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The City of Lake Forest is located in Orange County and Saddleback Valley. The rich heritage of the past is preserved and enhanced in this contemporary city ready to meet the challenges and opportunities of the future. The City's motto, "Remember the past, challenge the future," is the Lake Forest way of life. Incorporated as a city in 1991, Lake Forest has been carefully master-planned to help ensure that it will always be an ideal place for business to prosper and people to live, work and play. |
The area was originally called Rancho De Los Alisos, then it became known as El Toro, named after the bulls that roamed Don Jose Serrano's ranch. Later the Jose family had to turn over the land to private interests due to financial problems. In the early 1900's, Dwight Whiting, a resident of the area, planted 400 acres of fast growing eucalyptus trees in the growing agricultural community as an answer to the California lumber shortage. In the 1960's, master developer Occidental Petroleum decided to create a master-planned community around the abundant trees and man-made lakes. The eucalyptus trees provided landscaping for the new modern homes and led to the "Forest" in Lake Forest. During the peak of activity at the nearby El Toro Marine Base, the need for new homes and support services increased. Steadily, the Lake Forest area was built into the community we enjoy today. |
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| Lake Forest is adjacent to the merger of Interstate 5 and 405 Freeways and the Foothill and Eastern Transportation Corridors, which provide easy access to Los Angeles, San Diego, and the Inland Empire. The Orange County Airport and an Amtrak station are only minutes away. The City's business, industrial and commercial office parks offer an excellent selection of facilities and development opportunities to meet the needs and specific requirements of varied professions and business, including research and development, technology, manufacturing and retail. Companies that include Oakley, Wet Seal, Del Taco corporate offices, Onyx Acceptance Corp., Black & Decker, Western Digital, and Pacific Life Insurance flourish in Lake Forest. The City takes a proactive role in expanding existing businesses and encouraging entrepreneurial activity. |
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Lake Forest has the charm of a small community with the convenience of a large metropolitan city. It's the place to live the good life in beautiful, safe, well planned neighborhoods. The environment is ideal with mild Mediterranean weather, lush green hills, groves of eucalyptus trees, lakes and style. It's family living at its finest with homes and retirement communities. Twenty public parks and the Whiting Ranch Regional Wilderness Park offer acres of great outdoor pleasure. Everything from tennis, handball, basketball and volleyball courts, tot lots, a golf course, stables, hiking, biking, and equestrian trails, cozy picnic areas and barbecues, to boating and swimming are all conveniently available within the city. There are free summer concerts in the park, theaters, community playhouse productions, special events at Heritage Hill Historical Park and City sponsored programs for all age groups. Lake Forest has quality public schools for grades K - 12, several private elementary schools, preschools, technical and trade schools within the city. Higher education is only minutes away at the University of California at Irvine, California State University at Fullerton, Chapman University, Concordia University and Saddleback and Irvine Valley Community Colleges. |
| Census Report 2000 |
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Population |
Median Household Income |
Median Family Income |
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58,707 |
$67,967 |
$75,121 |
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