Laguna Woods, California
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 Location of Laguna Woods within Orange County, California. |
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 Laguna Woods, California
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| Coordinates: 33°36′33″N 117°43′58″W / 33.60917°N 117.73278°WCoordinates: 33°36′33″N 117°43′58″W / 33.60917°N 117.73278°W | ||
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 United States
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 California
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| County | Orange | |
| Incorporated | March 24, 1999 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Cynthia Conners | |
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| • Total | 3.115 sq mi (8.070 km2) | |
| • Land | 3.115 sq mi (8.069 km2) | |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0.01% | |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • Total | 18,747 | |
| • Density | 6,000/sq mi (2,300/km2) | |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP codes | 92637 | |
| Area code | 949 | |
| FIPS code | 06-39259 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1848119 | |
| Website | lagunawoodscity |
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Laguna Woods is a city in Orange County, California, United States. The population was 16,192 at the 2010 census, down from 16,507 at the 2000 census with a median age of 78.
About 90% of the city consists of Laguna Woods Village, a retirement community, formerly known as Leisure World. Incorporation efforts in the late 1990s were largely driven by the need for residents to have a stronger voice against the prospective construction of an international airport at the nearby decommissioned Marine Corps Air Station El Toro. The airport proposal was defeated and the land in question has been tabbed for development as the Orange County Great Park.
Laguna Woods is located at 33°36′33″N 117°43′58″W / 33.60917°N 117.73278°W (33.609165, -117.732791). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2), virtually all land.
It is bordered by Laguna Hills on the north and east, Aliso Viejo on the south, Laguna Beach on the southwest, the Crystal Cove State Park on the west, and Irvine on the northwest.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Laguna Woods had a population of 16,192. The population density was 5,196.9 people per square mile (2,006.6/km²). The racial makeup of Laguna Woods was 14,133 (87.3%) White (84.0% Non-Hispanic White), 110 (0.7%) African American, 24 (0.1%) Native American, 1,624 (10.0%) Asian, 10 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 90 (0.6%) from other races, and 201 (1.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 650 persons (4.0%).
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