Lake of the Woods

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Lake of the Woods

Total population

796

Median home value

$276,300

18.9%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$66,036

Lake of the Woods$66k

National$74k

Elevation1561 m

Land area3.52 km²

Weather76°F · Sunny

Coordinates34.83°, -119.00°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Lake of the Woods is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in southwestern Kern County, California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 790.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Lake of the Woods, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Frazier Park
  2.6 mi away
• Lebec
  5.7 mi away
• Mettler
  16.4 mi away
• Arvin
  27.1 mi away · pop. 19,539
• Maricopa
  27.9 mi away
• Lakeside
  28.6 mi away
• Hasley Canyon
  30.4 mi away
• Lamont
  30.6 mi away · pop. 13,164
• Castaic
  31.8 mi away
• Mira Monte
  31.9 mi away
• Dustin Acres
  34.3 mi away · pop. 656
• Golden Hills
  35.5 mi away

Browse all places in California →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Lake of the Woods

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain · 1876

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin · 1791

King Lear

William Shakespeare · 1608

Death Valley in '49

William Lewis Manly · 1894

Three years in California [1846-1849]

Walter Colton · 1850

Study Guide -- The Other Wes Moore by Wes Moore

SuperSummary · 2018

Moby Dick

Herman Melville · 1851

Eldorado Or Adventures In Path Of Empire

Bayard Taylor · 1850

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire BUZZARD, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-05 · 7 mi
• Wildfire RIDGE, Los Angeles, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-07 · 10 mi
• Wildfire FISH, Kern, California
  Wildfires · 2026-07-27 · 37 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 70 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 123 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 155 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 181 mi
• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 192 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Dromedary Camel

Camelus dromedarius

Seen 2026-09-22

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

Seen 2026-09-22

Wilson's Warbler

Cardellina pusilla

Seen 2026-09-19

Common Raven

Corvus corax

Seen 2026-09-18

Saltgrass

Distichlis spicata

Seen 2026-09-18

Tucker's Oak

Quercus john-tuckeri

Seen 2026-09-17

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

Seen 2026-09-15

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Seen 2026-09-15

Pinyon Jay

Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus

Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).