Lake Wildwood, California

Lake Wildwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nevada County, California, United States. The population was 4,991 at the 2010 census, up from 4,868 at the 2000 census.Lake Wildwood is mainly a gated community and news about the CDP is published in a twice a month newspaper, The Wildwood Independent. Local businesses and residences are listed in the annual "Penn Valley Area Directory" published by "Pine Tree Press".HistoryLake Wildwood was laid out by property developers in the 1960s.GeographyLake Wildwood is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.5sqmi, of which, 3.1sqmi of it is land and 0.5sqmi of it is water.Demographics2010The 2010 United States Census reported that Lake Wildwood had a population of 4,991. The population density was 1,421.3 people per square mile (548.8/km²). The racial makeup of Lake Wildwood was 4,726 (94.7%) White, 17 (0.3%) African American, 46 (0.9%) Native American, 56 (1.1%) Asian, 10 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 32 (0.6%) from other races, and 104 (2.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 272 persons (5.4%).