Wildomar, California
| City of Wildomar | |
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| City | |
 Location in Riverside County and the state of California |
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 City of Wildomar
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| Coordinates: 33°35′56″N 117°16′48″W / 33.59889°N 117.28000°WCoordinates: 33°35′56″N 117°16′48″W / 33.59889°N 117.28000°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Riverside |
| Incorporated | July 1, 2008 |
| Government | |
| • City council |
Mayor Ben Benoit Mayor Pro-tem Bridgette Moore Timothy Walker Marsha Swanson Bob Cashman |
| • City Manager | Gary Nordquist |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.688 sq mi (61.351 km2) |
| • Land | 23.688 sq mi (61.351 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 1,270 ft (387 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 32,176 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 33,620 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (520/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 92595 |
| Area code(s) | 951 |
| FIPS code | 06-85446 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1661691, 2497148 |
| Website | www |
Wildomar is a city in Riverside County, California, United States. It was incorporated on July 1, 2008. The city is located in a fast-growing area. As of the 2010 census, the population of Wildomar was 32,176, an increase from 14,064 at the 2000 census, when the community was still an unincorporated census-designated place.
In the summer of 1880 when, looking down from the peak of Mt. Baldy, Franklin Heald of Pasadena first noticed Lake Elsinore, then known as La Laguna. A few months later, in October, Frank Kimbal of San Diego signed an agreement with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad to build a rail line past the lake from San Diego to Barstow, then known as Waterman.
The next winter, Heald traveled by buggy to see La Laguna (Lake Elsinore) at the same time work commenced on the rail line from San Diego skirting the lakeshore. The new line was to be known as the California Southern Railroad. Rails and spikes were brought from Antwerp, Belgium and locomotives came from the Eastern Seaboard. The line was completed as far as Colton on August 14, 1882. The new train service was destined to bring development to the Wildomar area, then known as southern portion of the Rancho La Laguna.
Heald found that the Rancho La Laguna could be purchased, with the exception of some 500 acres (2.0 km2) owned by the Machado family, from the London and San Francisco Bank for $24,000. On July 3, 1883, Heald paid $1,000 as a down payment on the area. He then brought in William Collier and Donald Graham as partners. On September 24 of that year, the three men purchased the 12,832 acres (51.93 km2) of Rancho La Laguna with an additional payment of $7,000 advanced by William Collier. The remaining debt was paid off shortly thereafter.
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