Rocklin, California

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Rocklin is a city in Placer County, California, just north of Sacramento. It borders the nearby cities of Roseville and Lincoln. As of the 2004 census, the city population was 48,637.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 History
5 External links

[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

Currently, the Rocklin Unified School District contains three High Schools (Rocklin High School, Whitney High School,and Victory Continutaion High School), two Middle Schools (Granite Oaks Middle School and Springview Middle School), and ten Elementary Schools (Antelope Creek Elementary School, Breen Elementary School, Cobblestone Elementary School, Parker Whitney Elementary School, Rocklin Elementary School, Ruhkala Elementary School, Sierra Elementary School, Twin Oaks Elementary School, Valley View Elementary School, and Rock Creek Elementary 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.

[1] 2006 is the year that Sierra College, a local Junior College, will be celebrating its 70th year of service to the community. The campus is one of the best junior colleges in the state.

Rocklin High School was rated as one of the top high schools in the nation, and over $1.5 million was offered in scholarships to the students there in 2002.

[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.