Buena Park, California "Buena Park"
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Buena Park, California The entrance to Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park The entrance to Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park Official seal of Buena Park, California Seal Official logo of Buena Park, California Location of Buena Park inside Orange County, California.
Location of Buena Park inside Orange County, California.
Buena Park, California is positioned in the US Buena Park, California - Buena Park, California Buena Park is a town/city in northwestern Orange County, California, about 12 miles (20 km) northwest of downtown Santa Ana, the county seat.
One of them, 46,806-acre (189.42 km2) Rancho Los Coyotes, encompassed the current site of the City of Buena Park.
In 1887, Whitaker established the City of Buena Park in conjunction with the stockyards evolution of what we now know as Orange County.
The exact derivation of the name Buena Park is uncertain.
One theory is that Whitaker used the name of a Chicago suburb: Buena Park, Chicago, Illinois, although the improve in Illinois was also titled in 1887.
Local pioneer referred to the region as "Plaza Buena" which means "good park" in Spanish.
The town/city was incorporated on January 27, 1953. An agricultural center when established (particularly dairy, wine and citrus products), Buena Park is now primarily a residentiary suburb and commercial hub.
Buena Park's E-Zone district, positioned along Beach Boulevard, is home to a several well-known tourist destinations: the venerable Knott's Berry Farm infamous park and its sister water park Knott's Soak City, Pirate's Dinner Adventure Show, and a Medieval Times dinner show. The E-Zone has also been home to the Movieland Wax Museum, one of the biggest of its kind in the world until it closed in 2005; a Ripley's Believe It or Not! Clark Regional Park (originally Los Coyotes Regional Park), nestled at the foot of the West Coyote Hills, is one of Orange County's prominent parks.
The City of Buena Park has its own small-town history park on Beach Blvd just south of Interstate 5.
A Nabisco factory on Artesia Boulevard was known for many years as a Buena Park landmark.
One of the things Buena Park people are proud of is that Buena Park is considered the center of the southland.
Buena Park is bisected by State Route 91 into North Buena Park and South Buena Park.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Buena Park had a populace of 80,530.
The ethnic makeup of Buena Park was 36,454 (45.3%) White (27.7% Non-Hispanic White), 3,073 (3.8%) African American, 862 (1.1%) Native American, 21,488 (26.7%) Asian, 455 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 14,066 (17.5%) from other competitions, and 4,132 (5.1%) from two or more competitions.
The populace was spread out with 20,361 citizens (25.3%) under the age of 18, 8,610 citizens (10.7%) aged 18 to 24, 22,688 citizens (28.2%) aged 25 to 44, 20,320 citizens (25.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 8,551 citizens (10.6%) who were 65 years of age or older.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Buena Park had a median homehold income of $64,205, with 11.1% of the populace living below the federal poverty line. 10 City of Buena Park 303 Supermarket chain 99 Ranch Market is based in Buena Park.
Buena Park was incorporated as a General Law City on January 27, 1953.
Buena Park operates under council manager government, in which the City Council is the policy-making body and the City Manager is responsible for carrying out Council policy and everyday management of town/city functions.
In the California State Senate, Buena Park is split between the 29th Senate District, represented by Democrat Josh Newman and the 32nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Tony Mendoza.
In the United States House of Representatives, Buena Park is split between the 39th and 47th congressional districts, which are represented by Ed Royce (R Fullerton) and Alan Lowenthal (D Long Beach), in the order given. The United States Postal Service Buena Park Post Office is at 7377 La Palma Avenue. Buena Park is home to one of the 13 special precinct libraries in California.
The Buena Park Library District is a single-purpose library precinct governed by an propel Board of Trustees, and has as its principal origin of income through property tax proration.
It was formally established as a library precinct through the accomplishments of the Buena Park Woman's Club in 1919.
The current facility's assembly was instead of in early 1969 financed by a bond measure passed by the people of Buena Park on June 6, 1967.
Buena Park School District covers nearly the entire northern half of the city, which feeds into the Fullerton Joint Union High School District, while the districts of Centralia, Cypress, Magnolia, and Savanna serve the remainder of the city, feeding into the Anaheim Union High School District.
Buena Park High School is the only high school inside town/city limits.
Whitaker Elementary Schools along with Buena Park Junior High are the seven schools that make up the Buena Park School District.
Fire protection in Buena Park is provided by the Orange County Fire Authority.
Law enforcement is provided by the Buena Park Police Department.
Buena Park's chief commercial artery is Beach Boulevard, State Route 39, running north-south and connecting the city's civic center, the E-Zone entertainment district, and Buena Park Downtown shopping center.
A Metrolink Orange County Line station in Buena Park opened in September 2007. Buena Park City Councilman Sangjin Miller Oh who campaigns and serves as Miller Oh was charged with multiple felony perjury counts on DMV documents to avoid paying child support to his ex-wife.
City of Buena Park.
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"Buena Park (city) Quick - Facts".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Buena Park city".
City of Buena Park CAFR Mello, Michael (September 29, 2010), "New life for Buena Park's old Nabisco site?", Orange County Register City of Buena Park: City Structure Retrieved 2009-04-07 Wikimedia Commons has media related to Buena Park, California.
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Buena Park, California - Cities in Orange County, California - Incorporated metros/cities and suburbs in California - Populated places established in 1887 - Populated places established in 1953 - 1953 establishments in California
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