History
Anaheim, meaning Ana of the nearby Sta. Ana River and Heim meaning home, was established in 1857 by German families. George Hansen being a founding member, surveyed the original 200 acres which now includes Anaheim’s downtown area, bounded by North, South, East and West streets. This was the second largest City in Orange County, tenth largest in California and fifty-ninth largest city in the nation. It was developed into an industrial center which boasts eight theme lands and sixty adventure rides. By July 17, 1955 Disneyland Resort was constructed in Harbor Boulevard, Anaheim. This was consisting of Disneyland Park and Disney’s California Adventure Park. This results into a large tourist attraction which gave opportunity for Anaheim to grow into a major city.

The City of Anaheim was incorporated by an act of the California State Legislature on February 10, 1870. The charter of the City of Anaheim was revoked by an act of the California State Legislature on March 7, 1872. The Town of Anaheim on the other hand was incorporated on December 6, 1876 by act of the Legislature. By March 13, 1883, the Town of Annaheim was recognized as the City of Anaheim after an Act of the California State Legislature and was approved by Aniheim voters on June 4, 1888.

By 1960, tourism and sports world influenced the city even further, capitalizing on its thriving growth which increased the demands on city services. New libraries as well as police stations were built. These also results in rapid growth of population.

The city government of Anaheim functions under a council-manager administration. Five nonpartisan members in a city council who employ a professional city manager to run everyday operations settle the city’s legislative authority. Voters elect the mayor who serves as the presiding officer and four other members of the city council to serve four-year terms. The mayor may serve two terms and an individual may serve a maximum of two terms as city council member under Anaheim’s term limits. The elections for mayor and the two council seats are elected during the intervening even-numbered years, while the other two council seats are held in years divisible by four.

The following is a list of mayors of the City of Anaheim since 1870

Demographics
Anaheim composes 126.8 km 2 of its land and 3.9 km 2 of its water, and has a total area of 130.7 km 2 according to the United States Census Bureau. Santa Ana Freeway (I-5), the Orange Freeway (CA-57), the Riverside Freeway (CA-91), Costa Mesa Freeway (CA-55) and the Eastern Transportation Corridor (CA-241) are the freeways that pass through Anaheim. It also has two major railroads, namely Union Pacific Railroad and the BNSF Railway ( Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway). John Wayne Airport (located 15 miles away) as well as Los Angeles International (LAX) located 40 miles away, offer air transportation services to Anaheim and Orange County. Metro ( Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority) also known as MTA or LACMTA, and OCTA (Orange County Transportation Authority) provide bus transit systems to the City of Anaheim.

One of the largest employers in the city is in entertainment. Annaheim’s economy is consisting of tourism, service and entertainment sectors. Anaheim is renowned for excellent schools offering a full range of learning programs from basic curriculum instruction to college preparation, special education and athletics.

Anaheim, with an excellent aim in education is provided, on the one hand, by Anaheim City School District which operates the elementary schools. On the other hand, Anaheim Union High School District provides high quality education to junior high and high school students.

Sports Teams
The following are sports teams of Anaheim:
Anaheim Ducks for National Hockey League team (NHL)
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Major League Baseball team (MLB)
Anaheim Storm for National Lacrosse League team (NLL)
Los Angeles Rams for National Football League team (NFL)

One of the tourist spots of Anaheim includes the Arrowhead Pond which features glass archways, brass fittings and marble concourses. It has 82 luxury suites, which can accommodate 10, 12 or 14 people, depending on the suite size and location.

The following is the address of Arrowhead Pond:
2695 East Katella Avenue
Anaheim, California 92806
Phone (714) 704-2400

Another attraction of Anaheim is the Grove of Anaheim, which is one of Orange County’s leading venues for pop music.

The Grove of Anaheim can be found at the following address:
2200 E Katella Ave
Anaheim, California 92806  
Phone (714) 712-2700

The Angel Stadium of Anaheim which was opened on April 19, 1966, also known as The Big A by its huge, 230-foot-high letter "A" which stood behind the fence in left field as a scoreboard support, comprises the entertainment and sports world of Anaheim. This was later on named Edison International Field of Anaheim.

The Edison International Field of Anaheim (formerly known as the Angel Stadium of Anaheim) can be found at the following address:
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
2000 Gene Autry Way
Anaheim, California 92806

The main attraction of this productive city is the Disneyland Resort which can be found at the following address:
Disneyland Resort
1313 S. Harbor Boulevard
Anaheim,California
Phone (714) 781-4400

Anaheim is a paradise where one can find happiness, peace, hope, friendship and hospitality. Come and see Anaheim now!