El Dorado Hills, California
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El Dorado Hills is a census-designated place located in El Dorado County, California. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 18,016. Rapid development in recent years has made it the county's largest community, although it is still unincorporated. Population estimates from various government agencies for early 2006 range from about 33,000 to 40,000, depending mainly on each agency's choice of boundaries to define El Dorado Hills.
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[edit] Geography and environment
El Dorado Hills is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills at the border between El Dorado County and Sacramento County, at 38°41'18" North, 121°4'42" West (38.688223, -121.078461)GR1. The northwest portion of El Dorado Hills borders Folsom Lake,with the developed area extending about 8 miles to the south.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 46.4 km² (17.9 mi²). In a 2005 proposal to incorporate El Dorado Hills as a city the El Dorado County Local Agencies Formation Commission (LAFCO) defined different boundaries, enclosing 20,023 acres (81.0 km², or 31.3 mi²). In recent years El Dorado Hills has been the subject of a naturally occurring asbestos investigation after high traces of tremolite were found in the fields surrounding Oak Ridge High School.
The subsurface environment of El Dorado Hills is relatively free of groundwater and soil contamination, based upon an areawide analysis of the potential for pesticide contamination and evaluation of underground storage tanks.(Earth Metrics, 1989)
[edit] Demographics
El Dorado Hills was mainly a bedroom community from its origin in 1962 until nearly the end of the 20th century. Around the year 2000 its population growth and commercial development accelerated. Development began in its Town Center area to form a true downtown business area, and its Business Park experienced increasing rates of construction and occupancy.
Total population in December, 2003 was estimated at 28,329 by the Sacramento Area Council Of Governments (SACOG). The El Dorado County Local Agencies Formation Commission projected a population of 33,531 at the end of 2005. For the same point in time the El Dorado Hills Fire Department estimated a population of 39,636 in its 37-square-mile service area.
The El Dorado County General Plan defines the El Dorado Hills Community Region to be about 44 square miles in size. In 2007 the County and SACOG will redefine the area to be considered as the Census Designated Place (CDP) for El Dorado Hills in the 2010 Census.
Detailed demographic data has not been updated since the censusGR2 of 2000, in part because El Dorado Hills remains unincorporated. Also, the older data applies to a smaller area than was proposed for incorporation as a city. (The city incorporation proposal failed in the November, 2005 election by a margin of 56.3% to 43.6%.)
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 18,016 people, 5,896 households, and 5,206 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 388.6/km² (1,006.3/mi²). There were 6,071 housing units at an average density of 131.0/km² (339.1/mi²). SACOG's estimate for December, 2003 was 9,713 dwelling units.
The Census Bureaus's assessment of racial makeup of the CDP was 90.11% White, 0.77% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 4.11% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 1.37% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. 4.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 5,896 households out of which 50.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.5% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.7% were non-families. 9.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.26.
In the CDP the population distribution was 33.2% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,483, and the median income for a family was $97,711. Males had a median income of $75,369 versus $45,978 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $40,239. 1.7% of the population and 1.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 1.5% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
[edit] Famous Natives
Ravi Malthora, Academy Award winning filmmaker
[edit] Bibliography
- C.Michael Hogan and Marc Papineau, ‘'Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Four Mile Search Area, El Dorado Hills, California, March 7, 1989</ref>
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
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