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Buena Park is also home to Korean , Chinese and Vietnamese American s. Buena Park is noted for its Asian-themed restaurants. Many food distributions centers in Buena Park import goods from various countries in the Pacific Rim and then ship them to Asian supermarkets across California . GEOGRAPHY Buena Park is located at 33°51'22" North, 118°0'15" West (33.856214, -118.004169). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 27.6 Km&2 (10.6 Mi&2 ). 27.4 km&2 (10.6 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.56% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 78,282 people, 23,332 households, and 18,735 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 2,859.5/km&2 (7,403.1/mi&2). There were 23,826 housing units at an average density of 870.3/km&2 (2,253.2/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 52.99% White , 3.83% Black or African American , 0.96% Native American , 21.06% Asian , 0.51% Pacific Islander , 15.19% from Other Races , and 5.46% from two or more races. 33.50% of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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 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 for the city was $18,031. 11.3% of the population and 8.0% of families were below the Poverty Line . 13.8% of those under the age of 18 and 6.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Buena Park is a California general law city with a Council-manager Government system. Everyday management of city functions is directed by a professional city manager, who is overseen by an elected City Council of five non-partisan members elected at large and whose chair acts as mayor. The current mayor is Art Brown, with Mayor pro tem Patsy Marshall, and Councilmembers Jim Dow, Steve Berry and Don McKay. POINTS OF INTEREST Buena Park is home to many popular Theme Park , the Knott's Soak City Water Park , the Movieland Wax Museum , the Wild Bill's Wild West Dinner Extravaganza that is currently being remodeled, and the Medieval Times dinner show. It neighbors Anaheim, California , with Disneyland only a few exits south on Interstate 5 . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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