Gold River, California
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Census-designated place
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(CDP) in Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County, California
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. The population was 7,812 at the 2010 census, down from 8,023 at the 2000 census. Gold River is part of the Sacramento
Sacramento, California
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-2010:The 2010 United States Census reported that Roseville had a population of 118,788. The population density was 3,279.4 people per square mile...
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Sacramento metropolitan area
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The community of Gold River consists of a residential planned development and some smaller subdivisions served by Gold River Discovery Center (a K through 8 school), as well as some retail, commercial and light industrial areas. The community consists of detached single family homes, duplex and triplexes, as well as a condominium development. Gold River lies between the cities of Rancho Cordova on the South, Folsom on the East, and the American River to the North. The Gold River Community Association http://www.grca.info/ is the master association for the 25 separate "villages" that make up the planned development. Each village has its own subassociations as well. The planned development and two subdivisions, including Gold River Station and opted out of inclusion into the City of Rancho Cordova by resolution and petitions, respectively. The community remains an unincorporated part of Sacramento County.
Geography
Gold River is located at 38°37′24"N 121°14′52"W (38.623392, -121.247845).According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7 km²), of which, 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (3.10%) is water.
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Gold River had a population of 7,912. The population densityPopulation density
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was 2,907.4 people per square mile (1,122.6/km²). The racial makeup of Gold River was 5,837 (73.8%) White, 195 (2.5%) African American, 20 (0.3%) Native American, 1,426 (18.0%) Asian, 28 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 97 (1.2%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 309 (3.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 515 persons (6.5%).
The Census reported that 7,912 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 3,335 households, out of which 912 (27.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 2,045 (61.3%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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living together, 218 (6.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 98 (2.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 92 (2.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 30 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 815 households (24.4%) were made up of individuals and 420 (12.6%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37. There were 2,361 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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(70.8% of all households); the average family size was 2.83.
The population was spread out with 1,583 people (20.0%) under the age of 18, 444 people (5.6%) aged 18 to 24, 1,304 people (16.5%) aged 25 to 44, 3,024 people (38.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,557 people (19.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.7 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
There were 3,505 housing units at an average density of 1,288.0 per square mile (497.3/km²), of which 2,787 (83.6%) were owner-occupied, and 548 (16.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.4%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.7%. 6,665 people (84.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,247 people (15.8%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 8,023 people, 3,180 households, and 2,391 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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was 3,011.1 people per square mile (1,164.5/km²). There were 3,275 housing units at an average density of 1,229.1 per square mile (475.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.2% White, 1.3% African American, 0.4% Native American, 15.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 2.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.1% of the population.
There were 3,180 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 5.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 2.91.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 3.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 32.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $92,028, and the median income for a family was $98,842. Males had a median income of $67,905 versus $48,452 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the CDP was $42,341. About 0.5% of families and 0.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
In the state legislatureCalifornia State Legislature
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Gold River is located in the 1st Senate
California State Senate
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District, represented by Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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Dave Cox
Dave Cox
David E. Cox was an American politician from Holdenville, Oklahoma. A Republican, he served as a California State Senator, representing the 1st district from December 2004 until his death in July 2010, and also served as an California State Assemblyman for the six years immediately before his...
, and in the 10th Assembly
California State Assembly
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District, represented by Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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Alan Nakanishi
Alan Nakanishi
Alan S. Nakanishi, M.D., was a Republican Assemblymember from California's 10th State Assembly district, serving from 2002 to 2008. In 2010, Dr. Nakanishi was a candidate for the State Board of Equalization.-Early Life:...
. Federally, Gold River is located in California's 3rd congressional district
California's 3rd congressional district
California's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of California. It covers most of Sacramento County and part of Solano County, as well as all of Alpine, Amador and Calaveras counties...
, which has a Cook PVI
Cook Partisan Voting Index
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of R +7 and is represented by Republican Dan Lungren
Dan Lungren
Daniel Edward "Dan" Lungren is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. The district covers most of Sacramento County and part of Solano County, as well as all of Alpine, Amador and Calaveras counties...
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Famous residents
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, Sacramento County Supervisor - Sarah GardnerSarah GardnerSarah Gardner is a television news anchor. She was an anchor for KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California from 1993 to 2007.-Early life and education:...
, former KRCA News Anchor - Nasir GebelliNasir GebelliNasir Gebelli is an Iranian-American programmer and video game developer. Gebelli co-founded Sirius Software, created his own company Gebelli Software, and worked for Square .-Sirius Software:...
, former Square programmer