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Rancho Murieta, California

Rancho Murieta
census-designated place
Location in Sacramento County and the state of California
Location in Sacramento County and the state of California
Coordinates: 38°30′11″N 121°5′5″W / 38.50306°N 121.08472°W / 38.50306; -121.08472Coordinates: 38°30′11″N 121°5′5″W / 38.50306°N 121.08472°W / 38.50306; -121.08472
Country  United States
State  California
County Sacramento
Area
 • Total 12.068 sq mi (31.255 km2)
 • Land 11.887 sq mi (30.787 km2)
 • Water 0.181 sq mi (0.468 km2)  1.50%
Elevation 167 ft (51 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,488
 • Density 450/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zone PST (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 95683
Area code(s) 916
FIPS code 06-59506
GNIS feature ID 1820537

Rancho Murieta is a census-designated place (CDP) and guard-gated community in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is part of the SacramentoArden-ArcadeRoseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,488 at the 2010 census, up from 4,193 at the 2000 census. It is located in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada range, about 25 miles (40 km) east of Sacramento.

Rancho Murieta is located at 38°30′11″N, 121°5′5″W (38.503068, -121.084643)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 12.1 square miles (31 km2), of which, 11.9 square miles (31 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.50%) is water. The principal east-west access route is California State Highway 16, the Jackson Highway, which connects Rancho Murieta with the Sacramento metropolitan area.

The 2010 United States Census reported that Rancho Murieta had a population of 5,488. The population density was 454.8 people per square mile (175.6/km²). The racial makeup of Rancho Murieta was 4,874 (88.8%) White, 130 (2.4%) African American, 33 (0.6%) Native American, 158 (2.9%) Asian, 6 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 81 (1.5%) from other races, and 206 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 425 persons (7.7%).


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