Lake Sherwood | |
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census-designated place | |
Lake Sherwood and the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Location within the state of California | |
Coordinates: 34°07′34″N 118°53′17″W / 34.12611°N 118.88806°WCoordinates: 34°07′34″N 118°53′17″W / 34.12611°N 118.88806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Ventura |
Area | |
• Total | 3.323 sq mi (8.607 km2) |
• Land | 3.135 sq mi (8.121 km2) |
• Water | 0.188 sq mi (0.486 km2) 5.65% |
Elevation | 1,194 ft (364 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,527 |
• Density | 460/sq mi (180/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP codes | 91361 |
Area code(s) | 805 |
GNIS feature ID | 2585428 |
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Sherwood, California |
Lake Sherwood is an unincorporated community in the Santa Monica Mountains, in Ventura County, California overlooking Lake Sherwood reservoir. It is south of the Conejo Valley and city of Thousand Oaks, and west of Westlake Village.
While homes have been around the lake since the reservoir was created, the community expanded with the construction of the Sherwood Country Club golf course surrounded by luxury homes.
The ZIP Code is 91361, and the community is inside area code 805. The population was 1,527 at the 2010 census. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Lake Sherwood as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 3.3 square miles (8.6 km²), 3.1 square miles (8.1 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (5.65%) is water.
Lake Sherwood has approximately 660 residences and consists of a guard-gated golf-club community, 3 electronic-gated communities, and lake-view homes along Lake Sherwood Drive. The area is almost completely residential, most residents using neighboring Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, or Agoura Hills for commercial needs.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Lake Sherwood had a population of 1,527. The population density was 459.5 people per square mile (177.4/km²). The racial makeup of Lake Sherwood was 1,368 (89.6%) White, 5 (0.3%) African American, 1 (0.1%) Native American, 101 (6.6%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 9 (0.6%) from other races, and 43 (2.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 52 persons (3.4%).