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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
Location of Antelope, California
Antelope is located at 38°43′.7″N, 121°22′11″W1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 16.7
km˛ (6.4 mi˛). No significant portion is covered by water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000˛, there were 36,421 people, 11,655 households, and
9,341 families residing in the area. The population density was 2,180/km˛
(5,690/mi˛). There were 12,016 housing units at an average density of 719.5/km˛
(1,877.5/mi˛). 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.
History
Established in the mid-1800s by Chinese immigrants who worked for the railroad,
Antelope began as a bedroom community. The workers enjoyed their neighborhood
but eventually moved to the next county and helped root Roseville as a viable
city.
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 lb (110 kg) each and tanker cars carrying liquefied
petroleum. The blasts from the 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 feet (900 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.
Years later (in the late 1990s), a few unexploded bombs were found underground
near the railroad site. While Antelope had expanded vastly to include suburbs
neighboring the railroad site, the bombs were safely detonated with only
residual damage done to the nearby neighborhoods.
As the surrounding areas grew in the 1980s and 1990s, so did Antelope. By 1993
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. By the
2000 Census the population had grown to more than 36,000.
Schools
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
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
Antelope Meadows Elementary: Home of the Wildcats
Barrett Ranch Elementary: Home of the Mustangs?
Olive Grove Elementary: Home of the Eagles
Antelope Crossing Middle School: Home of the Cougars
* Roseville Joint Union High School District
Woodcreek High School: Home of the Timberwolves
Antelope High School (Proposed Completion: Summer 2008)
Oakmont High School: Home of the Vikings
Some Things to Consider When Looking for an Apartment...
When searching for a new apartment make sure to take your time to think
through what are the most important things to you in an apartment and plan your
search based on those priorities. Here are some things to consider when planning
your move:
1. Consider the areas where you would like to live
* What is the crime rate?
* If you have children - what rating does the local school system have?
* Is there area convenient shopping, health and recreation services in the area?
2. Make a list of your housing priorities
* Do you have pets?
* Do you need parking?
* Do you need to be on the ground floor?
* What amenities are important to you - swimming pool, fitness room, in unit
laundry?
3. Evaluate the building
* What is the condition of the unit and building?
* Are the grounds maintained?
* Are windows, steps, and railings in good condition?
* View the property at night. Is it safe and well lit?
4. The security of the property
* Are there security service? When is the guard on duty?
* Does the building have controlled access?
* Does each unit have secure door and window locks?
5. Talk to the neighbors
* Ask other residents whether they are satisfied with the building.
6. Amenities
* Who is allowed to use the amenities?
* When are they open?
* Are the fees charged to use those facilities included in rent?
7. Ask about Utilities
* Does the owner or tenant pay the utility bills?
* Are any utilities included with monthly rent?
* Do units have separate thermostats to control heat and air conditioning?
8. Review the lease
* How much notice must you give before moving out?
* Can the rent be increased? If so, by how much and how often?
* Are pets allowed?
* What is the security deposit and cleaning costs upon move out?
* What is the responsibility of tenants for damage to property?
* Is there a penalty for breaking a lease?
9. Information too bring to a lease signing
* Credit Report
* Pay stubs/tax returns
* Reference
* Application
More Apartment Information
An apartment (or flat in Britain and most other Commonwealth countries) is a
self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. Apartments
may be owned (by an owner-occupier) or rented (by tenants).
Some apartment-dwellers own their apartments, either as co-ops, in which the
residents own shares of a corporation that owns the building or development; or
in condominiums, whose residents own their apartments and share ownership of the
public spaces. Most apartments are in buildings designed for the purpose, but
large older houses are sometimes divided into apartments. The word apartment
connotes a residential unit or section in a building. Apartment building owners,
lessors, or managers often use the more general word units to refer to
apartments. Units can be used to refer to rental business suites as well as
residential apartments. When there is no tenant occupying an apartment, the
lessor is said to have a vacancy. For apartment lessors, each vacancy represents
a loss of income from rent-paying tenants for the time the apartment is vacant
(i.e., unoccupied). Lessors' objectives are often to minimize the vacancy rate
for their units. The owner of the apartment typically transfers possession to
the occupant by giving him/her the key to the apartment entrance door and any
other keys need to live there, such as a common key to the building or any other
common areas, and an individual unit mailbox key. When the occupant move out,
these keys should typically be returned to the owner.
Apartments can be classified into several types. Studio, efficiency, bed-sit, or
bachelor apartments tend to be the smallest apartments with the cheapest rents
in a given area. These kinds of apartment usually consist mainly of a large room
which is the living, dining, and bedroom combined. There are usually kitchen
facilities as part of this central room, but the bathroom is its own smaller
separate room. Moving up from the efficiencies are one-bedroom apartments where
one bedroom is a separate room from the rest of the apartment. Then there are
two-bedroom, three-bedroom, etc. apartments. Small apartments often have only
one entrance/exit. Large apartments often have two entrances/exits, perhaps a
door in the front and another in the back. Depending on the building design, the
entrance/exit doors may be directly to the outside or to a common area inside,
such as a hallway. Depending on location, apartments may be available for rent
furnished with furniture or unfurnished into which a tenant usually moves in
with his/her own furniture. Permanent carpeting is often included in an
apartment.
Laundry facilities are usually kept in a separate area accessible to all the
tenants in the building. Depending on when the building was built and the design
of the building, utilities such as water, heating, and electric may be common
for all the apartments in the building or separate for each apartment and billed
separately to each tenant (however, many areas in the US have ruled it illegal
to split a water bill among all the tenants, especially if a pool is on the
premises). Outlets for connection to telephones are typically included in
apartments. Telephone service is optional and is practically always billed
separately from the rent payments. Cable television and similar amenities are
extra also. Parking space, air conditioner, and extra storage space may or may
not be included with an apartment. Rental leases often limit the maximum number
of people who can reside in each apartment. On or around the ground floor of the
apartment building, a series of mailboxes are typically kept in a location
accessible to the public and, thus, to the letter-carrier too. Every unit
typically gets its own mailbox with individual keys to it. Some very large
apartment buildings with a full-time staff may take mail from the mailman and
provide mail-sorting service. Near the mailboxes or some other location
accessible by outsiders, there may be a buzzer (equivalent to a doorbell) for
each individual unit. In smaller apartment buildings such as two- or
three-flats, or even four-flats, garbage is often disposed of in trash
containers similar to those used at houses. In larger buildings, garbage is
often collected in a common trash bin or dumpster. For cleanliness or minimizing
noise, many lessors will place restrictions on tenants regarding keeping pets in
an apartment.
In some parts of the world, the word apartment is used generally to refer to a
new purpose-built self-contained residential unit in a building, whereas the
word flat means a converted self-contained unit in an older building. An
industrial, warehouse, or commercial space converted to an apartment is commonly
called a loft.
When part of a house is converted for the ostensible use of a landlord's family
member, the unit may be known as an in-law apartment or granny flat, though
these (sometimes illegally) created units are often occupied by ordinary renters
rather than family members. In Canada these suites are commonly located in the
basements of houses and are therefore normally called basement suites.
Staying in privately owned apartments rather than in a hotel is quickly becoming
popular with travelers.