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Carlsbad was renamed in 1883 when its mineral waters were found to be chemically similar to those of the famous spa town of Karlsbad in Bohemia, now Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic; before that it was a cattle and rail stop called Frazier's Station.

Carlsbad, in northern San Diego County about 35 miles north of San Diego, incorporated on July 16, 1952.

Carlsbad had 114,746 residents in the 2020 census, making it the fifth most populous city in San Diego County.

Carlsbad has about 44,000 households with roughly 2.58 people per household, and a median household income estimated at over $139,000 in 2023.

LEGOLAND California opened in Carlsbad in March 1999 as the first LEGOLAND theme park built outside of Europe.

Carlsbad is home to the nation's largest desalination plant, the Carlsbad Desalination Plant at the Encina site, completed in December 2015.

Most of Carlsbad's open water lies in three coastal lagoons — Buena Vista, Batiquitos, and Agua Hedionda — which are protected habitats for birds and marine life.

The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch cover about 50 acres of Giant Tecolote Ranunculus that bloom in rainbow bands each spring from March to May, a tradition rooted in the Frazee family's flower farming of the 1920s and 1960s.

Carlsbad's official city flower is the bird-of-paradise.

The historic Leo Carrillo Ranch in Carlsbad preserves the adobe hacienda and grounds of actor Leo Carrillo, known for playing Pancho in The Cisco Kid.