Elk Grove

Elk Grove, CA 

United States of America's Sacramento County includes the city of Elk Grove. It is a part of the Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is situated immediately south of the state capital of Sacramento. There were 176,124 people living in the city as of the 2020 Census. The city's population is estimated at 178,997 according to the 2021 Census. There are numerous vineyards, wineries, and wine cellars in Elk Grove. Between July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2005, Elk Grove saw the nation's fastest rate of population growth. It is currently the second-largest city in Sacramento County. 

Incorporated in California for the first time in the twenty-first century was the City of Elk Grove. It has a council/manager form of administration and is a general law city. The Elk Grove Unified School District, the second largest employer in the city, is one of the biggest employers in Elk Grove. 

Education 

The Elk Grove Unified School District is one of the fastest-growing school districts in the country and the fifth-largest in California. Also, it frequently rates as one of the state's best educational districts. The district, which is situated in southern Sacramento County, makes about 320 square miles (830 km2), or one-third of the county. The district serviced more than 52,500 students in the 2002–03 school year and increased to 62,767 pupils in the 2016–2017 school year. 40 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 9 high schools, and 7 alternative high schools are attended by those kids. 

In the city, there are a lot of private schools as well. Cosumnes River College, a nearby community college, provides both job training and a transfer program to four-year universities across the state of California, including the CSU system and UC system. The University of California, Davis and California State University, Sacramento are also nearby. Moreover, the private, six-year Quest Seminary is located in Elk Grove. The doctor of pharmacy degree program at California Northstate University College of Pharmacy moved to Elk Grove in 2013 (near Interstate 5). 

Climate 

Elk Grove has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa), with hot summers and cold winters. It is located 5–10 miles south of Sacramento, the state capital. A cool Pacific Ocean breeze, commonly referred to as the "delta breeze," which travels from the San Francisco Bay via the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta helps to temper summers. 

Government 

Voters will choose the mayor for a two-year term starting in 2012. Before 2012, the mayor was elected by the municipal council and served a one-year term. Districts elect candidates to the remaining four city council seats for tenure of four years. 

Steve Ly succeeded Gary Davis as the second directly elected mayor on November 8, 2016. He arrived in the country as a refugee from Laos with his family at the age of four following the end of the Vietnam War, making him the first ethnic Hmong mayor in the country. Following Ly's contentious term as mayor, Bobbie Singh-Allen currently holds the position after defeating Ly in the 2020 election. Sergio Robles, Rod Brewer, Kevin Spease, and Darren Suen, who represent Districts 1, 2, and 3, are the remaining council members (District 4). 

Elk Grove is located in the 7th congressional district of California, which is represented by Doris Matsui. 

The Cosumnes Community Services District, the biggest CSD in California, offers Elk Grove with park and recreation services as well as fire protection. The 157-square-mile region is situated in southern Sacramento County (410 km2). The district's governing body, the board of directors, is made up of five residents who have been properly elected or appointed. The board elects a president and vice-president from among its members to serve as officers for the coming year at the beginning of each one. 

Population 

California's Sacramento County is home to the city of Elk Grove. It is the 150th largest city in the United States and the 25th largest city in California with a projected population of 183,057 in 2023. Elk Grove's population has grown by 3.94% from the most recent census, which showed a population of 176,124 in 2020. Currently, Elk Grove is expanding at a pace of 1.28% yearly. Elk Grove, which spans over 42 miles, has a population density of 4,355 individuals per square mile. 

With a poverty rate of 10.02 percent, Elk Grove has an average family income of $112,137. The median monthly cost of rent in recent years has been, and the median value of a home is. Elk Grove's median age is 37.7 years, with men's average ages being 36 and women's average ages being 39.2. 

Just outside of Sacramento, Elk Grove is situated in Sacramento County, California. Due to its explosive growth over the past ten years, Elk Grove is a component of the Sacramento-Arden Arcade-Roseville metropolitan region, which has a population of over 2.2 million.