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 Location within Orange County, California and Anaheim, California
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| Country State County City | United States California Orange Anaheim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor of Anaheim | Curt Pringle |
| Population | |
| • Total | 53,997 (community) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| Website | http://www.anaheim.net |
| Anaheim Hills statistics about demograpics, population, economy, etc. can all be found on rather than Census for it is not an incorporated place. To find it on Census, you would need to do a 92808 zip code evaluation, plus neighborhood by neighborhood evaluation of the 92807 zip code using their neighborhood maps for each category above | |
Anaheim Hills is a residential community encompassing the eastern portions of the city of Anaheim, in Orange County, California. The Anaheim City Council includes the community under the Canyon and Hills Area General Plan, and is advised by the area's many governmental advisory boards, including the Anaheim Hills Citizens Coalition and the Canyon Hills Community Association. It covers an area just south of the 91 freeway to the Orange, California city border. Its western border is the 55 freeway and its eastern border extends to Gypsum Canyon and the Riverside County Line. Most homeowners belong to two different homeowners associations: the first focuses on the City's residential development, while the second maintains the landscaping and decorative street lighting that greatly distinguish Anaheim Hills from the rest of Anaheim. The City of Anaheim maintains a police substation and community center along Santa Ana Canyon Road. The area is also the location of the Anaheim Hills Golf Course, which recently underwent a complete remodeling and completion of Orange County's largest Golf Clubhouse, "The Hills of Anaheim Hills Golf Course," and is considered the centerpiece of the community.
History
Prior to the modern era of Anaheim Hills which we have currently come to know, this region was owned by Jose' Antonio Yorba and his nephew Juan Pablo Peralta who worked the 210,000 acre Anaheim Hills and Yorba Linda site in the early 1800's and was used as a livestock ranch. It would change hands several times before it finally was sold to Louis Nohl in 1943 by the Bixby family. Meanwhile in Anaheim, the big housing boom was pioneered by the building of Disneyland in 1955, and the extensive effort to bring an economy to Anaheim was introduced to prospective homeowners flocking to the area. During this period in time, Anaheim was looking to expand its borders to encompass more land, and the only way to head was east, which was the location of the mega Nohl Family farm. In 1970, Mr. Nohl sold the land to a desperate City of Anaheim in order to create a mega-community which was named Anaheim Hills, and was intended to provide the upper class citizens who brought in the profits from the selling of their valuable farmlands to developers of Orange Counties housing boom. In October of 1971, Texaco Industries indroduced an award winning revolutionary plan, which they called a "master planned community". A premium golf course, nature trails, sprawling estates, natural settings, and ranches were added to the Texaco Development plan which added to the appeal of this young community for potential homebuyers in the early 1970s, and were amentities that were uncommon to many other Southern California communities at that time. The first community to premiere was Westridge which showcased 325 homes in 1972, and sold within two years of its premiere, which created an exploding interest for the families wanting to live in the Anaheim Hills region. By the 1980s, Anaheim Hills had grown to 15,000 residents. And today, several thousand more homes have been added to accommodate its growing population.
Geography and climate
The highest point in Anaheim Hills is Point Premier which is 1,921 feet above sea level. The lowest point is 231 feet above sea level, centered at the East Anaheim Post Office. The median July average high temperature is 90.0 degrees, and the January average low is 39.6 degrees. Anaheim Hills averages 15.02 inches of precipitation annually, spanned over an average of 33 rainy days. Of that 15.02 inches, only 0.04 inches fall as snow. The community is set on the Mediterranean/Desert Climatical Border of the Southwestern quadrant of California.
The borders of Anaheim Hills are not officially defined by Census, but are noted under the Canyon and Hill Area General Plan, and the Homeowners association that comprises Anaheim Hills. To the west, Anaheim Hills is bordered by the California State Route 55 and the 92806 zip code border. The eastern border is the Riverside County line, and the Gypsum Canyon Open Space. To the north, Anaheim Hills is bordered by the California State Route 91, and to the south the community is bordered by the Orange, California city border. The community's boundaries are not strictly defined, but rather the roads and city borders that surround it serve as the customary borders.
Other notes
Anaheim Hills has several distinct features that make it a unique community. First, it is set in the rolling hills that line the Santa Ana Mountains, which provides great views of surrounding Orange County basins. It is also known for its expensive, upscale shops and numerous mansions that occupy almost every hillside. "The Hills" also boast the safest zip code in Orange County, 92808, which makes Anaheim Hills a virtually crime free area. Another interesting feature is that it is one of only a few of Orange County's notably wealthy inland communities. The majority of the counties wealthy class live in coastal communities like Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Corona del Mar, Dana Point, Seal Beach, and San Clemente. In fact, Anaheim Hills exceeds the median home value of most of these coastal communities. It also has one of Orange Counties largest outdoor plazas, The Anaheim Hills Festival, which houses 200 stores, restaurants, and other services. Anaheim Hills is comprised of two zip codes, 92807 which serves the western portions of Anaheim Hills, and 92808 which serves the eastern portion of Anaheim Hills. Not all parts of the 92807 zip code are included in Anaheim Hills. Only those residents that live south of the 91 freeway in the 92807 zip code are in the Anaheim Hills vicinity.
Postal designation
Although residents typically identify themselves as living in "Anaheim Hills" (as opposed to "Anaheim"), the name is not accepted by the United States Postal Service for use in a mailing address; according to their online ZIP Code Lookup, only "Anaheim" is acceptable. Two postal service substations are located in the community.
Economy
The economy of Anaheim Hills is small in comparison to that of the rest of the city of Anaheim, with such attractions as Disneyland and two professional sports teams drawing substantial income. Much of Anaheim Hills' commercial activity is in the Anaheim Hills Festival, an outdoor, upscale mall located along Santa Ana Canyon Road. As is typical of a community of this size, Anaheim Hills has several business districts located throughout. The community's central location has made it a popular site for corporate headquarters and various branches of these companies, including Eastwood Insurance, Lasco Bathware, Fremont, DR Horton Southern California, and others.
Education
The school system has performed well in stardardized testing, and has performed above average when comparing their test results to 100 schools of similar demographics, and it is part of the Orange Unified School District. Anaheim Hills' middle school, El Rancho Charter School, has placed first in the Southern California state Science Olympiad competition for nine consecutive years. Meanwhile, the Canyon High School baseball team continues its ten year streak of CIF qualifications and wins, and is well-known locally for being the best high school in North Orange County, and one of Southern California's finest High Schools.
All six of the elementary schools in Anaheim Hills, Anaheim Hills Elementary, Canyon Rim Elementary, Running Springs Elementary, Imperial Elementary, Nohl Canyon Elementary, and Crescent Elementary perform well, and are all blue ribbon schools, which is the most accredited award an elementary school can achieve. And four of them are California Distingushed Schools, an award only the top 5% of schools in California are rewarded. In addition, El Rancho Charter School is one of only three middle schools in Orange County receiving the "California Distinguished Schools" award.
Area and Structures
Anaheim Hills has a total land area of 18.97 square miles. Of that 18.97 square miles, 1.37 square miles is water, and 17.6 square miles is land. The population density is 992.9 residents per km². Anaheim Hills is 67% built to maximum capacity, with 33% open space remaining. The median home in Anaheim Hills is valued at $994,000 as of May 2006, which far exceeds the national average and Orange County median home price. The average home size is 2,997 square feet and the average lot size is 9,120 square feet. Of the 53,997 residents, 0.5% of the residents live at or below the poverty line, compared to 10.3% in all of Orange County. 81% of those that live below the povery line are residents over 60 years of age.
Demographics
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As of the census of 2000 neighborhood-by-neighborhood statistics for the areas south of the 91 freeway, there were 53,997 people, 18,003 households, and 15,104 families residing in the community. The population density was 992.9/km². The racial makeup of the community was 81.5% White, 0.9% African American, 0.2% Native American, 16.2% Asian, >0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.2% from other races, and 6.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.26% of the population.
There were 18,003 households out of which 71.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.2% were non-families. 3.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00.
In the community the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 2.5% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 32.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.
The median income for a household in the community was $111,115, and the median income for a family was $120,852. Males had a median income of $80,458 versus $42,067 for females. The per capita income for the community was $39,145. About 0.2% of families and 0.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18. 81% of the 0.9% living at or below poverty level were over the age of 65.
Communities
Anaheim Hills contains many communities calling home to residences worth several million dollars, including Peralta Hills, Hidden Canyon, Copa de Oro, Viewpointe, Vista del Sol, Pointe Premier (highest point in Anaheim Hills), and the soon-to-be-built Village of Fiesole and Villa Palatino. Almost all areas in Anaheim Hills boast homes worth at least $1,000,000, and many areas in nearby Anaheim contain homes of much lesser value, which is what makes Anaheim Hills distictly different from its counterpart, Anaheim.
Mountain Park
Another notable community addition coming to Anaheim Hills is the Mountain Park Development pioneered by the Irvine Company. It will be the final master planned community offered in Orange County, California, and will encompass 2,500 homes, a shopping district, and an elementary school. It will push Anaheim Hills to the Riverside, California border, and will push the population of Anaheim Hills to a staggering total of 62,000 residents, which is pretty sizeable for any community. The development is set on a location that was selected as the prison for Southern California in the 1960s, but due to the economical growth in Orange County, the project was abandoned, and this abandonment gave way for the growth in the Anaheim Hills area in the 1970s.
Disasters
Landslides and wildfires are frequent occurrences in Anaheim Hills. The Santa Ana Winds is a major factor in fueling the wildfires in the area. . A landslide in January 1993, destroyed over 30 luxury homes and impacted over 200 others.
The Ramsgate Landslide
During the winter of 2005, a massive twenty day rain event in Orange County lead to not only flooding, but a landslide that caused the unstable hillside along the street of Ramsgate Drive to give way. Two multimillion dollar estates slid down the hillside, and the Nature Park that sat right below it was virually left in shambles. In all, the entire hillside, nearly 60 acres in size completely collapsed costing a total estimated damage of $19.5 million dollars, the second most costly landslide ever in Orange County.
The Sierra Peak Wildfire
Following the unusually wet winter of 2005 brought drought conditions to Southern California that hadnt been seen for nearly a decade. The normally lush hills turned to dry golden timber. So it was no surprise when a wildfire broke out on February 7th, 2006 in the Cleveland National Forest, the National Forest that separates Anaheim Hills from the Riverside County Border. This fire grew intensely after days of fierce 20 mph winds and soaring 80 degree temperatures, which fueled the relentless blaze. On the morining of February 9th, 2006, conditions worsened, and out of fear for the homes that sit only half a mile away in Anaheim Hills, nearly 75% of the Community of Anaheim Hills was under evacuation, some mandatory and some voluntary. This resulted in the closing of two local elementary schools for two full days, and several other schools served as shelters for the evacuees during the day. On February 10th, when Canyon Rim Elementary was the most threatened pubic structure, those students were moved to Canyon High School, which housed all the evacuated schools. The fire was soon put out, but caused quite a commotion in the community. It burned over 10,000 acres of land and caused significant natural resource damage by burning a recovering Tecate cypress grove. It was later determined that a controlled blaze set by the Cleveland National Forest started the fire, and the National Forestry Service was forced to pay the large bill from the firefighting efforts.
References
- ^ RDesk.com Home Value report for 92808
- California Department of Education, 2005-06 Accountability Progress Reporting for Anaheim Hills Elementary
- RDesk.com Home Value report for 92807
- RDesk.com Home Value report for 92804
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