Romoland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Riverside County, California, United States.
On June 25, 1900, the first Ethanac Post Office was established across Highway 74, named after Ethan Allen Chase (an early settler to the area), with John Gaston serving as the first postmaster.
In 1925, the town of Ethanac changed to "Romola Farms", developed by the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company.
The developer sold off small ranches of four to five acres for the cultivation of fig trees, and grapes.
The project became so popular that the Ethanac post office would be changed to Romola Farms.
When the Post Office Department requested the name change, to avoid confusion with San Diego County's Ramona post office, the name was changed for a final time to Romoland.
[4] The "Motte's Romola Farms" Barn has always been a longtime landmark on Highway 74.
[5] On October 1, 2008, a significant portion of Romoland became part of the then-newly incorporated City of Menifee.
[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km2), all of it land.
However, prior to its incorporation into the city of Menifee, California, the Romoland region was considered to encompass the entire unincorporated area between Perris, Homeland, Nuevo, and Menifee.
The total population prior to Menifee's incorporation in 2008 may have exceeded 100,000 residents in the 30-square-mile (78 km2) area.
The Census reported that the median income in Romoland was $90,185, with 20.6% of the population living below the poverty line.
In the state legislature Romoland is located in the 37th Senate District, represented by Republican Bill Emmerson, and in the 65th Assembly District, represented by Republican Paul Cook.