Editing Las Flores, California

{{Short description|Census-designated place in California, United States}}
{{for|the census-designated place in Tehama County|Las Flores, Tehama County, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Las Flores, California
|settlement_type          = [[Unincorporated community]]<br> [[Census-designated place]]
|image_skyline            = Las_Flores,_California.jpg
|imagesize                = 280 px
|image_caption            = Entrance sign for Las Flores along Oso Parkway
|image_map                = File:Orange County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Las Flores Highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location of Las Flores in Orange County, California
|image_map1               = 
|mapsize1                 = 
|map_caption1             = 
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = {{USA}}
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|California}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Orange County, California|Orange]]
|leader_name              = 
|established_date         = 
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| unit_pref               = US
| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Cite US Gazetteer|2010|places|CA}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi        = 2.028
| area_land_sq_mi         = 2.028
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0
| area_total_km2          = 5.254
| area_land_km2           = 5.254
| area_water_km2          = 0
| area_water_percent      = 0

|elevation_m              = 218
|elevation_ft             = 715
|coordinates              = {{coord|33|35|13|N|117|37|39|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|April 1, 2020]]
|population_total         = 5995
|population_density_km2   = auto
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]]
|utc_offset               = −08:00
|timezone_DST             = [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]]
|utc_offset_DST           = −07:00
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
|postal_code              = 92688
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 949|949]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|06|40526}}
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
|blank1_info              = {{GNIS 4|1853398}}, {{GNIS 4|2408577}}
}}

'''Las Flores''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "The Flowers") is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Orange County, California]], located adjacent to the City of [[Rancho Santa Margarita, California]]. The population was 5,971 at the 2010 census, up from 5,625 at the 2000 census. Las Flores does not have its own ZIP Code and is served by the same ZIP Code as adjacent Rancho Santa Margarita, 92688.<ref>[http://www.cityofrsm.org/depts/public_works/gis_maps.asp GIS Maps of Rancho Santa Margarita CA] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120730035032/http://www.cityofrsm.org/depts/public_works/gis_maps.asp |date=2012-07-30 }}</ref>
The Rancho Santa Margarita dog/skate park is located in the CDP and is served by the Orange County Sheriff's Dept. and Orange County Fire Authority.<ref>[http://www.ocsd.org/divisions/patrol_ops_div/south_operations/southpatrol/ OC Sheriff South Patrol Bureau] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808010533/http://www.ocsd.org/divisions/patrol_ops_div/south_operations/southpatrol/ |date=2009-08-08 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.ocfa.org/ocfamain.asp?pgn1=4 OCFA Battalion 5 & 6 Area Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529000116/http://www.ocfa.org/ocfamain.asp?pgn1=4 |date=2008-05-29 }}</ref> Although Las Flores lies in the land grant of [[Rancho Mission Viejo]], it is named after the land grant about {{convert|25|miles|spell=in}} south [[Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores]].

==Geography==
Las Flores is located near the intersection of Oso Parkway and Antonio Parkway in unincorporated southern Orange County, running several miles adjacent to Antonio Parkway and Oso Parkway. Las Flores is bordered by the city of [[Rancho Santa Margarita, California|Rancho Santa Margarita]] to the northwest, the [[census-designated place]] (CDP) [[Coto de Caza, California|Coto de Caza]] to the north, the CDP [[Ladera Ranch, California|Ladera Ranch]] to the south, and the city of [[Mission Viejo, California|Mission Viejo]] to the west.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|2.0|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000=5625
|2010=5971
|2020=5995
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}

Las Flores first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census]].<ref name=2000CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Las Flores CDP, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Las Flores CDP, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0640526&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Las Flores CDP (Orange County), California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0640526&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Las Flores CDP (Orange County), California|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0640526&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|4,040
|3,857
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,499
|71.82%
|64.60%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58.37%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|105
|89
|style='background: #ffffe6; |80
|1.87%
|1.49%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.33%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|22
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9
|0.39%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|571
|766
|style='background: #ffffe6; |948
|10.15%
|12.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.81%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|5
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.09%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|10
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |38
|0.18%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.63%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|204
|232
|style='background: #ffffe6; |350
|3.63%
|3.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.84%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|668
|984
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,061
|11.88%
|16.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.70%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''5,625'''
|'''5,971'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''5,995'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Las Flores had a population of 5,971. The population density was {{convert|2,943.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Las Flores was 4,488 (75.2%) White (64.6% Non-Hispanic White),<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0640526.html|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702005854/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0640526.html|archivedate=2012-07-02 |title=Las Flores CDP QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau }}</ref> 91 (1.5%) African American, 23 (0.4%) Native American, 780 (13.1%) Asian, 12 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 261 (4.4%) from other races, and 316 (5.3%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 984 people (16.5%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0640526|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715035924/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0640526|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Las Flores CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 1,916 households, 1,079 (56.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,279 (66.8%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 198 (10.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 76 (4.0%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 84 (4.4%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 12 (0.6%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 257 households (13.4%) were one person and 27 (1.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.12.  There were 1,553 families (81.1% of households); the average family size was 3.47.

The age distribution was 2,029 people (34.0%) under the age of 18, 418 people (7.0%) aged 18 to 24, 1,885 people (31.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,416 people (23.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 223 people (3.7%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 33.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.

There were 1,969 housing units at an average density of 970.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,326 (69.2%) were owner-occupied and 590 (30.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.6%.  4,469 people (74.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,502 people (25.2%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Las Flores had a median household income of $128,301, with 3.6% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref name="quickfacts.census.gov"/>

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 5,625 people, 1,936 households, and 1,486 families in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|2,816.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 1,999 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,000.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the CDP was 78.17% White, 1.88% African American, 0.46% Native American, 10.22% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 4.21% from other races, and 4.96% from two or more races. Hispanic, of any race were 11.88%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 1,936 households 51.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.2% were non-families. 14.7% of households were one person and 0.7% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.31.

The age distribution was 32.4% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 46.7% from 25 to 44, 12.4% from 45 to 64, and 2.5% 65 or older.  The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median household income was $89,978 and the median family income  was $100,448. Males had a median income of $70,397 versus $46,029 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $38,241.  About 0.3% of families and 1.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 0.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Served by Rancho Santa Margarita's zip code 92688. It is named in reference to [[Rancho Santa Margarita y Las Flores]]. It was established when Rancho Santa Margarita was unincorporated in the 1990s and was never officially annexed when RSM incorporated in 2000.<ref>[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/zcl_3_results.jsp Look Up a ZIP Code]</ref>

==Government==
In the [[California State Legislature]], Las Flores is in {{Representative|casd|36|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|73|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=[[Regents of the University of California]] |accessdate=April 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Las Flores is in {{Representative|cacd|49|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|49}}</ref>

==Education==
The CDP is served by [[Capistrano Unified School District]].

Las Flores is the home to the adjoined campuses of Las Flores Elementary and Las Flores Middle School, as well as [[Tesoro High School]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Greater Los Angeles}}

==References==
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{{Orange County, California}}
{{Greater Los Angeles Area}}
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[[Category:Las Flores, California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Orange County, California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]