Buena Park
is located adjacent to the City of Anaheim and is located 12 miles
(20 km) northwest of Downtown Santa Ana. It was founded by James
A.Whitaker, a wholesale grocer from Chicago,Illinois in 1887 and
incorporated in 1953. An agricultural center at its founding, particularly
dairy, wine and citrus products, the city is now primarily a residential
suburb.The Current OMB metropolitan designation for Buena Park and
the Orange County
Area is "Santa
Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California." Buena Park is home to several
tourist attractions, most notably Knott's Berry Farm It’s a
great city to live and work in. If you are interested in living or
buying a home somewhere peaceful and exciting, then
you can’t go wrong with Buena Park. Tourism is a major focus
of Buena Park's unique charm and exciting appeal. With so much to
do and see, visitors and locals alike will find
Buena Park full of exciting Arts
& Culture, Fun For Kids, History & Nature,
Golf, Shopping & Dining and Beaches to name
a few Buena Park is also home to Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese Americans
and 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.