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Elverta is a
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in
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. It is part of the
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, which includes
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(the
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and
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),
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, and Roseville. It is about from Sacramento, from Rio Linda, from Roseville, and from
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. The population was 5,492 as of the 2010 census. The ZIP code is 95626, which it shares with other areas of Sacramento County as well as parts of Placer and Sutter counties. The community has very few hills, and no major bodies of water.


History

The unincorporated community was named for Elverta Dike, whose husband donated property to a local church. The Elverta/ Rio Linda community is located on part of the Rancho Del Paso Mexican land grant of 1844. In 1910, a Fruit Land Company of Minneapolis acquired of the Grant and in 1912 the area was subdivided. It also runs to the Rio Linda Bike Path.


Geography

Elverta is located at (38.7137910, -121.4627326). According to the
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, the unincorporated community has a total area of .


Climate

According to the
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system, Elverta has a
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, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.


Demographics


2010

The
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reported that Elverta had a population of 5,492. The population density was . The racial makeup of Elverta was 4,453 (81.1%)
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, 117 (2.1%)
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, 77 (1.4%) Native American, 208 (3.8%)
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, 48 (0.9%)
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, 302 (5.5%) from
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, and 287 (5.2%) from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 859 persons (15.6%). The Census reported that 5,486 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 6 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 1,741 households, out of which 688 (39.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,035 (59.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 219 (12.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 123 (7.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 106 (6.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 23 (1.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 259 households (14.9%) were made up of individuals, and 83 (4.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15. There were 1,377
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(79.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.48. The population was spread out, with 1,387 people (25.3%) under the age of 18, 554 people (10.1%) aged 18 to 24, 1,240 people (22.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,728 people (31.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 583 people (10.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males. There were 1,839 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,389 (79.8%) were owner-occupied, and 352 (20.2%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.6%. 4,317 people (78.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,169 people (21.3%) lived in rental housing units.


2000

As of the
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of 2000, there were 6,178 people, 1,898 households, and 1,573 families residing in the Unincorporated community. As of the
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2008 there were 6,704 people. As of 2000 there were 1,956 housing units at an average density of 738.1 per square mile (285/km2). The racial makeup of the unincorporated community was 80.8%
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, 2.40%
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, 2.15% Native American, 2.90%
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, 0.51%
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, 5.51% from
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, and 5.79% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 11.90% of the population. There were 1,898 households, out of which 40.7% and children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 11.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.25 and the average family size was 3.50. The median income per household in the unincorporated community was $46,681, and the median income per family was $17,255. Males had a median income of $39,000 versus $30,893 for females. The
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for the city was $17,255. About 8.4% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the
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, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those 65 or over.


Education

Elverta is served by
Elverta Joint Elementary School District Elverta Joint Elementary School District is a public school district based in Sacramento County, California, United States. It has three schools: Alpha Middle School, Elverta Elementary School, and Alpha Charter School. References External lin ...
, which serves Sacramento and Placer counties. The district is a
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distinguished school district. It includes Elverta Elementary School, an
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serving
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through
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, and Alpha Technology Middle School, a
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serving sixth through eighth grades. Elverta
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students attend schools in
Center Unified School District Center Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) is a school district, located at the northern edge of Sacramento County, California, in the town of Antelope. There are two high schools ( Center High School and McClellan High School), one middle sc ...
,
Twin Rivers Unified School District Twin Rivers Unified School District is a school district in McClellan, California, United States. The district office is located at 5115 Dudley Boulevard, McClellan, California. Twin Rivers operates the cleanest school bus fleet in the country, ...
, or Roseville Joint High School District.


Government and infrastructure

Elverta is represented by Phil Serna, the District 1 representative on the
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. The
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Elverta post office is located at 161 West Elverta Road.


Adjacent areas


See also

*
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*
Rio Linda, California Rio Linda (Spanish: ''Río Linda'', meaning "Pretty River") is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California. It is part of the Sacramento metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 15,106, up from 10,466 ...


References


External links


First Baptist Church of Elverta
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