Profile for Buena Park, California, CA

Buena Park is in Orange County.

Former and merged names include:
· Northam

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 326. The number of murders and homicides was 2. The violent crime rate was 4.1 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 2006 movie, "Clerks II'

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Silverado Days - Oct. 19-21, 2007

Buena Park attractions: Knott's Berry Farm

Historic sites and museums: Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, Mott Miniature Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 84

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Attractions (4)

Cemeteries (13)

Colleges (11)

Communities (20)

Hotels (152)

Libraries (31)

Museums (2)

Parks (2)

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• Place of birth of people in Buena Park
• Residence in 1995, of people in Buena Park
• School enrollment & education levels in Buena Park
• Transportation & commute times in Buena Park
• Orange County data
• Fastest-growing counties in California
• State data - California
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Buena Park demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Orange County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 92833 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

• Buena Park city government
• Orange County government
• Buena Park Chamber of Commerce

8% of Buena Park residents report German ancestry, and 6% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Buena Park ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Buena Park
• Cemeteries in Orange County
• Libraries in or near Buena Park

Post a query on a message board:

• Orange County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - CA data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

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• Buena Park museums
• Buena Park historic sites
• Buena Park area parks
• Wineries near Buena Park

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• Buena Park area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Orange County
• Cemetery record compendium
• California cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Buena Park
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Orange County

• Buena Park business guide
• Buena Park Chamber of Commerce
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in California
• Local ordinances in California

• Crime in Orange County
• Arrests in Orange County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in California
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Buena Park was $18,031, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
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• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Orange County economic census
• Orange County economic summary
• Orange County employment growth
• Orange County unemployment rate
• California economic data

20% of Buena Park residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Buena Park
• Colleges in California
• Learning Disabilities Association in California
• Schools in or near Buena Park
• School districts in or near Buena Park
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of California high schools

• Movies & TV shows filmed in Buena Park
• Movies playing in or near Buena Park
• YouTube videos about Buena Park

• Air pollution in Orange County
• Diesel soot in Orange County
• Land contamination in Orange County
• Nature Conservancy projects in California
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Orange County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in California

Buena Park festival dates:

• Silverado Days - Oct. 19-21, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Buena Park festival web sites:

• Silverado Days

• ePodunk festival listings
• California county fairs
• California festivals (California tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Buena Park

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Buena Park
• Geocaches in California

• Buena Park items now on sale

• Buena Park local government Web site
• Orange County government
• California state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
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• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

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• Demographics
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• Buena Park medical services & health statistics

• Local historical societies in California
• State historical society

• Historic sites in or near Buena Park
• Historic sites in California
• Museums in or near Buena Park
• Museums in California
• California state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Orange County genealogy forum

Median rent in Buena Park, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $773.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,430.

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Libraries in Buena Park include Buena Park Library District ... View libraries

• California library

• California statewide library catalog

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• Census map of Buena Park area
• Historic maps of CA cities - Library of Congress
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• Topographic map of Buena Park

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• Military bases in California
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• Search obituaries in California
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• Buena Park Chamber of Commerce
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Orange County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Buena Park political report.

• California Democratic party
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• Orange County elections board
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• Churches, other places of worship in or near Buena Park
• Total membership by faith, in Orange County

Buena Park restaurants taking online reservations include Golden Nights ... View restaurants

• Nearby restaurants taking online reservations
• Chowhound message boards for the metro area

The average commute time for Buena Park workers is 29 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 16 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Buena Park between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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• Buena Park travel guide
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• California tourism bureau

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