Nice is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, California, United States.
[2] Nice is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) southeast of Upper Lake,[3] at an elevation of 1,362 feet (415 m).
The town was originally called Clear Lake Villas, until Charles William Bayne renamed the place after his former hometown, Nice, France, c. 1930.
[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2), all of it land.
The racial makeup of Nice was 2,187 (80.1%) White, 65 (2.4%) African American, 159 (5.8%) Native American, 42 (1.5%) Asian, 7 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 123 (4.5%) from other races, and 148 (5.4%) from two or more races.
There were 1,672 housing units at an average density of 755.9 per square mile (291.9/km2).
The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.29% White, 2.15% African American, 4.90% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 1.83% from other races, and 3.15% from two or more races.
In the California State Legislature, Nice is in the 2nd Senate District, represented by Democrat Mike McGuire, and in the 4th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry.