Quick facts about Anaheim, California

• Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California.
• Incorporated as a city for the first time in 1870, Anaheim is the tenth largest city in California.
• Anaheim is the site of the Disneyland Resort, a world-famous grouping of theme parks and hotels which opened in 1955.
• In 2001, Disney's California Adventure, since renamed Disney California Adventure in 2010, the most expansive project in the theme park's history, opened to the public.
• Anaheim is home to approximately 353,643 inhabitants.
• Founded by fifty German families in 1857 and incorporated on February 10, 1870, Anaheim developed into an industrial center, producing electronics, aircraft parts and canned fruit.
• Anaheim is part of the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan area which is home to over 12 million people.
• In the late 20th century, Anaheim grew rapidly in population. Today, Anaheim has a diverse ethnic and racial composition.
• August average daily high and low temperatures are 85.6 and 63.4 degrees Fahrenheit. January average daily highs and lows are 68.6 and 45.2 degrees Fahrenheit. Annual precipitation is about 11 inches.
• The first star to be placed on the Anaheim Walk of Fame was Walt Disney, the man most responsible for making Anaheim the hugely popular tourist destination it is today.