Walnut Grove, California

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Walnut Grove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. The population was 669 at the 2000 census.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Demographics 3 Sites of interest 4 External links

[edit] Geography

Walnut Grove is located at 38°14′37″N, 121°30′44″W (38.243490, -121.512100)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.9 km² (3.5 mi²). 8.1 km² (3.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (9.86%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 669 people, 245 households, and 159 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 83.1/km² (214.8/mi²). There were 282 housing units at an average density of 35.0/km² (90.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 49.78% White, 1.49% African American, 3.14% Native American, 21.23% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 19.13% from other races, and 5.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 46.79% of the population.

There were 245 households out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.3% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 16.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,179, and the median income for a family was $39,667. Males had a median income of $41,563 versus $23,417 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $14,939. About 14.0% of families and 11.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.9% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Sites of interest

Walnut Grove's location has made it the site of a rare collection of very tall radio and television transmission towers. The first major tower here was the KXTV/KOVR/KCRA Tower built in 1962, which dominated the skyline for over twenty years with its 472 metre height. In 1985 the old tower was joined by taller structures. The guyed KXTV/KOVR Tower is, with a height of 624.5 m, one of the tallest constructions in the world. Two other guyed towers of similar height are the 608.7 metre high Channel 40 Tower and the 609.7 metre high Hearst-Argyle Tower. Towers sited here at the natural corner of the California Central Valley have line of sight coverage of flat valley floor for over 100 kilometers (60 miles) to the north and to the south-southeast, and quite good coverage into the Sierra foothills and mountains across the valley to the northeast and east.

[edit] External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 38.24349° -121.5121°
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  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA

These towers and their guy-wires are a significant hazard to aircraft, which can otherwise freely cross most of the Central Valley at 200 meters altitude.