Lakeport

History

Former names include Forbestown, Rocky Point, Stony Point, Tuckertown, and Kaci-Badon. Lakeport was first settled by American Indians several thousand years ago. At the coming of the settlers, the Kabe-napos, a subtribe of the Pomo people, lived here within their main village. The village name was Kaci-Badon, after the water lily plant Kaci, and badon, which was the native name for 'island'. The first business in Lakeport was established in 1855, trading goods to the local Indians in exchange for their wares and baskets. The business was run by a man named Johnson, but he did not have a store location. The first shop built in the Lakeport area was constructed by Dr. Boynton. It was William Forbes and James Parrish, however, who created the first shop in the main Lakeport area. Parish was a blacksmith and Forbes was a wagon maker. Forbes was also a pioneer undertaker. It was this investment as well as the land grant Forbes bestowed upon the county, which earned Lakeport its first name: Forbestown. William Forbes came to the area in 1858. He purchased on which to build his home and farm. When the county was investigating land to put the local county seat, Forbes offered of his property on which they could build the county office. The electorate thanked Forbes for his generosity by naming the town after him. Although the town no longer bears his name, other landmarks still retain their name association to him. On June 14, 1861, Forbestown was officially renamed to Lakeport. Some locations still bear the Forbes name, however, such as Forbes Creek and Forbes Street. In 1850, Captain Nathaniel Lyon led an attack in the Bloody Island massacre. Lyon later died fighting for the Union in the Civil War. The first post office, called Big Valley, opened at the site in…

Geography

Lakeport is located at . There is a potentially active rupture zone (defined as a fault that has been active during quaternary time – the last 2,000,000 years) existing immediately east of the City limits running parallel and adjacent to the shoreline of Clear Lake. Within the past 200 years, no major potentially damaging earthquakes have occurred along any faults within Lake County, including the Big Valley fault adjacent to the eastern City boundaries. Geologically, recent faulting is indicated, however, by the apparent displacement of quaternary earth materials along the Big Valley fault. The largest earthquake to affect the city was the 1906 San Francisco earthquake which had a magnitude of 8.3. Although shaking was severe, overall damage in Lakeport was comparatively minor and generally limited to the fall of decorative masonry and chimneys. The city relies on wells for the majority of its potable water supply. In periods of high rainfall, flooding from Clear Lake, Scotts Creek and Forbes Creek has caused historic property damage. Lakeport, like all of the Clear Lake area, has hot, mostly dry summers and cool, wet winters. The average January temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . The average July temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . There are an average of 77.5 days with highs of or higher and an average of 75.5 days with lows of . The record high temperature was on August 10, 1971, and September 13, 1972. The record low temperature was on December 9, 1972. Its climate can be classified as hot-summer Mediterranean climate according to the Köppen climate classification system. Average annual precipitation is . There are an average of 66 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1973 with and the driest year was 2013.…

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• Kelseyville Elementary
  Elementary · Kelseyville · 594 students · 23.8:1 ratio
• Kelseyville High
  High · Kelseyville · 540 students · 18.6:1 ratio
• Terrace Middle
  Middle · Lakeport · 482 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• Lakeport Elementary
  Elementary · Lakeport · 394 students · 20.7:1 ratio
• Upper Lake Elementary
  Elementary · Upper Lake · 378 students · 18.9:1 ratio
• Mountain Vista Middle
  Middle · Kelseyville · 375 students · 17.9:1 ratio
• Clear Lake High
  High · Lakeport · 357 students · 16.2:1 ratio
• Upper Lake High
  High · Upper Lake · 323 students · 20.2:1 ratio