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Helicopter sprays Santiago Fire in Foothill Ranch during 2007
The Santiago Fire being sprayed by a helicopter in Foothill Ranch

Foothill Ranch is a cool neighborhood located in the city of Lake Forest. It's part of Orange County, California, in the United States. It used to be its own special area before it joined Lake Forest in the year 2000. In 2000, about 10,899 people lived here.

Many well-known companies have their main offices or branches here. These include Oakley, Inc., famous for sunglasses, and ProBoards, which helps people make online forums. Other big names like Nike, Kaiser Aluminum, Kawasaki, and TAE Technologies also have offices in Foothill Ranch. It's also where Saddleback Church is located.

Where is Foothill Ranch?

Foothill Ranch is found at these coordinates: 33°41′19″N 117°39′51″W / 33.688524°N 117.664281°W / 33.688524; -117.664281. It covers an area of about 2.8 square miles (7.2 square kilometers). All of this area is land. The special postal code for Foothill Ranch is 92610.

Who Lives in Foothill Ranch?

In the year 2000, about 10,899 people lived in Foothill Ranch. There were 3,816 homes, and 2,976 of these were families.

Many homes had children under 18 living there, about 49.9%. Most homes, 69.2%, were married couples living together. The average home had about 2.86 people, and the average family had about 3.27 people.

The people living here were of different ages. About 31.5% were under 18 years old. About 47.5% were between 25 and 44 years old. The average age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were about 99.5 males.

In 2000, the average income for a home in Foothill Ranch was $89,038. For families, the average income was $97,897. Very few people, about 1.6%, lived below the poverty line. Foothill Ranch was finished being built in 1996 and became part of Lake Forest in 2000.

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