Editing Foothill Ranch, California

{{short description|Human settlement in California, United States of America}}
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[[File:Helicopter sprays Santiago Fire in Foothill Ranch during 2007.jpg|thumb|The [[Santiago Fire]] being sprayed by a helicopter in Foothill Ranch]]

'''Foothill Ranch''' is a neighborhood of the city of [[Lake Forest, California|Lake Forest]] in [[Orange County, California]], United States. The population was 10,899 at the 2000 census. The [[master planned community]] was a [[census-designated place]] prior to being incorporated into the city in 2000.

Foothill Ranch is notable for being the headquarters of [[Oakley, Inc.]], and [[ProBoards]]. Other companies such as [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Kaiser Aluminum]], [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries|Kawasaki]], and [[TAE Technologies]] also have offices in Foothill Ranch. It is also the home of [[Saddleback Church]].

== Geography ==
Foothill Ranch is located at {{coord|33.688524|-117.664281|type:city|format=dms|display=inline,title}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.8|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.  The ZIP Code for Foothill Ranch is 92610.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/92610|title=Foothill Ranch ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 10,899 people, 3,816 households, and 2,976 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|3,858.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 3,873 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,371.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.38% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 1.92% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.29% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 14.96% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.28% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 4.78% from two or more races.  10.85% of the population were [[Hispanics in the United States|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 3,816 households, out of which 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non-families. 16.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 4.1% from 18 to 24, 47.5% from 25 to 44, 14.6% from 45 to 64, and 2.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $89,038, and the median income for a family was $97,897. Males had a median income of $67,791 versus $41,786 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $36,013. About 1.4% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Foothill Ranch was completed in 1996 and was annexed to Lake Forest in 2000.

== Politics ==
In the [[California State Legislature|state legislature]], Foothill Ranch is located in the 37th [[California State Senate|Senate]] District, represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Steven Choi]], and in the 70th [[California State Assembly|Assembly]] District, represented by Republican [[Donald P. Wagner]].

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Foothill Ranch is in {{Representative|cacd|45|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|45}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.foothillranch.org Foothill Ranch] is the Home Owners Association web page

[[Category:Neighborhoods in Lake Forest, California]]
[[Category:Former census-designated places in California]]