Upper Lake, California
| Upper Lake, California | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Upper Lake is the gateway to Mendocino National Forest.
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 Location within Lake County and California |
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| Coordinates: 39°09′53″N 122°54′38″W / 39.16472°N 122.91056°WCoordinates: 39°09′53″N 122°54′38″W / 39.16472°N 122.91056°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.687 sq mi (4.369 km2) |
| • Land | 1.682 sq mi (4.357 km2) |
| • Water | 0.005 sq mi (0.012 km2) 0.28% |
| Elevation | 1,345 ft (410 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,052 |
| • Density | 620/sq mi (240/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95485 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-81358 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 236896, 2409382 |
Upper Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, California, United States. Upper Lake is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Lakeport, at an elevation of 1345 feet (410 m). The population was 1,052 at the 2010 census, up from 989 at the 2000 census. The Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake are headquartered here.
This community was formerly named Upper Clear Lake and Upperlake.
The settlement began in 1856, when William B. Elliott opened a blacksmith's shop.
The Upper Clear Lake post office opened in 1871, changed its name to Upper Lake in 1875, to Upperlake in 1905, and then back to Upper Lake in 1906.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), of which over 99% is land.
At the 2000 census, according to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 6.0 square miles (16 km2), of which, 5.8 square miles (15 km2) of it was land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (3.33%) was water.
The Hayville Sulphur Spring, formerly used medicinally, is located 5 miles (8 km) northwest.
Upper Lake has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Upper Lake had a population of 1,052. The population density was 623.6 people per square mile (240.8/km²). The racial makeup of Upper Lake was 842 (80.0%) White, 7 (0.7%) African American, 33 (3.1%) Native American, 7 (0.7%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 104 (9.9%) from other races, and 59 (5.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 242 persons (23.0%).
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