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Upper Lake (formerly, Upper Clear Lake and Upperlake) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, California, United States. Upper Lake is located 8 miles (13 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.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km), 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 (16 km), of which, 5.8 square miles (15 km) of it was land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km) of it (3.33%) was water.
The Hayville Sulphur Spring, formerly used medicinally, is located 5 miles (8 km) northwest.
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…
