Stateline, California
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Stateline is a former unincorporated community
in El Dorado County
, California
, now incorporated into South Lake Tahoe, California
. It lies at an elevation of 6279 feet (1914 m). As its name suggests, it is at the border with Nevada
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A post office operated at Stateline from 1901. The name Laphams commemorates William W. Lapham who opened a hotel here in the 1850s.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in El Dorado County
El Dorado County, California
El Dorado County is a county located in the historic Gold Country in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and foothills of the U.S. state of California. The 2010 population was 181,058. The El Dorado county seat is in Placerville....
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, now incorporated into South Lake Tahoe, California
South Lake Tahoe, California
South Lake Tahoe is the most populous city in El Dorado County, California, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The population was 21,403 at the 2010 census, down from 23,609 at the 2000 census...
. It lies at an elevation of 6279 feet (1914 m). As its name suggests, it is at the border with Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
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A post office operated at Stateline from 1901. The name Laphams commemorates William W. Lapham who opened a hotel here in the 1850s.