Anaheim Hills facts for kids

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Country	United States
State	California
County	Orange
City	Anaheim
Elevation	410 ft (120 m)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	1951220

Anaheim Hills is a planned community encompassing the eastern portions of the city of Anaheim, in Orange County, California.

Location

Anaheim Hills is located just south of Yorba Linda, California, opposite the 91 freeway at Imperial Highway. The western border is the 55 freeway opposite the city of Orange, California. On the northeast side the community extends past Gypsum Canyon, bordered by unincorporated areas of Orange County and Cleveland National Forest (east). To the south is the Santa Ana foothills opposite the community of Villa Park, California. The entirety of Anaheim Hills is within the city limits of Anaheim, California.

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History

Prior to the development, a few scattered low density neighborhoods existed in the area including Peralta Hills and Mohler Loop (tracts which still exist today) that were developed primarily in the 1940s and 1950s. The remaining portions of Anaheim Hills were primarily developed in the 1970s after rancher and land owner Louis Nohl sold his massive parcel in the foothills east of Anaheim. The area was taken over by Texaco Industries in 1970 when the company announced plans to develop an expansive and upscale master planned community of 7,000 homes, estates, and townhomes. The original master plan included a proposal for three new lakes with high density condominiums clustered around these water features. The initial master plan proved to be unsustainable due to the topography and geology of the area. Construction of the community began in 1971 and was branded as a rural enclave and alternative to the more dense subdivisions emerging in the Orange County basin with homes on large lots, hiking trails, a golf course, and low densities. Anaheim Hills is the first residential development to utilize "Landform Grading." The community grew quickly and by 1974 the Orange Unified School District had constructed a high school to serve the growing community. In 1990, the city of Anaheim approved several large developments surrounding Weir Canyon Road (East Hills and The Highlands) expanding the community toward the 241 toll road. In 2007, the Irvine Company received approval for additional 2,500 homes just east of the 241 toll road on a parcel of land it has owned for over fifty years. However, in 2014 The Irvine Company donated the land for these additional 2,500 homes to the County of Orange to be preserved as open space.

Neighborhoods

Anaheim Hills consists of several planned neighborhoods, including the following:

Demographics

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Anaheim Hills had a population of 55,036. The racial makeup of Anaheim Hills was 39,728 (72.2%) White, 9,414 (17.1%) Asian, 1,099 (2.0%) African American, 158 (0.3%) Native American, 103 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 2,003 (3.6%) from other races, and 2,531 (4.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,054 persons (12.1%). Anaheim Hills has a median household income of $123,260.

Education

Students who live in the Anaheim Hills area are either directed to the Orange Unified School District or the Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (houses that are north of the Santa Ana River and California State Route 91, but part of the city of Anaheim). Nearby public community colleges include Santiago Canyon College, Orange Coast College, Cypress College, Santa Ana College, Irvine Valley College, and Fullerton College. The nearest public four-year universities are California State University, Fullerton, and University of California, Irvine.

Elementary schools

• Anaheim Hills Elementary School
• Canyon Rim Elementary School
• Crescent Intermediate School
• Crescent Primary School
• Imperial Elementary School
• Nohl Canyon Elementary School
• Running Springs Elementary School
• Woodsboro Elementary School

Middle schools

• Bernardo Yorba Middle School
• El Rancho Charter School

High schools

• Canyon High School
• Esperanza High School
• Yorba Linda High School

Specialty schools

• Canyon Hills School
• Fairmont Private
• Hephatha School

Notable people

• Carlos Cavazo - Guitarist (Quiet Riot, Ratt)
• Brandon Baker, actor
• Michael Bisping, MMA fighter
• Ashley Benson, actress
• Rebecca Black, teen pop singer
• Mike Brown, Former Los Angeles Lakers Head Coach
• Rod Carew, former Major League Baseball player and 1991 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
• Danielle Fishel, actress
• Ashley Force, drag racer
• Ken Forsch, former Major League Baseball pitcher and assistant General Manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• Jim Fregosi, former Los Angeles Angels player and Philadelphia Phillies manager
• Robby Gordon, NASCAR and off-road racer
• Grant Green, former USC Trojans and current Minor League Baseball player.
• Vladimir Guerrero, former Anaheim Angels player and 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
• Schae Harrison, soap opera actress
• Casey Janssen, Major League Baseball player for the Toronto Blue Jays
• Deacon Jones, former Los Angeles Rams football player
• Gene Kan, creator of infrasearch.com
• Adam Kennedy, Major League Baseball player
• Kerry King, founder of the thrash metal band Slayer
• David C. Leestma, NASA astronaut
• Anthony Maglica, owner, founder of Maglite
• Courtney Mathewson, 2016 and 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist
• Alli Mauzey, actress, "Wicked"
• Donnie Moore, deceased Major League Baseball relief pitcher
• Chuck Norris, actor
• Jefferson Thomas, former accountant for the United States Department of Defense
• Eric Valent, former Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets
• Cam York, National Hockey League defenceman for the Philadelphia Flyers

See also

In Spanish: Anaheim Hills para niños