Rocklin, California

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Rocklin is a city in Placer County, California. It is a primarily residential community located north of Sacramento. It shares borders with Roseville and Lincoln. As of 2006, the city's population was estimated to be 50,920 people^[1].

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 Transportation
6 External links

[edit] History

Recent archeological evidence indicates earliest human habitation of the Rocklin area at about 7,000 years ago. About 3000 year ago, perhaps as late as 1500 years ago, the Nisenan, sometimes called Southern Maidu, occupied the area. Although European-Americans severely disrupted their culture in the 19th century, descendants of these people still reside in South Placer County.

Although European-Americans were probably fishing and harvesting game in the Rocklin area in the late 18th and early 19th Centuries, major European-American settlement started in the early 1850’s as fortune hunters sluiced for gold in Secret Ravine, an area of oaks and dredger tailings that can be found today southeast of Interstate 80 between Roseville and Loomis.

[edit] Geography

Rocklin is located at 38°48′0″N, 121°14′48″W (38.800011, -121.246731)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 41.9 km² (16.2 mi²). 41.9 km² (16.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.12%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 36,330 people, 13,258 households, and 10,009 families residing in the city. The population density was 867.5/km² (2,246.2/mi²). There were 14,421 housing units at an average density of 344.3/km² (891.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 88.32% White, 0.91% African American, 0.80% Native American, 4.16% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 1.93% from other races, and 3.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.91% of the population.

There were 13,258 households out of which 42.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the city the population was spread out with 30.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $64,737, and the median income for a family was $72,245. Males had a median income of $54,426 versus $35,920 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,910. About 3.1% of families and 4.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

All schools in Rocklin are part of the Rocklin Unified School District. The eleven elementary schools are

Antelope Creek Elementary School
Breen Elementary School
Cobblestone Elementary School
Parker Whitney Elementary School
Rock Creek Elementary School
Rocklin Academy (charter school)
Rocklin Elementary School
Ruhkala Elementary School
Sierra Elementary School
Twin Oaks Elementary School
Valley View Elementary School

The two middle schools are

Granite Oaks Middle School
Springview Middle School

The two high schools are

Rocklin High School
Whitney High School

The continuation high school is

Victory High School

Rocklin Elementary is the oldest school in the district, though its location has changed a few times. Parker Whitney is the oldest school in the district maintaining the same location. The newest addition is Whitney High School on the border of Rocklin and Lincoln, it is located near Highway 65 and Twelve Bridges exit.

2006 is the year that Sierra College, a local Community College, will be celebrating its 70th year of service to the community.

Rocklin is also home to William Jessup University which is the Sacramento metropolitan area's first private Christian University.

[edit] Transportation

Rocklin is served by Interstate 80 and Highway 65. Work on a new interchange at Sierra College Boulevard and I-80 has just begun.^[2] There is an Amtrak station in Rocklin that is served by the Capitol Corridor and the California Zephyr routes.