Buena Park (''Buena'',
Spanish
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for "Good") is a city in
Orange County, California
Orange County is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in Southern California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,186,989, making it the third-most-populous county in California, the sixth-most-populous in the United States, a ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census its population was 84,034. It is the location of several tourist attractions, namely
Knott's Berry Farm
Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Cedar Fair. In 2015, it was the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America and averages approximately 4 million visitors per year. It features 40 ...
. It is about 12 miles (20 km) northwest of
downtown Santa Ana
Downtown Santa Ana (DTSA), also called Downtown Orange County, is the historic city center of Santa Ana and the county seat of Orange County, California. It is the institutional center for the city of Santa Ana as well as Orange County, a reta ...
, the county seat, and is within the
Los Angeles metropolitan area
Greater Los Angeles is the second-largest metropolitan region in the United States with a population of 18.5 million in 2021, encompassing five counties in Southern California extending from Ventura County in the west to San Bernardino Coun ...
.
History
Original Spanish explorers settled on the enormous
ranchos by land grants made by the King of Spain.
Manuel Nieto of the
Portolà expeditions received such a grant in 1783, which was divided by his heirs into five separate ranchos in 1834. One of them,
Rancho Los Coyotes Rancho Los Coyotes was a 1834 Mexican land grant resulting from the partition of the Rancho Los Nietos grant, in present-day southeastern Los Angeles County and northwestern Orange County, California. The rancho lands include the present-day c ...
, included the current site of the City of Buena Park. The rancho's adobe headquarters lay on what is now Los Coyotes Country Club's golf course.
The area was transferred from Spanish authority to Mexican rule in 1822 and ceded to the United States in 1848 at the end of the
Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the (''United States intervention in Mexico''), was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848. It followed the 1 ...
. California was granted statehood in 1850. Americanization further expanded in the area after completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 and its connection to Los Angeles in 1875. By then,
Abel Stearns
Abel Stearns (February 9, 1798 – August 23, 1871) was an American trader who came to the Pueblo de Los Angeles, Alta California in 1829 and became a major landowner and cattle rancher and one of the area's wealthiest citizens.
Early life
Stea ...
had acquired Rancho Los Coyotes in consideration for loans made to Pio and
Andrés Pico
Andrés Pico (November 18, 1810 – February 14, 1876) was a Californio who became a successful rancher, fought in the contested Battle of San Pascual during the Mexican–American War, and negotiated promises of post-war protections for Calif ...
. In 1885, James A. Whitaker, a wholesale grocer from
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, purchased of this land from Stearns. In 1887, Whitaker founded the City of Buena Park in conjunction with the railway development 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 community in Illinois was also named in 1887. Another theory relates to the artesian well and its park-like grounds once located at the current intersection of what are now Artesia and
Beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shel ...
Boulevards. Local settlers referred to the area as "Plaza Buena" which means "good park" in Spanish.
The city was
incorporated on January 27, 1953. An agricultural center when founded (particularly dairy, wine and citrus products), Buena Park is now primarily a residential suburb and commercial hub.
The
Murder of Stuart Tay
The murder of Stuart Anthony Tay occurred in Buena Park, California in Greater Los Angeles on December 31 ( New Year's Eve), 1992. The '' Orange County Register'' referred to the crime as the "Honor Roll Murder".Lavin, Cheryl.Young, Well-to-do, In ...
occurred in 1992.
In 2009, the body of swimsuit model and reality TV star
Jasmine Fiore
The murder of Jasmine Fiore occurred on August 15, 2009. Fiore was a model from Santa Cruz, California, United States. Her body was discovered on August 15, 2009, after having been strangled and stuffed into a suitcase. Her remains had been muti ...
was found stuffed in a suitcase and dumped in an apartment building dumpster near the 7400 block of Franklin Street in northern Buena Park by a resident searching for recyclables.
The Source OC retail experience opened in 2017 and is located north of
Knott's Berry Farm
Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Cedar Fair. In 2015, it was the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America and averages approximately 4 million visitors per year. It features 40 ...
. It is a premier
entertainment complex
A family entertainment center, often abbreviated FEC in the entertainment industry also known as an indoor amusement park, family amusement center, family fun center, or simply fun center, is a small amusement park marketed towards families with s ...
that includes shopping, dining, and entertainment. The complex also features a Hilton hotel and a location of
CGV Cinemas
CJ CGV (Hangeul: CJ CGV (씨제이 씨지브이)㈜) is the largest multiplex (movie theater), multiplex cinema chain in South Korea and also has branches in China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Turkey, Vietnam, and the United States. The fifth largest mult ...
. Before being purchased by
M&D, the property was sitting vacant for decades. It is also known that the retail changed in terms of trends.
Points of interest
Buena Park's E-Zone district, located along Beach Boulevard, is home to several well-known tourist destinations: the venerable
Knott's Berry Farm
Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Cedar Fair. In 2015, it was the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America and averages approximately 4 million visitors per year. It features 40 ...
theme park
An amusement park is a park that features various attractions, such as rides and games, as well as other events for entertainment purposes. A theme park is a type of amusement park that bases its structures and attractions around a central ...
and its sister
water park
A water park (or waterpark, water world) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming, and other baref ...
Knott's Soak City
Knott's Soak City is a seasonal water park owned and operated by Cedar Fair located in Buena Park, California. The Knott's Soak City name was previously used for two other water parks in Southern California, since sold to SeaWorld Parks & Enterta ...
, Pirate's Dinner Adventure Show, and a
Medieval Times
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dinner show. The E-Zone has also been home to the
Movieland Wax Museum
The Movieland Wax Museum, was the largest wax museum in the United States with over 300 wax figures in 150 sets. Located in Buena Park, California, it was for decades one of the most popular wax museums in the United States. It was located north ...
, one of the largest of its kind in the world until it closed in 2005; a
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
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museum that closed on March 30, 2009; and the
Japanese Village and Deer Park on Knott Avenue.
Los Coyotes Country Club, located in the northeast of the city, boasts a 27-hole championship course originally designed by Billy Bell in 1957 and redesigned by Ted Robinson in 1998. The Los Coyotes
LPGA
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Classic golf tournament has been hosted there.
The 105-acre
Ralph B. 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. Opened in 1981, it is home to an amphitheater, nature trails, and a stocked fishing pond, as well as the Interpretive Center, a small museum which features ice age fossil and local geology exhibits.
The City of Buena Park has its own local history park on Beach Blvd just south of Interstate 5. On these grounds, the city has preserved several historic buildings. These include the
Whitaker-Jaynes House (which serves as the city's local history museum), the
Bacon House - possibly the oldest surviving structure from the area, the
Stage Stop Hotel (which houses the California Welcome Center-Orange County) and the
Tice House Tice may refer to:
Geography
* Tice, Florida, United States, a census-designated place
* Tice, Illinois, United States, an unincorporated community
* Tice (wetlands), wetlands in Slovakia
People
* Austin Tice (born 1981), former U.S. Marine Co ...
. The Buena Park Historical Society manages and maintains the historical content of the museum. The
Dreger Clock, a 75-year-old multi-faced street clock, best known for the time it spent at Knott's Berry Farm, was installed in front of the Whitaker/Jaynes house overlooking Beach Blvd in September 2009 after a two-year restoration project.
A
Nabisco
Nabisco (, abbreviated from the earlier name National Biscuit Company) is an American manufacturer of cookies and snacks headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. The company is a subsidiary of Illinois-based Mondelēz International.
Nabisco's ...
factory on Artesia Boulevard was known for many years as a Buena Park landmark. The red "Nabisco" sign was visible from the
I-5
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Freeway, and visitors to the town could often smell cookies. The factory produced Honey Maid graham crackers,
Ritz Crackers
Ritz Crackers is a brand of snack cracker introduced by Nabisco in 1934. The original style crackers are disc-shaped, lightly salted, and approximately in diameter.. Each cracker has seven perforations and a finely scalloped edge. Today, the R ...
, and Nilla Wafers, among other Nabisco products, before shutting down in 2006.
Geography and climate
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of . of it is land and of it (0.28%) is water. One of the things Buena Park citizens 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. It is bordered by
Fullerton on the east,
Anaheim
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most p ...
on the southeast,
Cypress
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on the southwest,
Cerritos and
La Palma
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on the west, and
La Mirada
La Mirada (Spanish for "The Look") is a city in southeast Los Angeles County, California United States, and is one of the Gateway Cities. The population was 48,527 at the 2010 census, up from 46,783 at the 2000 census. The La Mirada Theatre for ...
on the north.
Demographics
2010
The
2010 United States Census
The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators servin ...
reported that Buena Park had a population of 80,530. The population density was . The racial makeup of Buena Park was 36,454 (45.3%)
White
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(27.7% Non-Hispanic White), 3,073 (3.8%)
African American
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, 862 (1.1%)
Native American, 21,488 (26.7%)
Asian
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, 455 (0.6%)
Pacific Islander
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, 14,066 (17.5%) from
other races
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, and 4,132 (5.1%) from two or more races.
Hispanic
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or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 31,638 persons (39.3%).
The Census reported that 79,716 people (99.0% of the population) lived in households, 553 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 261 (0.3%) were institutionalized.
There were 23,686 households, out of which 10,367 (43.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 13,570 (57.3%) were
opposite-sex married couples living together, 3,789 (16.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,746 (7.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1,167 (4.9%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 166 (0.7%)
same-sex married couples or partnerships. 3,398 households (14.3%) were made up of individuals, and 1,386 (5.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.37. There were 19,105
families
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(80.7% of all households); the average family size was 3.67.
The population was spread out, with 20,361 people (25.3%) under the age of 18, 8,610 people (10.7%) aged 18 to 24, 22,688 people (28.2%) aged 25 to 44, 20,320 people (25.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 8,551 people (10.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
There were 24,623 housing units at an average density of , of which 13,428 (56.7%) were owner-occupied, and 10,258 (43.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%. 45,084 people (56.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 34,632 people (43.0%) lived in rental housing units.
According to the 2010 United States Census, Buena Park had a median household income of $64,205, with 11.1% of the population living below the federal poverty line.
2000
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 78,282 people, 23,332 households, and 18,735 families residing in the city. The
population density
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was 2,859.5/km (7,403.1/mi
2). There were 23,826 housing units at an average density of 870.3/km (2,253.2/mi
2). The racial makeup of the city was 52.99%
White
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, 3.83%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.96%
Native American, 21.06%
Asian
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** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia
** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia
** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...
, 0.51%
Pacific Islander
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, 15.19% from
other races
Other often refers to:
* Other (philosophy), a concept in psychology and philosophy
Other or The Other may also refer to:
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* ''The Other'' (1913 film), a German silent film directed by Max Mack
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, and 5.46% from two or more races. 33.50% of the population were
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
Latino or Latinos most often refers to:
* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race.
There were 23,332 households, out of which 43.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were
married couples
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living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.7% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.32 and the average family size was 3.64.
In the city the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,336, and the median income for a family was $52,327. Males had a median income of $37,471 versus $30,287 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the city was $18,031. About 8.0% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 13.8% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Top employers
According to the city's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:
Supermarket chain
99 Ranch Market
99 Ranch Market () is an American supermarket chain owned by Tawa Supermarket Inc., which is based in Buena Park, California. 99 Ranch has 54 stores (as of June 2021), primarily in California, with other stores in Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Ne ...
is based in Buena Park. A
Nabisco
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Nabisco's ...
factory built in 1965 once employed as many as 500 before being shut down; it was demolished in 2006.
The Source OC is a Korean shopping center that contains 3 floors, a theater, a golf zone, and a karaoke lounge. The food court is named ''Grub''. It features two Korean Grocery stores (Hannam & H Mart), bakeries, restaurants, Karaoke spots, and a boba shop. It has faced economic challenges since its opening and was also affected by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. Shops in Source OC include ''K-Pop Music Town'' and ''KPlace''. Some notable stores are Imvely, The Mirror, Le Born, and Princeton.
Government
Local government
Buena Park was
incorporated as a General Law City on January 27, 1953. In November 2008, the voters adopted a City Charter. The City Charter is a written document approved by the electorate which acts as a “constitution” for the city. Amendments, revisions and repeals of a charter are subject to the vote of the people.
Buena Park operates under
council–manager government
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, in which the City Council is the policy-making body and the
City Manager
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is responsible for carrying out Council policy and everyday management of city functions. An elected City Council of five non-partisan members is elected at large and its chair acts as mayor.
Current city council members are Mayor Sunny Park, Mayor Pro-Tem Arthur C. Brown, Susan Sonne, Elizabeth Swift, and Connor Traut.
State and federal representation
In the
California State Senate
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, Buena Park is split between and . In the
California State Assembly
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The A ...
, it is in .
In the
United States House of Representatives
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, Buena Park is split between the
39th and
47th congressional districts, which are represented by and , respectively.
Politics
According to the
California Secretary of State
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, as of October 22, 2018, Buena Park has 36,483 registered voters. Of those, 14,876 (40.78%) are registered Democrats, 10,008 (27.43%) are registered Republicans, and 10,332 (28.32%) have declined to state a political party/are independents.
Postal service
The
United States Postal Service
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Buena Park Post Office is at 7377 La Palma Avenue.
Education
Buena Park is home to one of the 13
special district libraries in California. The Buena Park Library District is a single-purpose library district governed by an elected Board of Trustees, and has as its principal source of income through property tax proration. The library's early history is much like other communities: it operated on and off as a volunteer operation beginning in 1905 at several temporary locations with donated books. It was formally established as a library district through the efforts of the Buena Park Woman's Club in 1919. The current facility's construction was completed in early 1969 financed by a bond measure passed by the citizens of Buena Park on June 6, 1967. The community's library holds over 125,000 library materials.
The city is served by seven different school districts.
Buena Park School District
Buena Park Elementary School District is a public school district based in Orange County, California, United States. The small school district exclusively serves the city of Buena Park.
Schools
The school district has had two middle schools and ...
covers nearly the entire northern half of the city, which feeds into the
Fullerton Joint Union High School District
Fullerton Joint Union High School District (FJUHSD), founded in 1893 is a school district in Orange County, California that serves a fifty-square-mile area which includes the cities of Fullerton, La Habra, and small sections of Anaheim, Buena Pa ...
, while the districts of
Centralia
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Canada
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** Centralia (Essery Field) Aerodrome
United State ...
,
Cypress
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,
Magnolia
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, and
Savanna
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serve the remainder of the city, feeding into the
Anaheim Union High School District
The Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) is a public school district serving portions of the Orange County cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Cypress, La Palma, and Stanton. It oversees eight junior high schools (7-8), eight high schools (9 ...
.
Buena Park High School
Buena Park High School (BPHS) is a public high school located at 8833 Academy Drive in Buena Park, Orange County, California, USA.
History
Buena Park High School opened its doors with 508 students on September 11, 1956, as the third school in t ...
is the only high school within city limits.
Kennedy
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People
* John F. Kennedy (1917–1963), 35th president of the United States
* John Kennedy (Louisiana politician), (born 1951), US Senator from Louisiana
* Kennedy (surname), a family name (including a list of persons with t ...
,
Savanna
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,
Sunny Hills and
Western
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high schools also all serve the city's students, but are in either Fullerton, La Palma or Anaheim.
Gordon H Beatty (now known as Gordon H Beatty Middle School), Arthur F. Corey, Charles G. Emery (a 2011 Blue Ribbon Award winner), Carl E. Gilbert, Mabel L. Pendleton and James A. Whitaker Elementary Schools along with Buena Park Junior High (now known as Buena Park Middle School) are the seven schools that make up the Buena Park School District.
Infrastructure
Emergency services
Fire protection in Buena Park is provided by the
Orange County Fire Authority
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. Law enforcement is provided by the
Buena Park Police Department
Buena ( ) is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,603,[Care Ambulance Service
Care may refer to:
Organizations and projects
* CARE (New Zealand), Citizens Association for Racial Equality, a former New Zealand organisation
* CARE (relief agency), "Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere", an international aid and ...]
.
Transportation
Buena Park's main commercial artery is Beach Boulevard, (
California State Route 39
State Route 39 (SR 39) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that travels through Orange and Los Angeles counties. Its southern terminus is at Pacific Coast Highway ( SR 1), in Huntington Beach. SR 39's northern terminus is a ...
), running north–south and connecting the city's
civic center
A civic center or civic centre is a prominent land area within a community that is constructed to be its focal point or center. It usually contains one or more dominant public buildings, which may also include a government building. Recently, the ...
, the E-Zone entertainment district, and
Buena Park Downtown shopping center.
Three
Caltrans
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is an Executive (government), executive department of the U.S. state of California. The department is part of the Government of California#State agencies, cabinet-level California State Tran ...
state maintained highways run through the city. They include
Interstate 5
Interstate 5 (I-5) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the West Coast of the United States, running largely parallel to the Pacific coast of the contiguous U.S. from Mexico to Canada. It travels through the states of Califor ...
(Santa Ana Freeway),
California State Route 39
State Route 39 (SR 39) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California that travels through Orange and Los Angeles counties. Its southern terminus is at Pacific Coast Highway ( SR 1), in Huntington Beach. SR 39's northern terminus is a ...
(Beach Boulevard) and
California State Route 91
State Route 91 (SR 91) is a major east–west state highway in the U.S. state of California that serves several regions of the Greater Los Angeles urban area. A freeway throughout its entire length, it officially runs from Vermont Avenue i ...
(Artesia Freeway). The freeways connect Buena Park with cities west–east and south–north respectively. The
Orange County Transportation Authority
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is the transportation planning commission for Orange County, California in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. OCTA is responsible for funding and implementing transit and capital projects for th ...
provides public bus services, but most residents rely on cars. Also, one Los Angeles County Route runs through the city
Los Angeles County Route N8 (La Mirada Boulevard), but only for a quarter of a mile. Other main arterials that run west–east include Ball Road, Lincoln Avenue (formerly
California State Route 214
Since the current State highways in California, state highway system in California, United States, was designated, several routes have been deleted from the system by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California State ...
), La Palma Avenue, Orangethorpe Avenue, Commonwealth Avenue,
Artesia Boulevard
Artesia Boulevard is a west-east thoroughfare in Los Angeles County and Orange County.
Route description
Artesia Boulevard begins at the intersection with Pacific Coast Highway. West of this point, Artesia Boulevard becomes Gould Avenue and la ...
, Malvern Avenue and
Alondra Boulevard
Alondra Boulevard is a west–east thoroughfare in the counties of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles and Orange County, California, Orange.
Route description
Alondra Boulevard begins at Vermont Avenue in the city of Los Angeles. It pa ...
; south–north main arterials include Valley View Street, Knott Avenue, Western Avenue, Beach Boulevard (SR 39) and Stanton Avenue. Cerritos Avenue runs along the south edge of the city, Walker Street runs along the west edge of the city,
Rosecrans Avenue
Rosecrans Avenue is a major west-east thoroughfare in Los Angeles and Orange Counties, California, USA. It has a total length of 27.5 miles (44.3 km). The street is named after U.S. Union General William S. Rosecrans, who purchased of R ...
runs along the north edge of the city and Magnolia Avenue runs along the east edge of the city.
Fullerton Municipal Airport
Fullerton Municipal Airport , owned and operated by the Fullerton, California, City of Fullerton, is a regional relief airport in Orange County, California.
The airport is in the southwestern corner of Fullerton on Commonwealth Avenue, northeast ...
is the closest
airport
An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...
, but the nearest airport with commercial service is
Long Beach Airport
Long Beach Airport is a public airport three miles northeast of downtown Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is also called Daugherty Field, named after local aviator Earl Daugherty. The airport was an operating base ...
, about to the southwest. Both
Union Pacific
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Paci ...
(originally
Southern Pacific
The Southern Pacific (or Espee from the railroad initials- SP) was an American Class I railroad network that existed from 1865 to 1996 and operated largely in the Western United States. The system was operated by various companies under the ...
) and
BNSF
BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ...
railroad tracks cross the city. A
Metrolink station in Buena Park opened in September 2007.
See also
*
Jesse Yarnell
Thomas Jesse Yarnell, known as Jesse Yarnell, (1837–1906) was a California Journalist, newspaperman who established the Los Angeles, California, ''Weekly Mirror'', which took over the ''Los Angeles Times'' in 1881 and later merged with it. , newspaperman and ranch owner
References
External links
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Populated places established in 1887
Populated places established in 1953
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