Carmichael, California
| Carmichael | |
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| Census designated place | |
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| Coordinates: 38°38′22″N 121°19′17″W / 38.63944°N 121.32139°WCoordinates: 38°38′22″N 121°19′17″W / 38.63944°N 121.32139°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Sacramento |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.793 sq mi (35.724 km2) |
| • Land | 13.528 sq mi (35.038 km2) |
| • Water | 0.265 sq mi (0.686 km2) 1.92% |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 61,762 |
| • Density | 4,500/sq mi (1,700/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP codes | 95608-95609 |
| Area code | 916 |
| FIPS code | 06-11390 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277484 |
Carmichael is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is a suburb in the Greater Sacramento metropolitan area. The population was 61,762 at the 2010 census.
Carmichael is located at 38°38′22″N 121°19′17″W / 38.63944°N 121.32139°W (38.639431, -121.321348). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.8 square miles (36 km2), of which, 13.5 square miles (35 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (1.92%) is water.
Daniel W. Carmichael (born 1867) came to California in 1885. In 1909, he developed Carmichael Colony No. I, 2,000 acres (8 km2) of what was once part of the Rancho San Juan Mexican land grant. Carmichael later bought another 1,000 acres (4 km2) previously part of the Rancho Del Paso Mexican land grant, that he called Carmichael Colony No. 2. It bordered the first colony to the east and Walnut Avenue to the west; the southern boundary was Arden Way with Sutter Avenue to the north.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Carmichael had a population of 61,762. The population density was 4,477.8 people per square mile (1,728.9/km²). The racial makeup of Carmichael was 49,776 (80.6%) White, 3,972 (5.8%) African American, 546 (0.9%) Native American, 2,653 (4.3%) Asian (0.9% Filipino, 0.9% Chinese, 0.6% Korean, 0.5% Japanese, 0.5% Indian, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.6% Other), 287 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 2,035 (3.3%) from other races, and 3,493 (5.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7,218 persons (11.7%).
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