Canyon Lake, CA

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Canyon Lake, California

Introduction to Canyon Lake, California

Canyon Lake, California, in Riverside county, is 15 miles NW of Temecula, California and 19 miles S of Riverside, California. The city has a population of 9,952.

Canyon Lake History

Canyon Lake was developed as a master-planned community in 1968 by Corona Land Company. The California Southern Railroad established railway tracks in this area in 1882. After the floods of 1884, 1916 and 1927, the tracks were washed out and the railroad abandoned the line. The Railroad Canyon Reservoir was constructed in 1929. George D. Evans family the dam and the surrounding area from the Temescal Water Company in 1937 as a recreational area. It was incorporated as the City of Canyon Lake on December 1, 1990.

Canyon Lake and nearby Attractions

Perris Valley Historical Museum
Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve
Orange Empire Railway Museum
California Citrus State Historical Park
Lake Perris State Recreation Area
Box Springs Mountain Regional Park

Things To Do In Canyon Lake

Canyon Lake offers easy access to several parks, including the Calafia Beach County Park, San Clemente State Beach, the Box Springs Mountain Regional Park, the Lake Perris State Recreation Area and Double Butte County Park. The Perris Valley Historical Museum, the California Citrus State Historical Park, the San Jacinto Valley Museum, Heritage House, the Sherman Indian Museum and the Orange Empire Railway Museum are all nearby as well. Local golfers can enjoy a round at the Canyon Lake Country Club.

Canyon Lake Transportation

San Bernardino International is the nearest major airport.

Canyon Lake Higher Education

Mount San Jacinto College, Crafton Hills College and Saddleback College are the local centers of higher education.

High Points

Canyon Lake strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in California):

Category	Trophy
Low Property Crime (vs. State)	Top 12%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. State)	Top 14%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 17%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. State)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of Canyon Lake, CA

Comparing Canyon Lake to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Well-Paid Single Men
Well-Paid Single Women
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Rents

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	15 miles NW of Temecula, California (center to center)
Nearest Large City	19 miles S of Riverside, California
County	Riverside
Standard Zip Codes	92587
Phone Area Codes	909
Time Zone	Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	33.685
Longitude	-117.271

Station	ELSINORE
Distance	3.7 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 66 F
Apr Temp	46 to 77 F
Jul Temp	61 to 98 F
Oct Temp	51 to 84 F
Annual Precip	12 inches

Station	RIVERSIDE FIRE STA 3
Distance	19.4 miles
Jan Temp	43 to 68 F
Apr Temp	49 to 76 F
Jul Temp	63 to 94 F
Oct Temp	54 to 83 F
Annual Precip	10.2 inches

Station	RIVERSIDE CITRUS EXP STN
Distance	20 miles
Jan Temp	42 to 66 F
Apr Temp	48 to 76 F
Jul Temp	61 to 94 F
Oct Temp	53 to 83 F
Annual Precip	10.6 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	9,952	100%
Male	4,886	49.1%
Female	5,066	50.9%
Under 18	2,578	25.9%
18+	7,374	74.1%
65+	1,683	16.9%
Median Age	40.8
Average Family Size	3
White	9,248	92.9%
African-American	81	0.8%
Asian	153	1.5%
American Indian & Alaskan	35	0.4%
Other	181	1.8%
Mixed Race	243	2.4%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	848	8.5%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	11,287
Growth	1,335
Growth %	13.4%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	16.9%
German	16.8%
English	12.9%
US/American	9.6%
Irish	9.1%
Italian	5.6%
European	4.4%
French (except Basque)	3.1%
Dutch	2.8%
Norwegian	2.4%
Scottish	2.2%
Scotch-Irish	1.9%
Swedish	1.9%
Polish	1.9%
Greek	1%
Welsh	0.9%
Portuguese	0.8%
Hungarian	0.7%
French Canadian	0.7%
Danish	0.5%
Russian	0.5%
Lebanese	0.4%
Austrian	0.3%
Armenian	0.3%
Romanian	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Swiss	0.3%
Czech	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.2%
Scandinavian	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Canyon Lake	9,952	$72,317
Hemet	58,812	$33,579
Lake Elsinore	28,928	$47,563
Moreno Valley	142,381	$48,965
Murrieta	44,282	$65,904
Perris	36,189	$36,063
Temecula	57,716	$62,270

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