Lake Forest

city in Orange County, California, United States
Place city_in_the_united_states Q752671
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Lake Forest was founded in 1991 . It is an organization established in that year . The entity operates under the name Lake Forest .

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Orange County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Postal code: 92609, 92610, 92630, 92679[5], 92630[6]
  • Commons category: Lake Forest, California[7]
  • Local dialing code: 949[8]
  • Inception: 1991[9]
  • Official website: http://www.city-lakeforest.com[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lake Forest, California[11]
  • Population: 58,707[12], 77,264[13], 85,858[14]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Lake Forest, California[15]
  • Official name: Lake Forest[16]
  • Category for people born here: Q23897207[17]
  • Number of households: 29,342[18]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Lake Forest, California[19]
  • Different from: Forest Lake[20]
  • Elevation above sea level: 148 m[21]
  • Area: 43.280551 km²[22], 46.36628 km²[23]
  • Water as percent of area: 0.4814 percent[24]
  • Territory overlaps: Mission Viejo–Lake Forest–Laguna Niguel urban area[25]
  • Water area: 0.223202 km²[26]
  • Per capita income: 48,474 US dollars[27]

Why It Matters

Lake Forest has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → city in the United States
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Lake Forest, California
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+43.280551'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+46.36628'}
    Coordinates → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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