— Population: 336,000.
— Demographics: In 1970, the city was nearly 90 percent white. Today, it’s 53 percent Hispanic, 28 percent white and 15 percent Asian.
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— Income and housing: The median household income from 2006 to 2010 was $57,807 and the median home value those years was $503,000. Both are well above the national averages.
— History: Settled by German farmers and vintners in 1857, Anaheim was mainly a farming community until Walt Disney eyed the vast open space as the ideal spot for his theme park. Disneyland opened in 1955 and started the shift to a tourism- and construction-based economy.
— Major League Baseball’s Angels moved to Anaheim for the 1966 season. The National Hockey League’s Ducks began playing in 1993.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau; City of Anaheim.
