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Loomis (formerly Pine, Pino, Smithville, and Placer) is an
incorporated town An incorporated town is a town that is a municipal corporation. Canada Incorporated towns are a form of local government in Canada, which is a responsibility of provincial rather than federal government. United States An incorporated town o ...
in
Placer County, California Placer County ( ; ''Placer'', Spanish for "sand deposit"), officially the County of Placer, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 404,739. The county seat is Auburn. P ...
, United States. It is part of the
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. The town's population was reported as 6,836 in the 2020 census. It shares borders with the city of Rocklin and the Census-Designated Places Penryn and Granite Bay.


History

The Placer post office opened on the site in 1861, changed its name to Smithville in 1862, then changed it to Pino in 1869, and in 1890 the Southern Pacific Railroad finally decided on Loomis. The railroad and Post Office found that Pino was confused with the town of Reno, hence the name change to Loomis. The name Smithville honors L.G. Smith, who was one of the town's most prominent leaders. Loomis takes its name from one of the town's pioneers, James Loomis. At one time, James Loomis was the whole town—saloon keeper, railroad agent, express agent, and postmaster. In the early part of the 20th century, Loomis was the second largest fruit-shipping station in Placer County, Newcastle California, just east of Loomis, was considered the largest. Loomis remained part of unincorporated Placer County until December 17, 1984, when the Town of Loomis officially incorporated. The Town was in danger of being annexed by its neighbor Rocklin and the residents voted to incorporate to preserve local control, partly on the issue of preserving the "small town" character and historic structures such as the High Hand and Blue Goose fruit packing sheds which sit between Taylor Road (a segment of historic Highway 40) and the
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railroad tracks.


Geography

According to the
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, the town has a total area of , all land. Stream drainages in Loomis are Antelope Creek and
Secret Ravine Secret Ravine is a perennial tributary of Miners Ravine which shortly thereafter runs into Dry Creek in Placer County, California. Its course lies within the cities of Rocklin, Loomis, and Roseville, as well as unincorporated parts of Placer C ...
.


Climate

Loomis has a
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(
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''Csa'') that is characterized by cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers. As with the rest of cities in the northern Central Valley, Loomis has hot summers with sparse rainfall and abundant sunshine. Winters are cool and bring plenty of rain. Average daily high temperatures range from 53 °F (12 °C) in January to 94 °F (34 °C) in July with August remaining nearly as hot. Daily low temperatures range from 39 °F in winter to 61 °F in summer (4 to 16 °C). Snowfall is almost non-existent in Loomis.


Demographics


2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Loomis had a population of 6,836. The population density was . The racial makeup of Loomis was 80.8%
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, 0.5%
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, 1.3% Native American, 3.5% Asian, 0.0%
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, 3.5% from other races, and 10.5% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.8% of the population. The census reported that 99.3% of the population lived in households, 3 people (0.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 43 people (0.6%) were institutionalized. There were 2,459 households, out of which 35.9% included children under the age of 18, 57.3% were married-couple households, 5.4% were
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couple households, 23.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.3% of households were one person, and 9.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.76. There were 1,875
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(76.3% of all households). The age distribution was 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% aged 18 to 24, 21.0% aged 25 to 44, 28.8% aged 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 42.3years. For every 100 females, there were 97.2 males. There were 2,548 housing units at an average density of , of which 2,459 (96.5%) were occupied. Of these, 78.2% were owner-occupied, and 21.8% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 1.5% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 94.8% spoke only English at home, 3.5% spoke
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, 1.0% spoke other
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, 0.0% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.7% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 94.8% were high school graduates and 41.2% had a bachelor's degree. The median household income in 2023 was $103,435, and the
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was $66,049. About 5.0% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line.


2010

At the 2010 census Loomis had a population of 6,430. The population density was . The racial makeup of Loomis was 5,733 (89.2%) White, 33 (0.5%) African American, 74 (1.2%) Native American, 169 (2.6%) Asian, 12 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 149 (2.3%) from other races, and 260 (4.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 568 people (8.8%). The census reported that 6,409 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 5 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 16 (0.2%) were institutionalized. There were 2,356 households, 832 (35.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,361 (57.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 266 (11.3%) had a female householder with no husband present, 138 (5.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 142 (6.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 16 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 453 households (19.2%) were one person and 194 (8.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.72. There were 1,765 families (74.9% of households); the average family size was 3.10. The age distribution was 1,588 people (24.7%) under the age of 18, 510 people (7.9%) aged 18 to 24, 1,377 people (21.4%) aged 25 to 44, 2,121 people (33.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 834 people (13.0%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males. There were 2,465 housing units at an average density of 339.2 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,830 (77.7%) were owner-occupied and 526 (22.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.9%. 4,911 people (76.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,498 people (23.3%) lived in rental housing units.


Culture

The biggest event in Loomis is the Eggplant Festival which offers entertainment, arts and crafts, food, and children's activities. 2012 was the 25th anniversary of the Eggplant Festival. Smaller festivities include the Loomis Friday Night Family Fest during summer and the Cowpoke Fall Gathering.


Economy

As of May 2019 Loomis was estimated to have a civilian workforce of 3,793 representing 59% of the total population. Approximately 30.1% of the population has a bachelor's degree or higher. The median household income was estimated to be $75,691 in 2017 with a ''per capita'' income of $38,415. An estimated 7.6% of the population were considered persons in poverty. In 2012, Loomis had 835 registered businesses. 454 were considered men-owned, 153 were considered woman-owned, 133 were considered minority-owned, and 150 were considered veteran-owned.


Education

Loomis is home to Del Oro High School. Foundation elementary schools for Del Oro High School are Placer Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, Loomis Grammar School, H. Clarke Powers Elementary School, Penryn School, Ophir STEAM Academy, Newcastle School, and Loomis Basin Charter School.


Transportation

Placer County Transit provides weekday commuter service to/from the Penryn
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to/from Downtown Sacramento. Loomis is bisected by
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.


Notable people

* Taylor Lewan, offensive tackle for the
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. * Hobo Johnson, vocalist and front man of Hobo Johnson and the LoveMakers. *
Alex Obert Alexander "Alex" Obert ( ; born December 18, 1991) was born in Loomis, CA and is an American water polo player. He was a part of Team USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics, where the team finished in tenth place. Obert plays Center and is also curre ...
, Current captain of Team USA's
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team, competed in the
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. * Randy Fasani – former NFL
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* James Irvin – professional
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fighter * Mark McLemore – MLB pitcher for
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* Don Verlin – men's basketball head coach at
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* Sally Edwards – member of
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Hall of Fame * Hiroshi Kashiwagi - writer, playwright and actor * Thomas E. Cooper – former Assistant Secretary of the Air Force through 1987 * Michael Anton – conservative essayist and former deputy assistant to the president for strategic communications * Jack Wood - driver in the
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for GMS Racing * Dean S. Laird -U.S. World War II flying ace * Maxxine Dupri -
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References


External links


Town of Loomis official website
Portal style website, Government, Business, Library, Recreation and more

Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Loomis {{authority control Populated places in Placer County, California Cities in Sacramento metropolitan area 1861 establishments in California Populated places established in 1861 Incorporated cities and towns in California