In 2013, California Northstate University College of Pharmacy, which offers a Doctor of Pharmacy degree program, relocated to Elk Grove (near Interstate 5).Įlk Grove is 5–10 miles south of the state capital in Sacramento and experiences a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) with hot summers and cool winters.
Elk Grove is also the home of the private six-year Universalist college Quest Seminary. Located nearby are California State University, Sacramento and the University of California, Davis. A local community college, Cosumnes River College, offers both career training and a transfer program to four-year universities, such as the CSU system and UC system across the state of California. There are also several private schools in town. Those students attend 40 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 9 high schools and 7 alternative high schools. For the 2002–03 school year, the district served more than 52,500 students, and grew to 62,767 students in the 2016–2017 school year. Located in southern Sacramento County, the district covers 320 square miles (830 km 2), one-third of the county. It also consistently ranks among the top school districts in the state. The Elk Grove Unified School District is the fifth largest school district in California and one of the fastest growing school districts in the nation. Demographics Historical population Census In 2008, Elk Grove suffered heavily from the subprime mortgage crisis due to its suburban nature. In 2018, Apple invested $4.2 million into expanding the office space, expanding its already established AppleCare support presence in the region.
After many of those tasks were offshored in 2004, the facility was converted into the modern Apple Elk Grove campus. manufactured its iMac line in Elk Grove as late as 2002. The city's growth peaked in 20, when Elk Grove was declared the fastest growing city in the US. On July 1, 2000, Elk Grove incorporated as a city. Such changes triggered a period of rapid growth. These were meant to serve Sacramento's population, as well as San Francisco commuters seeking a commuting community relatively near the San Francisco Bay Area where they could reside. In the late 1980s, suburban development projects began to spring up around the community, specifically in the north near Sacramento. In the following decades, Elk Grove remained a small farming community with little urban development. At this new location another hotel was built to accommodate travelers and was named the Elk Grove Hotel. In 1868 the Western Division of the Central Pacific Railroad came through about a mile east of Elk Grove. Įlk Grove was founded in 1850 as a stage stop for travelers coming from Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area, when the Elk Grove Hotel and Stage Stop was opened by James Hall and the town was named after it. The air was like champagne, and (the Spaniards) drank deep of it, drank in the beauty around them. Birds chattered in the trees and big fish darted through the pellucid depths. A writer on Moraga's expedition wrote of the region:Ĭanopies of oaks and cottonwoods, many festooned with grapevines, overhung both sides of the blue current. Spanish explorer Gabriel Moraga entered the region in 1808, naming the valley "Sacramento Valley" in honor of Sacramento, the Holy Sacrament in Spanish, giving the northerly city of Sacramento its name. One of Elk Grove's largest employers is the Elk Grove Unified School District, which is the city's second-largest employer. It is a general law city with a council/manager form of government. between July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2005, and is also presently the second-largest city in Sacramento County by population. Elk Grove was the fastest-growing city in the U.S. Elk Grove has many wineries, wine cellars, and vineyards. A 2021 Census estimate puts the population of the city at 178,997. As of the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 176,124. Located just south of the state capital of Sacramento, it is part of the Sacramento– Arden-Arcade– Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Elk Grove is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States.
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