Lake Elsinore, California
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View of Lake Elsinore and surrounding area
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| Motto: "Dream Extreme" | ||
 Location in Riverside County |
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 City of Lake Elsinore
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| Coordinates: 33°40′53″N 117°20′43″W / 33.68139°N 117.34528°WCoordinates: 33°40′53″N 117°20′43″W / 33.68139°N 117.34528°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | California | |
| County | Riverside | |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1888 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Robert "Bob" Magee | |
| • Treasurer | Allen P. Baldwin | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 41.687 sq mi (107.970 km2) | |
| • Land | 36.208 sq mi (93.779 km2) | |
| • Water | 5.479 sq mi (14.19 km2) 13.14% | |
| Elevation | 1,296 ft (395 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • Total | 51,821 | |
| • Estimate (2013) | 57,525 | |
| • Density | 1,200/sq mi (480/km2) | |
| Time zone | PST (UTC−8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | |
| ZIP codes | 92530–92532 | |
| Area code | 951 | |
| FIPS code | 06-39486 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652704, 2411601 | |
| Website | www |
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Lake Elsinore is a city in western Riverside County, California, United States. Established as a city in 1888, it is on the shore of Lake Elsinore, a natural freshwater lake about 3,000 acres (1,200 ha) in size. The city has grown from a small resort town in the late 19th century and early 20th century to a population of 51,821 at the 2010 census.
Native Americans have long lived in the Elsinore Valley. The Luiseño people were the earliest known inhabitants. Their pictographs can be found on rocks on the Santa Ana Mountains and in Temescal Valley, and artifacts have been found all around Lake Elsinore and in the local canyons and hills.
Overlooked by the expedition of Juan Bautista de Anza, the largest natural lake in Southern California was first seen by the Spanish Franciscan padre Juan Santiago, exploring eastward from the Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1797. In 1810, the water level of the Laguna Grande was first described by a traveler as being little more than a swamp about a mile long. Later in the early 19th century, the lake grew larger, providing a spot to camp and water their animals for Mexican rancheros, American trappers, the expedition of John C. Frémont, and the immigrants during the California Gold Rush as they traveled along the southern shore of the lake on what later became the Southern Emigrant Trail and the route of the Butterfield Overland Mail.
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