Upper Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, California, United States. Upper Lake is located 8 miles (13Â km) north of Lakeport, at an elevation of 1345 feet (410 m). The population was 1,052 at the 2010 census, up from 989 at the 2000 census. The Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake are headquartered here.
History
This community was formerly named Upper Clear Lake and Upperlake.
The settlement began in 1856, when William B. Elliott opened a blacksmith's shop.
The Upper Clear Lake post office opened in 1871, changed its name to Upper Lake in 1875, to Upperlake in 1905, and then back to Upper Lake in 1906.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4Â km2), of which over 99% is land.
At the 2000 census, according to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 6.0 square miles (16Â km2), of which, 5.8 square miles (15Â km2) of it was land and 0.2 square miles (0.52Â km2) of it (3.33%) was water.
The Hayville Sulphur Spring, formerly used medicinally, is located 5 miles (8Â km) northwest.
Climate
Upper Lake has a Hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa) according to the Köppen climate classification system.
