Lake Wildwood | |
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census-designated place | |
Lake Wildwood
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Location in Nevada County and the state of California |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 39°14′6″N 121°12′11″W / 39.23500°N 121.20306°WCoordinates: 39°14′6″N 121°12′11″W / 39.23500°N 121.20306°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Nevada |
Area | |
• Total | 3.512 sq mi (9.095 km2) |
• Land | 3.059 sq mi (7.923 km2) |
• Water | 0.453 sq mi (1.172 km2) 12.89% |
Elevation | 1,529 ft (466 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,991 |
• Density | 1,400/sq mi (550/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 95946 |
Area code(s) | 530 |
FIPS code | 06-39885 |
GNIS feature ID | 1682906 |
Lake Wildwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 4,991 at the 2010 census, up from 4,868 at the 2000 census.
Lake Wildwood is mainly a gated community and news about the CDP is published in a twice a month newspaper, The Wildwood Independent. Local businesses and residences are listed in the annual "Penn Valley Area Directory" published by "Pine Tree Press".
Lake Wildwood was laid out by property developers in the 1960s.
Lake Wildwood is located at 39°14′6″N 121°12′11″W / 39.23500°N 121.20306°W (39.234885, -121.203026).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), of which, 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2) of it (12.89%) is water.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Lake Wildwood had a population of 4,991. The population density was 1,421.3 people per square mile (548.8/km²). The racial makeup of Lake Wildwood was 4,726 (94.7%) White, 17 (0.3%) African American, 46 (0.9%) Native American, 56 (1.1%) Asian, 10 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 32 (0.6%) from other races, and 104 (2.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 272 persons (5.4%).