108/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title=1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828190324/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1880–1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164053/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828162810/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918190408/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921120611/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823052400/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814213918/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204210903/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

Anaheim first appeared as a city in [[Los Angeles County]] in the [[1870 U.S. census]];<ref name=1870CensusCA1/> and then as part of the newly formed [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] in the [[1900 U.S. census]].<ref name=1900CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Anaheim city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Anaheim city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?q=p004&g=160XX00US0602000|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 HHispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Anaheim city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0602000&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Anaheim city, California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0602000&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|117,607
|92,362
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78,237
|35.85%
|27.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |22.56%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|7,939
|8,209
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,465
|2.42%
|2.44%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.44%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1,049
|743
|style='background: #ffffe6; |646
|0.32%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|38,919
|49,210
|style='background: #ffffe6; |60,632
|11.87%
|14.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.48%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|1,263
|1,437
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,297
|0.39%
|0.43%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.37%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|457
|628
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,485
|0.14%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|7,406
|6,209
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,411
|2.26%
|1.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.71%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|153,374
|177,467
|style='background: #ffffe6; |186,651
|46.76%
|52.78%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53.82%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''328,014'''
|'''336,467'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''346,824'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0602000|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715023248/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0602000|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Anaheim city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Anaheim had a population of 336,265. The population density was {{convert|6,618.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Anaheim was:
* 177,237 (52.7%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (27.5% [[Non-Hispanic Whites|non-Hispanic White]] alone),
* 80,705 (24.0%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]
* 49,857 (14.8%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (4.4% Vietnamese, 3.6% Filipino, 2.0% Korean, 1.4% Chinese, 1.3% Indian)
*1,607 (0.5%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
* 14,864 (4.4%) from two or more races ([[multiracial]]/[[mestizo]])
* 9,347 (2.8%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]]
* 2,648 (0.8%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]

There were 177,467 [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] residents, of any race (52.8%); 46.0% of Anaheim's population was of [[Mexican American|Mexican]] descent, 1.2% Salvadoran, and 1.0% Guatemalan; the remainder of the Hispanic population came from smaller ancestral groups.<ref name="GR2" />

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 [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 14,553 (14.8%) had 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%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 733 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|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 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (75.6% of all households); 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 (10.9%) aged 18 to 24, 101,110  (30.1%) aged 25 to 44, 75,510 (22.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 31,222 (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 {{convert|2,051.5|/sqmi|/km2|adj=off}}, of which 47,677 (48.5%) were owner-occupied, and 50,617 (51.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate 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.<ref>{{Cite web| url = http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0602000.html| title = Anaheim (city) QuickFacts| publisher = United States Census Bureau| access-date = July 25, 2012| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201121920/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0602000.html| archive-date = February 1, 2015| url-status = dead}}</ref>

===2000===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website  }}</ref> of 2000, there were 328,014 people, 96,969 households, and 73,502 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|6,842.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants}}. There were 99,719 housing units at an average density of {{convert|2,037.5|/sqmi|/km2|adj=off}}. 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 [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or Latino.

Of Anaheim's 96,969 households, 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, 30.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.5% was from 18 to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 17.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% was 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 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.

According to [[NeighborhoodScout]], [[German Americans|German]], [[English Americans|English]], [[Irish Americans|Irish]], [[Italian Americans|Italian]] and [[Polish Americans|Polish]] are the most common ancestries. [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] are the most common spoken non-English languages.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/ca/anaheim.amp|title=Anaheim, CA Real Estate Market Data}}</ref>

==Economy==
[[File:Sleepingbeautycastle50.jpg|thumb|right|[[Sleeping Beauty Castle]] at Disneyland during the park's 50th anniversary celebration]]

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&nbsp;billion annually to Southern California's economy. It also produces $255&nbsp;million in taxes every year.<ref>''Disneyland Resort Public Affairs.'' Disneyland. Web. May 20, 2014.{{full citation needed|date=October 2023}}</ref> Another source of tourism 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 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/operations/shipping-rail-shipping/927405-1.html |title=Anaheim, Developers Plan Condos Next to Canyon Train Station {{pipe}} Orange County Business Journal {{pipe}} Professional Journal archives from |publisher=AllBusiness.com |access-date=October 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512005402/http://www.allbusiness.com/operations/shipping-rail-shipping/927405-1.html |archive-date=May 12, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jul-22-fi-boeing22-story.html | work=The Los Angeles Times | title=Boeing to Close Historic Anaheim Facility | first1=Martin | last1=Zimmerman | first2=Roger | last2=Vincent | first3=Mai | last3=Tran | date=July 22, 2006}}</ref>

Several notable companies have corporate offices and/or headquarters within Anaheim.

{{Div col|colwidth=35em}}
* [[Anaheim Memorial Medical Center]]
* [[AT&T Inc.|AT&T]]
* [[Popular, Inc.|Banco Popular]], a bank based in [[Puerto Rico]], has its mainland American headquarters in Anaheim
* [[CKE Restaurants]], the parent company of the Carl's Jr., Hardee's, Green Burrito, and Red Burrito restaurant chains (formerly headquartered)
* [[Disneyland Resort]], part of [[Disney Experiences]], a subsidiary of the [[Walt Disney Company]]
* [[Extron Electronics]], designs, manufactures, and services A/V electronics worldwide
* [[Fisker Automotive]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocbj.com/news/2011/jan/23/fisker-strikes-deal-hq-anaheim/|title=Sign in to Orange County Business Journal - Orange County Business Journal|work=ocbj.com|date=January 22, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Fujitsu]], computer
* [[General Dynamics]]
* [[Hewlett-Packard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-california-metro-areas/1014428-1.html |title=Anaheim hosts a sizable tech sector but faces tough competition from South County {{pipe}} Orange County Business Journal {{pipe}} Professional Journal archives from |publisher=AllBusiness.com |access-date=October 17, 2011 }}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
* [[Isuzu]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.isuzu.com/company_contact.jsp |title=Contact Information for Isuzu |publisher=Isuzu.com |access-date=December 10, 2011}}</ref> North American headquarters
* [[Kaiser Foundation]]
* [[L-3 Communications]]
* [[Living Stream Ministry]]
* [[Pacific Sunwear]]
* [[Panasonic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocbj.com/news/2011/jan/23/panasonic-signs-big-anaheim-lease-deal|title=Sign in to Orange County Business Journal - Orange County Business Journal|work=ocbj.com|date=January 23, 2011 }}</ref>
* Pendarvis Manufacturing<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/business-334513-manufacturing-years.html|title=O.C. manufacturer celebrates 30 years in business|work=The Orange County Register|date=January 6, 2012}}</ref>
* [[Raytheon]]
* [[Sunny Delight Beverages|Sunny Delight]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-california-metro-areas/4092406-1.html |title=The Canyon: Anaheim's Center for Advanced Technology {{pipe}} Orange County Business Journal {{pipe}} Professional Journal archives from |publisher=AllBusiness.com |date=October 15, 2006 |access-date=October 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512005410/http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-california-metro-areas/4092406-1.html |archive-date=May 12, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Targus (corporation)|Targus]], a computer peripheral manufacturer
* [[Tenet Healthcare]]
* [[Toyota Financial Services]]
* [[YKK]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-20-fi-47862-story.html |title=Ykk Anaheim {{pipe}} Anaheim Stitches Up Zipper Firm Deal : Jobs: YKK Inc. is the largest in its industry. It will build a new plant in a redevelopment area and add 115 employees.  |work= Los Angeles Times|date=July 26, 1996 |access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref> world's largest zipper manufacturing firm
* [[Yogurtland]]
* [[Zyxel]], maker of routers, switches and other networking products
{{div col end}}

===Top employers===
According to the city's 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref name="cafr">{{cite web |title=City of Anaheim, California Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, for the Year ended June 30, 2024 |url=https://www.anaheim.net/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/949 |publisher=City of Anaheim}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of employees
|-
| 1
|[[Disneyland Resort]]
|36,000
|-
| 2
|[[Kaiser Foundation Hospital]]
|4,500
|-
|3
|OC Sports & Entertainment
|2,000
|-
| 4
|Northgate González Markets
|1,000
|-
| 5
|[[Hilton Hotels & Resorts|Hilton Anaheim]]
|900
|-
| 6
|[[Anaheim Regional Medical Center]]
|885
|-
|7
|[[L3Harris|L-3 Harris Technologies]]
|850
|-
| 8
|West Anaheim Medical Center
|740
|-
| 9
|[[Angels Baseball]]
|700
|-
| 10
|[[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Anaheim Marriott]]
|550
|}

===Retail===
Larger retail centers include the [[Downtown Disney]] shopping area at the Disneyland Resort, the [[power center (retail)|power centers]] [[Anaheim Plaza]] in western Anaheim (347,000&nbsp;ft{{sup|2}}),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://legacy.kimcorealty.com/File/MarketingBrochure/webapps/webprints/Marketing_Package_for_Site_SCAA1401.pdf |title=Anaheim Plaza website |access-date=January 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725043234/http://legacy.kimcorealty.com/File/MarketingBrochure/webapps/webprints/Marketing_Package_for_Site_SCAA1401.pdf |archive-date=July 25, 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> and Anaheim Town Square in East Anaheim (374,000&nbsp;ft{{sup|2}}),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anaheimtownsquare.com/index.cfm?tdc=dsp&page=leasing|title=Anaheim Town Square|work=anaheimtownsquare.com|access-date=January 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116082707/http://www.anaheimtownsquare.com/index.cfm?tdc=dsp&page=leasing|archive-date=November 16, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as the [[Anaheim GardenWalk]] [[lifestyle center (retail)|lifestyle center]] (440,000&nbsp;ft{{sup|2}} of retail, dining and entertainment located in the Anaheim Resort).

==Attractions==
* [[Anaheim Convention Center]]
* [[Anaheim GardenWalk]]
* Anaheim Hills Golf Course
* [[Anaheim Founders' Park]]
* [[Anaheim Ice]]
* Anaheim/OC Walk of Stars<ref name="anaheim3" />
* [[Angel Stadium of Anaheim]]
* Dad Miller Golf Course
* [[Disneyland Resort]]
** [[Disneyland]]
** [[Disney California Adventure]]
** [[Downtown Disney]]
* Flightdeck Flight Simulation Center
* [[The Grove of Anaheim]], formerly the Sun Theater, formerly Tinseltown Studios
* [[Honda Center]], formerly the Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
* La Palma Park<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.anaheim.net/Facilities/Facility/Details/La-Palma-Park-104|title=La Palma Park|publisher=anaheim.net|access-date=May 15, 2019|archive-date=November 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107193558/http://www.anaheim.net/Facilities/Facility/Details/La-Palma-Park-104|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[MUZEO]], Art Museum located in Downtown Anaheim
* [[Oak Canyon Nature Center]]

==Registered Historic Places==

* [[Anaheim Packing House|Anaheim Orange and Lemon Association Packing House]]<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date= |title=National Register of Historic Places |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/SearchResults/e5277350-5102-445a-bccd-2337851299f8?page=6&view=list&sort=default |url-status=live |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=National Park Service}}</ref>
* [[Carnegie Library (Anaheim, California)|Carnegie Library]]<ref name=":2" />
* [[Ferdinand Backs House]]<ref name=":2" />
* George Hansen House<ref name=":2" />
* [[John Woelke House]]<ref name=":2" />
* Kroger-Melrose District<ref name=":2" />
* Melrose-Backs Neighborhood Houses<ref name=":2" />
* Old Backs House<ref name=":2" />
* [[Phillip Ackley Stanton House]]<ref name=":2" /> 
* Pickwick Hotel<ref name=":2" />
* [[Samuel Kraemer Building]] (American Savings Bank/First National Bank)<ref name=":2" />
* [[St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Anaheim, California)|St. Michael’s Episcopal Church]]<ref name=":2" />
* Truxaw-Gervais House<ref name=":2" />

==Sports teams==
[[File:Anaheim-streetbanners-ducksangels.JPG|thumb|Street banners promoting the [[Anaheim Ducks]] and [[Los Angeles Angels]]]]

===Current teams===
* [[NHL]] team: [[Anaheim Ducks]]&nbsp;– [[2007 Stanley Cup Finals|2007 Stanley Cup Champions]]
* [[MLB]] team: [[Los Angeles Angels]]&nbsp;– [[2002 World Series]] Champions under the name Anaheim Angels

===Defunct or relocated teams===
* [[National Lacrosse League|NLL]] team: [[Anaheim Storm]] (Folded after 2004–2005 season because of low attendance)
* [[NFL]] team: [[Los Angeles Rams]] played in Anaheim in [[Anaheim Stadium]] from 1980 through 1994 before moving to [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]].
* [[NBA]] team: [[Los Angeles Clippers]] played select games in Anaheim at [[Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim]] from 1994 through 1999 before playing in [[Crypto.com Arena]] in [[Downtown Los Angeles]] from 1999 to 2024 
* [[World Football League]] team: The [[Southern California Sun]] played at [[Anaheim Stadium]] from 1974 to 1975.
* [[Arena Football League]] team: [[Anaheim Piranhas]] played at the Arrowhead Pond from 1994 to 1997.
* [[Arena Football League|AFL]] team: [[Los Angeles Kiss]] played at Honda Center from 2014 to 2016.
* [[Roller Hockey International]] team: [[Anaheim Bullfrogs]] played in the RHI from 1993 to 1997 and 1999, winning the [[Murphy Cup]] Championship twice.
* [[American Basketball Association]] team: [[Anaheim Amigos]] played at the [[Anaheim Convention Center]] during the 1967–68 Season, then moved to Los Angeles.
* [[ABA2000]] team: [[Southern California Surf]] played at the [[Anaheim Convention Center]] from 2001 to 2002.
* [[NBADL]] team: [[Anaheim Arsenal]] played at the [[Anaheim Convention Center]] from 2006 to 2009. The team moved to [[Springfield, Massachusetts]] and was renamed for the 2009–2010 season.
* [[World Team Tennis]]: The Anaheim Oranges<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fortunecity.com/wembley/stamford/576/wtt/ |title=WORLD TEAM TENNIS (1974–1978) |publisher=Fortunecity.com |date=June 3, 2000 |access-date=October 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511133620/http://www.fortunecity.com/wembley/stamford/576/wtt/ |archive-date=May 11, 2011}}</ref> played in 1978.
* [[Continental Indoor Soccer League]] Team: The [[Anaheim Splash]], played from 1994 to 1997.
* [[California Surf]] of the now defunct [[North American Soccer League (1968–1984)|North American Soccer League]] played from 1978 to 1981.

===Court battle against the Angels===
{{Main|City of Anaheim v. Angels Baseball LP}}
[[File:Angel Stadium of Anaheim.jpg|thumb|[[Angel Stadium]] of Anaheim in 2003]]

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 County, California|Los Angeles]], [[Ventura County, California|Ventura]], [[Riverside County, California|Riverside]], and [[San Bernardino County, California|San Bernardino]] in addition to Orange County. The new owner, [[Arturo Moreno]], believed 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 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 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 the court case any further, bringing an end to the four-year legal dispute.

==Government and politics==
Anaheim was, at one point in time, one of the most [[American conservatism|politically conservative]] major cities in the United States.<ref name="HomeSnacks, Conservative Cities">{{Cite web |url=https://www.homesnacks.net/most-conservative-cities-in-america-1210857/ |title=These Are The 10 Most Conservative Cities In America |last=Jamison |first=Niko |date=January 22, 2018 |website=HomeSnacks |language=en-US |access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Forbes, Conservative and Liberal Cities">{{Cite web |url=https://www3.forbes.com/lifestyle/the-most-conservative-and-most-liberal-cities-in-america/5/ |title=The Most Conservative And Most Liberal Cities In America |last=Shavin |first=Naomi |date=November 20, 2014 |website=Forbes |language=en-US |access-date=June 15, 2018}}</ref> However, in recent years it has been moving leftward. According to the [https://ocvote.gov/ Orange County Registrar of Voters], as of May 5, 2025, Anaheim has 176,980 registered voters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Experience |url=https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/cd9f3c5183514912af58b66dc9b37744/page/Map-Central-Main?views=Daily-Stats,Daily-Stats%E2%80%8B |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=experience.arcgis.com}}</ref> Of those, 58,411 (41.27%) are registered Democrats, 39,885 (28.18%) are registered Republicans, and 37,877 (26.76%) have [[Decline to State|declined to state]] a political party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elections.cdn.sos.ca.gov/ror/15day-gen-2018/politicalsub.pdf|title=CA Secretary of State – Report of Registration – October 22, 2018|website=ca.gov|access-date=February 16, 2019}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ '''Anaheim city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections'''
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2024 United States presidential election in California|2024]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/GEN2020/Run_27/sov.pdf|title=Votes cast|website=www.ocvote.com |access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.90%''' ''61,086''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.80% ''50,603''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.20% ''3,744''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election in California|2020]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/GEN2020/Run_27/sov.pdf|title=Votes cast|website=www.ocvote.com |access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''58.65%''' ''77,895''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.25% ''52,124''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.10% ''2,794''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election in California|2016]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2012/sov-for-web.pdf|title=Votes cast|website=www.ocvote.com |access-date=January 15, 2022|date=November 8, 2016}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.93%''' ''59,566''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.44% ''36,438''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.63% ''6,812''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election in California|2012]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2012/sov-for-web.pdf|title=Votes cast|website=www.ocvote.com |access-date=January 15, 2022|date=November 6, 2012}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.73%''' ''47,662''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.83% ''40,517''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.44% ''2,206''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election in California|2008]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2008/sov.pdf|website=www.ocvote.com |title=Votes cost|access-date=January 15, 2022|date=November 4, 2008}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.34%''' ''47,433''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.46% ''42,924''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.19% ''2,025''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election in California|2004]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/e13/sov1.pdf|website=www.ocvote.com |title=Votes cast|access-date=January 15, 2022|date=November 2, 2004}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.95% ''34,598''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.89%''' ''48,914''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.16% ''982''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election in California|2000]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2000/gen2000-SOV.pdf|website=www.ocvote.com |title=Votes cast|access-date=January 15, 2022|date=November 7, 2000}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.93% ''34,787''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.28%''' ''41,401''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.80% ''3,006''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1996 United States presidential election in California|1996]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote51996cali|title=Statement of vote|date=March 2, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|access-date=March 2, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|40.38% ''28,924''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''48.86%''' ''34,999''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|10.75% ''7,703''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election in California|1992]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote31992cali|title=Statement of vote|date=March 2, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|access-date=March 2, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.46% ''27,211''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''43.39%''' ''36,375''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|24.16% ''20,255''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election in California|1988]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote81988cali | title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.58% ''24,881''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''67.21%''' ''52,954''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.22% ''959''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election in California|1984]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote61984cali | title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|24.28% ''19,266''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''74.66%''' ''59,238''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.05% ''836''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election in California|1980]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote41980cali| title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|23.34% ''17,816''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.08%''' ''51,960''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.58% ''6,546''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1976 United States presidential election in California|1976]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote1976cali | title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.67% ''26,464''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.10%''' ''38,758''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.23% ''1,484''
|}

===City government===
[[File:Anaheimcityhall.jpg|right|thumb|Anaheim City Hall]]
{{See also|List of mayors of Anaheim, California|Anaheim City Council}}
Under its [[city charter]], Anaheim operates under a [[council–manager government]]. Legislative authority is vested in a [[city council]] of seven [[Non-partisan democracy|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 limit]]s, an individual may serve 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 [[2012 Anaheim, California police shooting and protests|protests]] and 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.<ref>{{Cite news| last = Do| first = Anh| date = November 5, 2014| title = Backers of Anaheim's Measure L anticipate better representation| url = http://www.latimes.com/local/orangecounty/la-me-ff-1006-anaheim-council-districts-20141106-story.html| newspaper = Los Angeles Times| access-date = December 16, 2014}}</ref>

The current city council consists of:<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.anaheim.net/173/City-Council| title = City Council| publisher = City of Anaheim| access-date = March 10, 2025}}</ref>
* [[Mayor of Anaheim, California|Mayor]] [[Ashleigh Aitken]] (since 2022)
* Mayor Pro Tem Natalie Meeks, District 6 (since 2022)
* Ryan Balius, District 1 (since 2024)
* Carlos A. Leon, District 2 (since 2022)
* Natalie Rubalcava District 3 (since 2022)
* Norma Campos Kurtz District 4 (since 2023)
* Kristen M. Maahs, District 5 (since 2024)

===Federal, state and county representation===
In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Anaheim is split between two districts:<ref name="districts">{{cite web
 |url          = https://wedrawthelines.ca.gov/final-maps/final-maps-report/
 |title        = Final Maps Report
 |publisher    = [[California Citizens Redistricting Commission]]
 |date         = December 27, 2021
|access-date  = January 5, 2023
|pages        = 132, 154, 188
 |df           = mdy-all
}}</ref>
* {{Representative|cacd|40|fmt=district}} since 2021, and
* {{Representative|cacd|46|fmt=district}} since 2017.

In the [[California State Senate]], Anaheim is split between two districts:<ref name="districts" />
* {{Representative|casd|34|fmt=sdistrict}} since 2018, and
* {{Representative|casd|37|fmt=sdistrict}} since 2024.

In the [[California State Assembly]], Anaheim is split among three districts:<ref name="districts" />
* {{Representative|caad|59|fmt=adistrict}} since 2016,
* {{Representative|caad|67|fmt=adistrict}} since 2016, and
* {{Representative|caad|68|fmt=adistrict}} since 2022.

On the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]], Anaheim is split among three districts, with [[Anaheim Hills]] in the 3rd District, [[West Anaheim]] and northern Anaheim in the 4th District, and the remainder of Anaheim in the 2nd district:
* the 2nd supervisorial district, represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Vicente Sarmiento]] since 2023,
* the 3rd supervisorial district, represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Donald P. Wagner]] since 2019, and
* the 4th supervisorial district, represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Doug Chaffee (politician)|Doug Chaffee]] since 2019.

==Infrastructure==

===Emergency services===
[[File:AnaheimPD-h500-N1607A-071205-04-16.jpg|thumb|right|Anaheim Police Department's [[MD Helicopters MD 500|MD500E]] helicopter, ANGEL]]

Fire protection is provided by the [[Anaheim Fire Department]], Disneyland Resort has its own Fire Department, though it does rely on the Anaheim Fire Department for support, and for Paramedic Services. Law enforcement is provided by the [[Anaheim Police Department]]. Ambulance service is provided by [[Care Ambulance Service]].

=== Health Care ===
Anaheim is serviced by several medical facilities: 

* [https://healthy.kaiserpermanente.org/southern-california/facilities/Orange-County-Anaheim-Medical-Center-100173 Kaiser Permanente Orange County-Anaheim Medical Center] (Hospital)
* [https://anaheimglobalmedicalcenter.com/ Anaheim Global Medical Center] (Acute-Care Hospital)
* [https://www.ahmchealth.com/armc/ AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center] (Clinic)
* [https://westanaheimmedctr.com/ West Anaheim Medical Center] (Acute-Care Hospital)

===Anaheim Public Utilities===
Anaheim Public Utilities is the only municipal owned water and electric utility in Orange County, providing residential and business customers with water and electric services. The utility is regulated and governed locally by the City Council. A Public Utilities Board, made up of Anaheim residents, advises the City Council on major utility issues.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-california-metro-areas/4092465-1.html |title=Low Electric Rates, Reliable Water Supply Draw Businesses to Anaheim {{pipe}} Orange County Business Journal {{pipe}} Professional Journal archives from |publisher=AllBusiness.com |date=October 15, 2006 |access-date=October 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512005341/http://www.allbusiness.com/north-america/united-states-california-metro-areas/4092465-1.html |archive-date=May 12, 2011}}</ref>

Anaheim has decided to bury power lines along major transportation corridors, converting its electricity system for aesthetic and reliability purposes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=7250 |title=Power outages often spur questions around burying power lines&nbsp;– Today in Energy&nbsp;– U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) |publisher=Eia.gov |date=July 25, 2012 |access-date=August 3, 2012}}</ref> To minimize the impact on customer bills, undergrounding is taking place slowly over a period of 50 years, funded by a 4% surcharge on electric bills.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anaheim.net/article.asp?id=1384 |title=City of Anaheim&nbsp;– Underground Conversion |publisher=Anaheim.net |access-date=August 3, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726102829/http://www.anaheim.net/article.asp?id=1384 |archive-date=July 26, 2012 }}</ref>

==Crime==
In 2019, Anaheim reported 8 murders; given its population, this rate was lower than the average national rate by 17%. Reported rapes in the city are relatively uncommon as well, but have been increasing, along with the national average. Robbery (396 reported incidents) and aggravated assault (575 incidents) rank among the most frequent [[violent crime]]s in the city, though robbery rates are slightly less than the national average. 1,123 [[burglaries]] were reported, as well as 5,904 thefts and 1,231 car thefts. All three types of crime were below average.<ref>{{cite web |title=Crime in the United States 2019 |url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/tables/table-6 |website=FBI |access-date=January 15, 2022 |language=en-us}}</ref>

The Uniform Crime Report (UCR), collected annually by the FBI, compiles police statistics from local and state law enforcement agencies across the nation. The UCR records Part I and Part II crimes. Part I crimes become known to law enforcement and are considered the most serious crimes including homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny, motor vehicle theft, and arson. Part II crimes only include arrest data.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Offense Definitions |url=https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2019/crime-in-the-u.s.-2019/topic-pages/offense-definitions |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=FBI |language=en-us}}</ref> The 2023 UCR Data for Anaheim is listed below:
{| class="wikitable"
|+2023 UCR Data<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crime Data Explorer |url=https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |website=FBI}}</ref>
!
!Aggravated Assault
!Homicide
!Rape
!Robbery
!Burglary
!Larceny Theft
!Motor Vehicle Theft
!Arson
|-
|Anaheim
|1,770
|8
|132
|349
|1,518
|5,298
|1,610
|39
|}

==Education==

===Schools===
Anaheim is served by seven public school districts:<ref>{{cite web|author=City of Anaheim |title=School Districts Educating the Youth of Anaheim |url=http://www.anaheim.net/article.asp?id=1152&sectionid=91 |year=2006 |access-date=May 28, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060426172636/http://www.anaheim.net/article.asp?id=1152&sectionid=91 |archive-date=April 26, 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06059_orange/DC20SD_C06059.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-07-17|pages=1-2 (PDF pp. 2-3/5)}} - Gives details on which elementary school districts feed into which high school district.</ref>
{{Colbegin}}
* [[Anaheim Elementary School District]]<!--ELM 02610-->
* [[Anaheim Union High School District]]<!--SEC 02630--> (takes students from the mentioned elementary school districts)
* [[Centralia School District]]<!--ELM 08070--> (elementary school district)
* [[Magnolia School District (California)|Magnolia School District]]<!--ELM 23430--> (elementary school district)
* [[Orange Unified School District]]<!--UNI 28650-->
* [[Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District]]<!--UNI 30660-->
* [[Savanna School District]]<!--ELM 36030--> (elementary school district)
{{Colend}}

Anaheim is home to 74 public schools,<ref name="anaheim3">{{cite web|url=http://www.anaheim.net/images/articles/236/AtaGlanceFinalDraft.pdf |title=Anaheim 2011 factsheet |access-date=November 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201060636/http://www.anaheim.net/images/articles/236/AtaGlanceFinalDraft.pdf |archive-date=December 1, 2012 }}</ref> 47 of which serve elementary students, nine are junior high schools, fourteen are high schools and three offer alternative education.

Private schools in the city include Acaciawood Preparatory Academy, [[Cornelia Connelly High School]], [[Fairmont Preparatory Academy]], [[Servite High School]] and Zion Lutheran School (PS2-Grade 8).

===Higher education===
Anaheim has two private universities: [[Anaheim University]] and Southern California Institute of Technology (SCIT).

The [[North Orange County Community College District]] and [[Rancho Santiago Community College District]] serve the community.

===Libraries===
Anaheim has eight public library branches.

==Transportation==
In the main portion of the city (not including Anaheim Hills), the major surface streets running west–east, starting with the northernmost, are Orangethorpe Avenue, La Palma Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Ball Road, and Katella Avenue. The major surface streets running south–north, starting with the westernmost, are Knott Avenue, Beach Boulevard ([[California State Route 39|SR 39]]), Magnolia Avenue, Brookhurst Street, Euclid Street, West Street/Disneyland Drive, Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim Boulevard, East Street, State College Boulevard, Kraemer Boulevard, and Tustin Avenue.

In Anaheim Hills, the major surface streets that run west–east include Orangethorpe Avenue, La Palma Avenue, Santa Ana Canyon Road, and Nohl Ranch Road. Major surface streets that run north–south include Lakeview Avenue and Fairmont Boulevard. [[Imperial Highway]] ([[California State Route 90|SR 90]]) and Yorba Linda Boulevard/Weir Canyon Road run as south–north roads in the city of Anaheim, but north of Anaheim, Imperial Highway and Yorba Linda Boulevard become west–east arterials.

Seven [[Caltrans]] state-maintained highways (in addition to the aforementioned surface streets SR 39 and SR 90) run through the city of Anaheim, four of which are freeways and one being a toll road. They include the [[Santa Ana Freeway]] ([[Interstate 5 in California|I-5]]), the Orange Freeway ([[California State Route 57|SR 57]]), and the Riverside Freeway ([[California State Route 91|SR 91]]). The Costa Mesa Freeway ([[California State Route 55|SR 55]]), and the Eastern Transportation Corridor [[California State Route 241#Route description|(SR 241 toll road)]] also have short stretches within the city limits.

Anaheim is served by two major railroads, the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] and the [[BNSF Railway]]. In addition, the [[Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center]] (ARTIC), a major regional transit station near [[Honda Center]] and [[Angel Stadium]], serves [[Amtrak]], [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]], and several bus operators, and the [[Anaheim Canyon station|Anaheim Canyon Metrolink station]] serves Metrolink's [[Inland Empire–Orange County Line]]. ARTIC is a proposed stop on the proposed [[California High-Speed Rail]] network.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anaheimfixedguideway.com/ |title=AConnext {{pipe}} Anaheim Transit. Where You Want to Go |publisher=Anaheimfixedguideway.com |access-date=October 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110208105353/http://anaheimfixedguideway.com/ |archive-date=February 8, 2011 |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.octa.net/M2Project.aspx?EntryId=343 |title=Measure M2 Project Regional Gateways |publisher=Octa.net |access-date=October 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090610001200/http://www.octa.net/M2Project.aspx?EntryId=343 |archive-date=June 10, 2009}}</ref>

The [[Orange County Transportation Authority]] (OCTA) provides bus service for Anaheim with local and county-wide routes, and both OCTA and the [[Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority]] operate bus routes connecting Anaheim to Los Angeles County and [[Riverside Transit Agency]] operates one bus route to serve [[Riverside, California|Riverside]] and [[San Bernardino]]. Also, [[Anaheim Resort Transit]] (ART) provides local shuttle service in and around the Anaheim Resort area, serving local hotels, tourist attractions, and the Disneyland Resort.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://visitanaheim.org/plan/maps/public-transportation|title=Public Transportation|date=January 8, 2016|work=Visit Anaheim|access-date=November 10, 2017|language=en|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094727/http://visitanaheim.org/plan/maps/public-transportation|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Disney GOALS]] operates daily free bus service for low-income youth in the central Anaheim area.{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}} A proposal for [[Anaheim Rapid Connection|streetcar service along Harbor Boulevard]] was rejected in 2018.

Anaheim is equidistant from [[John Wayne Airport]] and [[Long Beach Airport]] (15 miles), but is also accessible from nearby [[Los Angeles International]] (30 miles), and [[Ontario Airport|Ontario]] (35 miles) airports.<ref name="anaheim3"/>

==Notable people==
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== Sister cities ==
Anaheim has the following [[Town twinning|sister cities]]:
* [[Mito, Ibaraki|Mito, Japan]]<ref name="anaheim.net">{{Cite web|url=https://www.anaheim.net/192/Sister-City-Commission|title=Anaheim Sister City Commission {{!}} Anaheim, CA - Official Website|website=www.anaheim.net|access-date=November 1, 2019|archive-date=November 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102020347/https://www.anaheim.net/192/Sister-City-Commission|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Vitoria-Gasteiz|Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain]]<ref name="anaheim.net"/>

==See also==
* [[History of California]]
* [[List of cities and towns in California]]
* [[List of museums in Orange County, California]]
* [[List of U.S. cities with large Hispanic populations]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

== Bibliography ==
{{See also|Timeline of Anaheim, California#Bibliography}}

== External links ==
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{{Wikivoyage|Anaheim}}
* {{official website|https://www.anaheim.net}}<!-- Per [[WP:ELMINOFFICIAL]], choose one official website only -->
* [http://www.anaheimhistoricalsociety.com/ Anaheim Historical Society]
* [https://www.c-span.org/series/?citiesTour&city=369 Anaheim, California] on the [[C-SPAN]] Cities Tour website
* [https://www.zipdatamaps.com/en/us/zip-maps/ca/city/borders/anaheim-zip-code-map Anaheim CA ZIP Code Map]

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