Lake of the Woods | |
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 Lake of the Woods, with Lockwood Valley Road and Lakewood Drive in the center. The buildings at bottom front on Frazier Mountain Park Road. | |
 Location of Lake of the Woods in Kern County, California | |
  Lake of the Woods Location in Southern California  Lake of the Woods Location in California  Lake of the Woods Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 34°49′03″N 118°59′47″W / 34.81750°N 118.99639°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Kern |
| Government | |
| • Senate | Shannon Grove (R) |
| • Assembly | Vince Fong (R) |
| • U. S. Congress | Kevin McCarthy (R) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.523 sq mi (9.125 km2) |
| • Land | 3.522 sq mi (9.122 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.002 km2) 0.028% |
| Elevation | 5,121 ft (1,561 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 790 |
| • Density | 220/sq mi (87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| FIPS code | 06-39696 |
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.[3]
The community is in Cuddy Canyon in the San Emigdio Mountains, along the Ventura and Kern County line. It is within the Los Padres National Forest.
The name "Lake of the Woods" was bestowed by pioneer Mrs. Florence Cuddy, when the community was established in 1925. The reservoir for which it was named has been dry since 1962, when its dam burst.[4]
- ^ U.S. Census Archived 2012-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake of the Woods, California
- ^ "Lake of the Woods CDP, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Adam Nagourney, A Dry California Town Struggles to Save Its Water Supply, The New York Times, March 7, 2014; see Ridge Route Communities Museum And Historical Society (accessed July 21, 2022) for precise year and circumstances.