Rio Linda, California
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| Rio Linda, California | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Sacramento |
| Area | |
| - Total | 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km²) |
| - Land | 5.5 sq mi (14.2 km²) |
| - Water | 0 sq mi (0 km²) |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 10,466 |
| - Density | 1,902.9/sq mi (737/km²) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| - Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95673 |
| Area code(s) | 916 |
| FIPS code | 06-60942 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659514 |
Rio Linda is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 10,466.
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[edit] History
The Rio Linda/Elverta community is part of a Mexican Land Grant dating from 1839, known as Rancho Del Paso. In 1910, a Fruit Land Company of Minneapolis acquired 12,000 acres of the Grantand in 1912 the area was subdivided. Renamed in 1913 to Rio Linda it was known as 'Dry Creek Station', a flag stop for the Northern Electric Railroad. Two families settled in Rio Linda by 1912, three more arrived in 1913 and nine more in 1914. By 1918 approximently fifty families in the communtiy, mostly of Scandinavian and Geraman desent. By 1920 poultry farming had proved to be feasible in the area which was advertised throughout several Eastern states during the 1920's. An association was formed in 1942 as the area became well known for its excellent poultry production.[1]
[edit] Geography
Rio Linda is located at (38.690252, -121.453814)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.2 km²), all of it land.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 10,466 people, 3,461 households, and 2,647 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,911.2 people per square mile (737.4/km²). There were 3,596 housing units at an average density of 656.7/sq mi (253.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.04% White, 2.23% African American, 1.46% Native American, 2.69% Asian, 0.48% Pacific Islander, 4.88% from other races, and 5.22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.10% of the population.
There were 3,461 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 30.8% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,026, and the median income for a family was $45,272. Males had a median income of $38,178 versus $29,504 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $17,656. About 9.9% of families and 14.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.6% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Politics
In the state legislature Rio Linda is located in the 6th Senate District, represented by Democrat Darrell Steinberg, and in the 4th Assembly District, represented by Republican Ted Gaines. Federally, Rio Linda is located in California's 3rd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +7 [4] and is represented by Republican Dan Lungren.
[edit] Sports and Recreation
Rio Linda is home to the Roy Hayer Memorial Race Track. This track is noted as the first track that four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon ever competed on.[5]
Rio Linda hosts the northern tip of the Sacramento Northern Bike Trail
[edit] References on the Rush Limbaugh Show
Frequently, Rio Linda is referred to on the Rush Limbaugh radio show. Usually, this is done to spotlight a fact that may be misunderstood and needs to be explained better for slower learners. Rush explains these references to the town as follows[6]:
"I moved to Sacramento in 1984, and I was to start my show there October the 15th. So I got there a couple weeks early, and I drove around to try to familiarize myself with the community about which I was going to soon be speaking. So I'm driving around, and I went up to one of the Air Force Bases, I think there were two of them out there, and I now get them confused, but I think this was McClellan. Anyway, I'm driving around out there, and, all of a sudden, I come across this one-lane or two-lane road leading into what looks like oblivion, and the population sign or the city designation sign says Rio Linda and there's no number there in terms of how many people live there. You know, most population signs always say the population, at least they did when I grew up, so I figured nobody is willing to admit living there, so let me go look at it.
I'm driving down this two-lane road, and I see houses with refrigerators, the door is open on the porch. I see cars jacked up on concrete blocks in the front yard, dogs running around chasing garbage in the front yards, and I said "Whoa, what is this place?" So I went back and I asked people at the radio station, KFBK, "What is this Rio Linda place?" And they said, "Well, it is what it is; there are some nice areas of it, too, but you just happened to go through the bad part." So I offered, after having seen the place -- and I used to have a shtick back then of always picking a local community and making fun of it just as a broadcast technique -- so I offered to move there to elevate property values if they would rename the place Limbaugh, California. They refused, of course. I also tried the same thing with West Sacramento, and that bombed out as well. But ever since Rio Linda has just been my pet little favorite community to pick on. Property values have since risen out there. But you can drive and still see some of the things I saw when you drive through town. I love the people of Rio Linda and I want to make sure they understand what's being discussed on the program, so I always will change or expand certain words' definition so they are not left out. It's an act of true compassion by a broadcast specialist."– Rush Limbaugh
[edit] Notable Residents
- Bob Oliver, Professional Baseball player
- Darren Oliver, Professional Baseball player
- Jaime Jara, Gladiator Challenge middleweight champion
- Sheila Hudson, Triple-Jump record holder
[edit] References
- ^ The Unique History of Rio Linda and Elverta. Retrieved on 2008-06-01.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?. Campaign Legal Center Blog. Retrieved on 2008-02-10.
- ^ Caraviello, David (2007-06-23). Only traces of past linger in Gordon's hometown in Cali. NASCAR.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
- ^ Limbaugh, Rush (2007-11-30). Rio Linda Explained for Those in Rio Linda. Clear Channel. Retrieved on 2007-12-21.
[edit] External links
- Rio Linda, California is at coordinates Coordinates:
- My Rio Linda - A nostalgic look at life in Rio Linda.
- A Rio Linda information Page
- Rio Linda 87 - The Rio Linda High School class of 1987 website.
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