ARDEN-ARCADE, CALIFORNIA

'Arden-Arcade' is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. The population was 96,025 at the 2000 census. However, the population is now estimated at 83,000 due to a change in borders after the census. It is east of the city of Sacramento and west of the community of Carmichael.

Contents

Geography

Borders

Community

Transportation

Shopping

Country Club Plaza

Schools

High Schools

Middle Schools

Del Paso Country Club

Housing

Government

Incorporation Plans

Arden-Arcade Community Planning Council

Demographics

External links

Geography

Arden-Arcade is located at (38.605154, -121.379750).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 49.2 km² (19.0 mi²). 48.9 km² (18.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.58%) is water.

Borders

Arden-Arcade covers approximately 21 square miles. Its northern border is Interstate 80, its southern border is the American River, its western border is Ethan Way and its eastern border is Mission Avenue.

Community

Transportation

Arden-Arcade is served well by 3 major highways. Interstate 80 runs on the northern part of community and also serves as a northern border. Just to the east of the CDP is the Capital City Freeway and just to the south of the American River (the community's southern border) is Highway 50. Major east-west thoroughfares include El Camino Avenue, Marconi Avenue, Arden Way, Alta Arden Expressway, and Fair Oaks Boulevard while major north-south thoroughfares include Fulton Avenue, Watt Avenue, Howe Avenue, and Eastern Avenue.

Shopping

Arden-Arcade is home to some of the best shopping in Sacramento County. Town & Country Village, which has been around since the 1940s, is a specialty shopping center located at Fulton and Marconi Avenue. The newly renovated Country Club Plaza lies at the corner of El Camino and Watt Avenues, and Pavilions is an upscale shopping and dining center located on Fair Oaks Boulevard east of Howe Avenue.

Country Club Plaza

Country Club Plaza Mall is a shopping mall located in Arden-Arcade. It is anchored by Gottschalks, Macy's and Ross Dress For Less. It was opened in the 1960's but recently renovated. It has 700,000 square feet of Gross Leasable Area.

Schools

High Schools

★ Loretto High School - 2360 El Camino Avenue

★ Rio Americano High School - 4540 American River Drive

★ El Camino Fundamental High School - 4300 El Camiino Avenue

★ Mira Loma High School - 4000 Edison Avenue

★ Encina High School - 1400 Bell Street

★ Sacramento Country Day School - 2636 Latham Drive

Middle Schools

★ Arcade Middle School - 3500 Edison Ave

★ Arden Middle School - 1640 Watt Ave

★ John Barrett Middle School - 4243 Barrett Road

★ Andrew Carnegie Middle School - 5820 Illinois Ave

★ Winston Churchill Middle School - 4900 Whitney Ave

★ Pasteur Middle School - 8935 Elm Ave

★ Will Rogers Middle School - 4924 Dewey Dr

★ Jonas Salk High-Tech Academy - 2950 Hurley Way

★ Sylvan Middle School - 7137 Auburn Blvd

Del Paso Country Club

Del Paso Country Club is a country club in Arden-Arcade. The country club was founded in 1916 on what had been Rancho Del Paso. Membership is by invitation. The club includes newly renovated 18-hole golf course, state-of-the-art fitness center and other facilities.

Housing

Arden-Arcade has some of the more posh neighborhoods in the Sacramento area. There are neighborhoods (especially along the American River and the American River Parkway where there are homes that are well in the two million dollar range. However, there is also significant amounts of housing that are priced more affordable.

Government

Incorporation Plans

There is a group of citizens that are currently working to turn the Arden Arcade CDP into a new city. To have the incorporation proposal appear on the 2008 ballot, 9,500 signatures were necessary. Over 13,500 signatures were collected. The signatures have now been validated. The borders of the city fall between the Capital City Freeway and US Highway 50.

Arden-Arcade Community Planning Council

The Arden-Arcade Community Planning Council is a nine member council that helps make decisions for the community of Arden-Arcade. These nine members are appointed by the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors.

Councilmember
Joshua Wood
Trish Harrington
Anthony Hernandez
Eric Milstein
Harwood "Woody" Nelson
Hal Silliman
Elka Wheeler
Betty Williams
Steve Eggert

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 96,025 people, 42,987 households, and 23,427 families residing in the CDP. However, in 2001 the official boundaries were shortened thus reducing the population to 86,000. The population density was 1,963.7/km² (5,084.9/mi²). There were 44,818 housing units at an average density of 916.5/km² (2,373.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 77.36% White, 6.02% African American, 0.96% Native American, 4.86% Asian, 0.43% Pacific Islander, 5.18% from other races, and 5.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.98% of the population.
There were 42,987 households out of which 24.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.5% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.19 and the average family size was 2.88.
In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,335, and the median income for a family was $51,152. Males had a median income of $38,935 versus $31,743 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $26,530. About 9.9% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.2% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
=== Population History of Arden-Arcade CDP from the U.S. Census Bureau ===

★ 1960....73,352

★ 1970....82,492

★ 1980....87,570

★ 1990....92,040

★ 2000....96,025
Source U.S. Census Bureau

External links

★ Arden-Arcade profile from city-data.com

★ Arden-Arcade community website

★ Arden Arcade Incorporation

★ Arden Arcade Blog