Clearlake, California
| Clearlake, California | |
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| City | |
| Motto: "On the shores of beautiful Clear Lake" | |
 Location within Lake County and California |
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| Coordinates: 38°57′30″N 122°37′35″W / 38.95833°N 122.62639°WCoordinates: 38°57′30″N 122°37′35″W / 38.95833°N 122.62639°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Lake |
| Incorporated (city) | November 14, 1980 |
| Named for | Clear Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.581 sq mi (27.404 km2) |
| • Land | 10.129 sq mi (26.234 km2) |
| • Water | 0.452 sq mi (1.170 km2) 4.27% |
| Elevation | 1,417 ft (432 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 15,250 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (560/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95422 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-13945 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1657240, 2409479 |
| Website | City Website |
Clearlake is a city in Lake County, California. Clearlake is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northwest of Lower Lake, at an elevation of 1417 feet (432 m). As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 15,250, up from 13,142 at the 2000 census. It takes its name from Clear Lake.
The Clearlake post office opened in 1923, "Knocti" then Clearlake Highlands until incorporation in 1981 when the official name became City of Clearlake.
The first inhabitants of Clearlake were the Pomo Indians who gave the name to many of the areas features including Mount Konocti. The Pomo suffered mistreatment at the hands of European settlers which resulted in a massive wave of deaths. The result of this was massive amounts of land freed up for the white settlers who arrived during the gold rush.
Clearlake is located at 38°57'30" North, 122°37'35" West.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.6 square miles (27 km2), of which, 10.1 square miles (26 km2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it is water. The total area is 4.27% water.
Clearlake has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Clearlake had a population of 15,250. The population density was 1,441.3 people per square mile (556.5/km²). The racial makeup of Clearlake was 11,262 (73.8%) White, 614 (4.0%) African American, 400 (2.6%) Native American, 161 (1.1%) Asian, 27 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 1,805 (11.8%) from other races, and 981 (6.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,248 persons (21.3%).
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