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Encyclopedia > El Dorado Hills, California

El Dorado Hills is a census-designated place located in El Dorado County, California. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 18,016. Rapid development in recent years has made it the county's largest community, although it is still unincorporated. Population estimates from various government agencies range from about 35,276 in January 2006 to 40,929 at the end of 2006, depending mainly on each agency's choice of boundaries to define El Dorado Hills. Today, the community can be identified as an upsacle suburb of Sacramento. A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat Placerville Area  - Total  - Water 4,631 km² (1,788 mi²) 200 km² (77 mi²) 4. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Sacramento in California County Sacramento Government  - Mayor Heather Fargo Area  - City  99. ...

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Geography and environment

Location of El Dorado Hills, California

El Dorado Hills is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills at the border between El Dorado County and Sacramento County, at 38°41'18" North, 121°4'42" West (38.688223, -121.078461)GR1. The northwest portion of El Dorado Hills borders Folsom Lake,with the developed area extending about 8 miles to the south. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias CA county maps by Bumm13. ... Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias CA county maps by Bumm13. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 46.4 km² (17.9 mi²). In a 2005 proposal to incorporate El Dorado Hills as a city, the El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) defined different boundaries, enclosing 20,023 acres (81.0 km², or 31.3 mi²). In recent years El Dorado Hills has been the subject of a naturally occurring asbestos investigation after high traces of tremolite were found in the fields surrounding Oak Ridge High School. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Fibrous asbestos on muscovite Asbestos Asbestos Asbestos (a misapplication of Latin: asbestos quicklime from Greek : a, not and sbestos, extinguishable) describes any of a group of minerals that can be fibrous, many of which are metamorphic and are hydrous magnesium silicates. ... A sample of tremolite Tremolite is a member of the amphibole group of silicate minerals with composition: Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2. ...


The subsurface environment of El Dorado Hills is relatively free of groundwater and soil contamination, based upon an areawide analysis of the potential for pesticide contamination and evaluation of underground storage tanks.(Earth Metrics, 1989) Groundwater is water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of geologic formations. ... Excavation of leaking underground storage tank causing soil contamination Soil contamination is the presence of man-made chemicals or other alteration of the natural soil environment. ... A cropduster spreading pesticide. ...


Demographics

El Dorado Hills was mainly a bedroom community from its origin in 1962 until nearly the end of the 20th century. Around the year 2000 its population growth and commercial development accelerated. Development began in its Town Center area to form a true downtown business area, and its Business Park experienced increasing rates of construction and occupancy. Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a community that is primarily residential in character, with most of its workers commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ...


Total population within the El Dorado Hills Community Services District (CSD) was certified as 35,276 in January, 2006 by the California State Department of Finance. The El Dorado Hills Fire Department reported a population of 40,929 in its service area at the end of 2006. The Fire Department's district covers a larger geographic area than the CSD and is more nearly equivalent to the El Dorado County definition of the El Dorado Hills Community Region.


The El Dorado County General Plan defines the El Dorado Hills Community Region to be about 44 square miles in size. In 2007 the County and SACOG will redefine the area to be considered as the Census Designated Place (CDP) for El Dorado Hills in the 2010 Census to be more consistent with actual community size.


Detailed demographic data has not been updated since the censusGR2 of 2000, in part because El Dorado Hills remains unincorporated. Also, the Census data applies to a much smaller area (17.9 square miles) is currently recognized as El Dorado Hills. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 18,016 people, 5,896 households, and 5,206 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 388.6/km² (1,006.3/mi²). There were 6,071 housing units at an average density of 131.0/km² (339.1/mi²). SACOG's estimate for December, 2003 was 9,713 dwelling units. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The Census Bureaus's assessment of racial makeup of the CDP was 90.11% White, 0.77% Black or African American, 0.46% Native American, 4.11% Asian, 0.17% Pacific Islander, 1.37% from other races, and 3.01% from two or more races. 4.97% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 5,896 households out of which 50.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.5% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.7% were non-families. 9.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 2.7% had someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.26. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...


In the CDP the population distribution was 33.2% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.


The median income for a household in the CDP was $93,483, and the median income for a family was $97,711. Males had a median income of $75,369 versus $45,978 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $40,239. 1.7% of the population and 1.5% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 1.5% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


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El Dorado - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about El Dorado (396 words)
The name is derived from the legend of a chief of a land thought to be in modern Colombia, South America, who was ceremonially covered with gold or gold dust, thus becoming el dorado (‘the gilded man’).
Could I but succeed in once breaking down the barrier of religious superstition which had kept the red races from this El Dorado it would be a fitting memorial to the immortal virtues of my Princess--I should have again served Barsoom and Dejah Thoris' martyrdom would not have been in vain.
And yet he was serious; he was fascinated by Newman's plain prose version of the legend of El Dorado.
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