Laguna Creek is a former

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(CDP) in Sacramento County,

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. It is now part of the incorporated City of Elk Grove.

Geography

Laguna Creek is located at (38.423872, -121.427421). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 34,309 people, 11,314 households, and 9,153 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 11,610 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.10%

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, 9.70%

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, 0.66% Native American, 17.99% Asian, 0.36%

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, 5.48% from other races, and 6.71% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 14.53% of the population. There were 11,314 households, out of which 52.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.8% were

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living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.1% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 1.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.38. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 33.8% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 37.8% from 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 4.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $67,447, and the median income for a family was $70,804. Males had a median income of $51,604 versus $40,895 for females. The

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for the CDP was $25,280. About 3.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the

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, including 4.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the

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, Laguna Creek is in the 1st and 5th

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Districts. The first is vacant due to the death of the late

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and the fifth is represented by Democrat Lois Wolk respectively, and in the 10th Assembly District, represented by Democrat

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. Federally, Laguna Creek is in .

References

{{authority control Neighborhoods in Sacramento County, California Former census-designated places in California Populated places in the Sacramento metropolitan area Elk Grove, California