Antelope is a
census-designated place
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in
Sacramento County
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,
California
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, United States located approximately northeast of downtown
Sacramento
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and southwest of
Roseville. The population was 48,733 at the 2020 census.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the community has a total area of . Antelope is mostly flat, with very few hills and no major bodies of water.
The northern border of Antelope falls directly onto the line between
Sacramento County
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and
Placer County
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.
The eastern border first follows Roseville Road south from the county line to Butternut Drive. Then the border continues in the same general direction to Antelope Road, so that parcels on Adagio Way, Andante Drive and Katella Way are within Antelope CDP.
The southern border follows Antelope Road.
The western border has two parts. The first part extends from Antelope Rd northwards toward Elverta Rd along 28th St. The second part extends from Elverta Rd towards the Placer county line, along
Dry Creek.
The boundaries were drawn and the town name established by a vote in 1993 to establish the community's identity. The Antelope, CA town designation began July 1, 1994. The ZIP code for Antelope: 95843
History
In the late 1800s, Antelope was the only significant settlement in the Center Township, an area bounded on the North by the Placer county line, on the East by what is now Sunrise Blvd., on the South by the American River, and on the West by the line along 20th St in Rio Linda south to Ethan Way in the Arden-Arcade area. The population of the entire township in 1880 was about 400 people. Many of the railroad workers made their homes here and eventually stayed permanently. Gradually, workers left the area and Antelope became just another small community with little business.
On April 28, 1973, Antelope consisted of a post office, general store and a half-dozen homes. However, at 8:03 a.m., a rail car loaded with aircraft bombs exploded in the southern part of the Southern Pacific's Roseville Yard, destroying the general store and damaging most of the homes.
This event changed Antelope forever - it basically was blown away.
What is known as Antelope today mostly began as a planned community in the late 1980s. It consisted of mainly single-family homes and apartments. Due to the relative newness of the community, most homes are new and the area is well planned out. The proposed and ultimate closure of nearby
McClellan Air Force Base
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between the years 1993-2001 did have a slowing-down economic impact upon this area (the “North Watt Avenue corridor”). Antelope received its own postmark and recognition as a community by the U.S. Postal Service on 1 July 1994.
Demographics
The
2020 United States census reported that Antelope had a population of 48,733. The population density was . The racial makeup of Antelope was 56.1%
White
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, 8.3%
African American
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, 1.0%
Native American, 14.2%
Asian, 0.9%
Pacific Islander
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, 7.0% from
other races, and 12.5% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.2% of the population.
The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.1% were institutionalized.
[
There were 14,946 households, out of which 44.1% included children under the age of 18, 57.2% were married-couple households, 6.6% were ]cohabiting
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couple households, 23.2% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.0% had a male householder with no partner present. 14.9% of households were one person, and 6.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.25.[ There were 11,871 ]families
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(79.4% of all households).
The age distribution was 27.1% under the age of 18, 9.9% aged 18 to 24, 27.6% aged 25 to 44, 24.9% aged 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 34.3years. For every 100 females, there were 96.1 males.[
There were 15,202 housing units at an average density of , of which 14,946 (98.3%) were occupied. Of these, 68.5% were owner-occupied, and 31.5% were occupied by renters.][
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 25.7% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 66.0% spoke only English at home, 5.0% spoke ]Spanish
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, 18.7% spoke other Indo-European languages
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, 7.9% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 2.4% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 89.0% were high school graduates and 24.3% had a bachelor's degree.
The median household income was $95,102, and the per capita income
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was $36,500. About 8.5% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line.
Government
In the California State Legislature
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, Antelope is in , and in .
In the United States House of Representatives
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, Antelope is split between California's 3rd and 6th congressional districts, represented by and , respectively.
Since Antelope is an unincorporated part of Sacramento County, all non-traffic related law enforcement incidents are handled by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, stationed out of the North Division. All traffic related incidents occurring in unincorporated Antelope are handled by the California Highway Patrol North Sacramento Area Office. All of the Center Unified School District property is mainly patrolled by the Twin Rivers Unified School District Police Department via contract, while both the Sunrise Parks and Recreation District and the Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Parks District have a contract with the Fulton-El Camino Park Police Department.
Parks
Parks in Antelope are under the jurisdiction of the Sunrise Parks and Recreation District as well as the Rio Linda Elverta Recreation and Parks District, which are both policed under contract by the Fulton–El Camino Park Police Department.
Tetotom Park
Tetotom Park is located on the corner of Don Julio Blvd and North Loop Dr in Antelope near Antelope Crossing Middle School
The Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District began in 1876, with only a few students in a schoolhouse. It is now among the fastest growing school districts in the State of California. The District has constructed new elementary schools in the ...
. It consists of a plastic playground, two tennis
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courts, a volleyball court, a multipurpose field, and a baseball
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diamond. It also contains four barbecue
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s.
Pokelma Park
Pokelma Park is located on Quiet Knolls Drive off of Elverta Road (behind WinCo Foods
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). It consists of a plastic playground, two tennis courts, a basketball court, and a baseball diamond.
Lone Oak Park
Lone Oak Park is at Elverta and Gray Mare Way, located directly next to Center High School, with a gate for students to enter from the park. It consists of a plastic playground updated with First 5 Grant money in 2009, swings with handicap access, a baseball field, a soccer field, with many benches and trees to sit under.
Blue Oak Park
Blue Oak Park is located at Big Cloud and Heathston Ct, south of Bel-Air Market (Big Cloud leads to a dead end at Old Walerga, which is blocked by a fence from both the park and Big Cloud). It consists of multiple plastic playground and a big, grassy field. There are no restrooms.
Northbrook Park (formerly Antelope Greens Park)
This park is located at Meadow Hawk and Tourmaline Way, which is in a neighborhood between Center High School and McClellan High School off Watt Ave. It is almost hidden to the public, behind some houses and the offskirts of a golf course (which is blocked by a huge fence). You cannot actually see the park from the streets, just the paved bike path and a big gate, which is closed and locked at night. The park contains one half-court basketball court. It is located directly next to Dry Creek, and on the other side of the creek lies Gibson Ranch. This park is not operated by Sunrise Parks and Recreation District. Locals call it Hidden Park.
Antelope Community Park
Antelope Community Park is mainly known as The Park of Dreams, which is the name listed on a painted wall in front of the park. It is located at 8012 Palmerson Drive, between a huge dirt field and the local fire station. The park formerly consisted of a wooden playground that has since been replaced with a plastic and metal playground offering several unique playsets. The park has a trail through the dirt field and many benches in the park.
Antelope Station Park
Antelope Station Park is a park for young children. Contains one small play set, a garden and some benches. It is located at 6306 Outlook Drive.
Almond Grove
Almond Grove is located at 7691 Eagle Point Way. It consists of a field with no playsets.
Firestone Park
Firestone park is a park located at 5415 Poker Lane near Olive Grove Elementary School. It consists of a baseball diamond, two basketball courts, a multipurpose field, a soccer field, benches, bike racks, BBQ and covered picnic tables. The park has children's playsets. This is also where the 2015 Antelope Little league Baseball champions The Braves practice.
Roseview Park
Roseview Park is a park located at 5848 Ridgepoint Drive. It consists of a play area, a BBQ, a garden area, a baseball diamond and a basketball court.
Schools
The following a list of the schools serving Antelope:
Center Unified School District
Elementary schools (K-5)
* Oak Hill Elementary School
* Dudley Elementary School
* North Country Elementary School
* Spinelli Elementary School
Junior high schools
* Wilson C. Riles Middle School
High schools
* Center High School
Antelope High School
* McClellan Continuation High School
Charter schools
* Antelope View Charter School (located at the lower part of the old Center Junior High School)
* Global Youth Charter School (Formerly located at the lower part of the old Center Junior High School. Permanently Closed since 2017.
Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District
Elementary schools (K-5)
* Antelope Meadows Elementary
* Barrett Ranch Elementary
* Olive Grove Elementary
* Heritage Oak Elementary
* Coyote Ridge Elementary
* Quail Glen Elementary
* Dry Creek Elementary
Junior high schools (6-8)
* Antelope Crossing Middle School
The Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District began in 1876, with only a few students in a schoolhouse. It is now among the fastest growing school districts in the State of California. The District has constructed new elementary schools in the ...
* Creekview Ranch Middle School
* Silverado Middle School
Roseville Joint Union High School District
* Antelope High School
Utilities
Sacramento Municipal Utility District provides electric service to the area and PG&E provides natural gas service. Antelope is served by Consolidated Communications
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, Comcast
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, and AT&T
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for its telephone and Internet needs. Not all three providers are available in all areas of the city.
References
External links
Archive of Antelope official webpage on Sacramento County website, dated June 13, 2010
Official Sacramento County Website
Antelope Community Web
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Census-designated places in Sacramento County, California
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