Portola Hills, California

Portola Hills was a census-designated place in Orange County, California, United States. The population was 6,391 at the 2000 census. It was incorporated into the city of Lake Forest, California, in 2000.HistoryThe tracts were developed in the late 1980s through the early 1990s. The development was named after Gaspar de Portolá, California's first terrestrial Spanish explorer, who passed through the vicinity in 1769. (Nearby Trabuco Canyon is named for a blunderbuss which was lost by expedition members.)GeographyPortola Hills is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, all land.Due to its checkered history, mail addressed to residents of Portola Hills may be labeled as Portola Hills, Trabuco Canyon, or Lake Forest.DemographicsAs of the census of 2000, there were 6,391 people, 2,164 households, and 1,729 families residing in the CDP. The population density was. There were 2,181 housing units at an average density of. The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.60% White, 1.63% African American, 0.30% Native American, 6.76% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 2.64% from other races, and 3.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.03% of the population.