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Antelope is an unincorporated area of Sacramento County, California, USA located approximately 18 miles (29 km) northeast of downtown Sacramento and 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Roseville.

Geography

Antelope is located at 38°43′.7″N 121°22′11″W / 38.716861°N 121.36972°W / 38.716861; -121.36972¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.4 square miles (16.7 km²). No significant portion is covered by water.

Demographic estimates

The United States does not define a census-designated place called Antelope, but it does define a Zip Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), 95843. Because Antelope is contained within this ZCTA, it is possible to obtain Census data from the United States 2000 Census for the area even though data for "Antelope" is unavailable.

As of the census of 2000², there were 36,421 people, 11,655 households, and 9,341 families residing in the ZCTA of 95843. The population density was 5,690 people per square mile (2,180/km²). There were 12,016 housing units at an average density of 1,877.5/sq mi (719.5/km²). The racial makeup is 65.5% White, 10.1% African American, 0.9% Native American, 11.9% Asian, 0.6% Pacific Islander, 4% from other races, and 7% from two or more races. 10.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 11,655 households out of which 55.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.4% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 1.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.12 and the average family size was 3.47.

The population is 37.1% age 0-19, 5.6% from 20 to 24, 48.6% from 25 to 54, 4.9% from 55 to 64, and 4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.3 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.7 males.

The median income for a household is $59,151, and the median income for a family was $60,840. Males had a median income of $40,573 versus $32,302 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,373. 5.4% of the population and 4.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 2.5% are under the age of 18 and 4.6% are 65 or older.

Politics

In the state legislature Antelope is located in the 6th Senate District, represented by Democrat Darrell Steinberg, and in the 4th Assembly District, represented by Republicans Ted Gaines. Federally, Antelope is located in California's California's 3rd congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +7^[1] and is represented by Republican Dan Lungren.

History

Schools

The following a list of the schools serving Antelope:

Center Unified School District

Elementary Schools (K-5)

Oak Hill Elementary: Home of the Otters
Arthur S. Dudley Elementary: Home of the Dragons
Cyril Spinelli Elementary: Home of the Tigers
North Country Elementary: Home of the Timberwolves
Antelope Meadows Elementary: Home of the Wildcats

Intermediate Schools(6-8)

Wilson C. Riles Middle School: Home of the Huskies

Charter Schools

Antelope View
Global Youth

High Schools (9-12)

Center High School: Home of the Cougars
McClellan High School: Home of the Eagles

Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District

Elementary Schools (K-5)

Antelope Meadows Elementary: Home of the Wildcats
Barrett Ranch Elementary: Home of the Broncos
Olive Grove Elementary: Home of the Eagles

Junior High Schools (6-8)

Antelope Crossing Middle School: Home of the Cougars
Silverado Middle School: Home of the Amoebas

Roseville Joint Union High School District

Oakmont High School: Home of the Vikings
Antelope High School: Home of the Titans

Utilities

Utilities serving Antelope

Sacramento Municipal Utility District Electric Service
PG&E Natural Gas
Half of Antelope is served by Surewest Telephone (eastern side). The remainder is served by SBC.

External links

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 == History ==
-Antelope Established
-Established in the mid-1800s by Chinese immigrants who worked for the railroad, Antelope began as a bedroom community. The workers thrived and enjoyed their boomtown in an era where neighborhoods were the essence of the community. But never being at the center of commerce, the Antelope railroad workers eventually moved to the next county and helped root Roseville as a viable city.
-In the late 1800's, 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. ''From History of Sacramento County, California 1880 1960 reprint, by Thompson and West (book at Antelope-North Highlands Library''
-It was a small settlement, located on the Central Pacific Railroad, near the center of section twenty-one, T. 10, N. of R. 6E. The town was regularly surveyed in 1878. In 1876, a large brick warehouse, forty by one hundred feet in size, was built by J.F. Cross at a cost of three thousand dollars. This was the first building erected. There are one hotel built by Richard Astile in 1879, two blacksmith shops, two stores and four dwelling-houses in the town. The first store was started in May, 1877, by the Antelope Business Association, an incorporated company. The association sold out in the fall of 1878 to John Berry, who continues the business, and is also agent for the railroad, telegraph operator and Postmaster. The second store was started, in 1879, in the hotel building, by R. Astile. The Post Office of Antelope was established in 1877; Joel Gardner, Postmaster. In 1878 he was succeeded by John Berry, the present incumbent. This is the only Post Office in the township. Antelope is the shipping point for large quantities of grain both to Sacramento and the mountains.
-The Antelope that was left behind eventually became merely a place rather than a community. Tucked away at the northern edge of Sacramento County, Antelope's longest boundary is still against the Placer-Sacramento County line and is nestled against the Southern Pacific Railroad lines just south of the Roseville switching yard.
-Sacramento County has grown up around Antelope whose soft hills seem to act as a buffer against the rise from the south. Sacramento County has literally grown up to Placer County line; but the south-western corner of Placer County is still undeveloped acreage that provides a view to the foothills of Rocklin and beyond. While the view south offers glimpses of the Sacramento skyline and McClellan Air Force Base, the view north displays golden hills and the snow-capped Sierra Nevada.
-By 1973, Antelope still consisted of little more than a general store and a half-dozen homes.  At 8:03 a.m. on [[April 28]] of that year, a rail car loaded with aircraft bombs exploded in the southern part of the Roseville switching yard removing all traces of Antelope. The train was loaded with 7,056 defused Mark 81 aircraft bombs of 250 [[pound (mass)|lb]] (110 [[kilogram|kg]]) each and tanker cars carrying liquefied petroleum. The blasts from the [[Southern Pacific Railroad|Southern Pacific]] yard were felt in downtown Sacramento where the state Capitol building was closed due to concerns of its dome shifting with the concussions, windows as far as five miles (8 km) away were shattered and smoke was reported to have reached up to 3000 [[Foot (unit of length)|feet]] (900 [[meters|m]]) into the atmosphere.
-Gov. [[Ronald Reagan]] declared a state of emergency for the surrounding area, but Antelope was reduced to charred wood and concrete slabs. No one was killed in the explosions, but the blast resulted in $7 million worth of damage to the rail yard, houses and businesses stretching from Roseville to North Highlands.
-In the late 1990s, the Roseville Railyard, now under the ownership of Union Pacific, embarked upon a major remodel of the entire railyard. Miles of tracks and ties were removed and earth-moving equipment began to reshape the yard.
-The bulldozers quickly began uncovering unexploded bombs left over from the 1973 accident. Over the course of the several months, the site was scanned, examined, declared safe, and then re-examined as bombs continued to be discovered.
-The first few bombs discovered were detonated on-site sending a resounding boom that could be heard for miles around, and bomb fragments into the homes of Citrus Heights. As more bombs were discovered, and as angry residents complained about detonating the bombs, the remaining munition was transported to the Bay Area and transferred to a weapons-disposal company.
-As the surrounding areas grew in the 1980s and 1990s, so did Antelope.  Antelope development started in the late 1980s under a specific plan completed by Sacramento County planners.  Planning applications were reviewed by the neighboring North Highlands/Elverta Community Planning Council until the Antelope Community Planning Council was established in 1991.  Due to confusion with surrounding established communities of North Highlands, Elverta, and Roseville, the residents of the area voted to be recognized as a community by the county and with their own [[ZIP code]] (95843) which became effective [[July 1]], [[1994]].  At the time Antelope was only recognized as unincorporated Sacramento County, zip code 95842. The vote was overwhelming which stands as just one example of the community feeling of the neighbors. The concept to resurrect the Antelope town name came from members of the first Planning Council.  Planning Council members also formed the Antelope Community Association in 1993.  The first Community Planning Council members were Laura Belo, Teri Johnson, Jerry Mountjoy, Dan Reason, Jan Roach, Mike Rowley, and Jeffrey Spencer.
-The Antelope News was established in 1990 and is still published by Liz and Gregg Goldthorpe.
-By the 2000 Census the population had grown to more than 36,000.
 ==Schools==

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