Westlake Village is a planned community that straddles the Los Angeles and Ventura county line. The eastern portion is the incorporated city Westlake Village, located on the western edge of Los Angeles County, California. The city, located in the region known as the Conejo Valley, encompasses half of the area surrounding Westlake Lake, and small neighborhoods primarily south of U.S. Route 101 and east of La Venta Drive. The population was 8,270 at the 2010 census, down from 8,368 at the 2000 census. It is also the headquarters of the Dole Food Company. Westlake Village is known for its affluence and secluded character, and is considered one of the wealthiest communities in the Greater Los Angeles Area.[5]
The western portion of Westlake Village is a community, within the city limits of Thousand Oaks, in Ventura County. The properties and businesses in this portion can be addressed as "Westlake Village", as the United States Post Office maps both 91361 and 91362 ZIP codes to this area. Built across the county line as a planned development, residents recognize that the community of Westlake Village is not limited to the incorporated city in Los Angeles County, but encompassing the entire area surrounding the lake.
The original community was known simply as "Westlake". Roughly two-thirds of it was annexed by the city of Thousand Oaks in two portions, in 1968 and 1972. In 1981, the remaining third eventually incorporated as the City of Westlake Village.[6]
Much of Westlake Village is surrounded by open space, including hiking and horse trails, as well as the vast Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. The town borders the Malibu hills, and is nine miles (14 km) inland from the Pacific Ocean. Coastal breezes seep through canyons to allow Westlake to stay up to 10 degrees cooler and considerably less smoggy than nearby San Fernando Valley during the summer months.
In addition to its role as a bedroom community for Los Angeles via the Ventura Freeway, it is also home to many large commercial offices and the headquarters of the Dole Food Company, Pleasant Holidays,K-Swiss, ValueClick, J.D. Power and Associates, and Jafra Cosmetics. The western region office (Region 5) of Anheuser-Busch Inc. is also located in the community. The Ventura Freeway is one of three of Westlake's lifelines to Los Angeles and Ventura; the Pacific Coast Highway, and the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway also run nearby. It is a short drive to the nearest mall in Thousand Oaks.
Like many upscale hamlets, Westlake Village is well served by golf courses and country clubs. The Westlake Golf Course, off Route 101, is verdant if noisy. More exclusive venues include Sherwood Country Club to the west and North Ranch Country Club to the north.
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Notable Residents
Notable current and former residents of Westlake Village include, in alphabetical order:
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Notable current and former residents of Westlake Village include, in alphabetical order:
- David Anderson, wide receiver in the National Football League [23]
- James Caveziel[24]
- Jimmy Clausen[25]
- Jim Cummings, Voice-over actor best known for his cartoon voices for The Walt Disney Company and Warner Bros.
- Dana Delany, actress
- Lenny Dykstra, baseball center fielder[26]
- Jamie Foxx, comedian/singer/actor
- Wayne Gretzky[27]
- Audley Harrison, 2000 Olympic heavyweight boxing champion.[28]
- Mariel Hemingway, actress[29]
- Hulk Hogan[30]
- Cobi Jones, former Los Angeles Galaxy Player[31]
- Kathryn Joosten, television actress
- Scarlett Keegan[32]
- Hayley Kiyoko[33]
- Martin Lawrence[34]
- Mike Lieberthal, All Star/Gold Glove major league baseball catcher[35]
- Jonathan Lipnicki[36]
- Heather Locklear, actress[37]
- Maureen McCormick, actress, played Marcia Brady in the TV series The Brady Bunch[38]
- Joe Montana[39]
- Eddie Money, musician[40]
- John Ratzenberger, actor, best known as postal worker Cliff from the 80s sitcom, Cheers.[41]
- Kim Richards, child actress and stars on Housewives of Beverly Hills[42]
- Mickey Rooney, actor[43]
- Bas Rutten mixed martial arts fighter and actor[44]
- Mike Scioscia[45]
- George C. Scott, actor[46]
- Vin Scully, voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers[47]
- Mike Seidman, NFL football player[48]
- Martin Sheen, actor
- Edgar Ramirez, actor
- Nikki Sixx, musician and songwriter, Mötley Crüe and Sixx A.M.
- Will Smith, musician and actor[49]
- Kevin Sorbo, actor
- Guillermo del Toro[50]
- Gary Wichard, college football player and professional sports agent[51]
- Jack Wilson, former Major League shortstop
- Eric Wynalda, soccer player[52]
- Robert Young, actor[53]
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