Editing Esparto, California

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'''Esparto''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "[[Esparto|Halfah grass]]")<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n120 121]}}</ref><ref name="Geo Names">{{cite book|last=Durham|first=David L.|title=California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State|publisher=Quill Driver Books|year=1998|pages=483|isbn=978-1-884995-14-9}}</ref> is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Yolo County, California|Yolo County]], [[California]], United States. It is part of the [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]&ndash;[[Arden-Arcade, California|Arden-Arcade]]&ndash;[[Roseville, California|Roseville]] [[Sacramento metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. The population was 3,108 at the 2010 census.

==History==
[[File:Rumsey Branch of SP 1905.jpg|thumb|Rumsey Branch of SP in 1905 at Capay and Esparto]]
[[Vaca Valley Railroad]] officials gave the name Esperanza ("hope" in Spanish) to their new townsite in 1888, but when the post office was established in 1890 the name had to be changed because there was already an Esperanza in [[Tulare County]]. The name Esparto was chosen as the new name, and it means "feather grass" ([[Stipa tenacissima]]) in Spanish. In 1888 Esparto was laid with track from the [[Vaca Valley Railroad]] (later consolidated into the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]]) that trailed to [[Rumsey, California|Rumsey]].<ref name="Valley Timeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.capayvalleyvision.org/timeline.html|title=Capay Valley Historical Timeline|publisher=Capay Valley Vision|access-date=2008-12-28|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514084303/http://www.capayvalleyvision.org/timeline.html|archive-date=2009-05-14}}</ref> In 1893, [[Yolo County]]'s second high school was established in the town of Esparto, Esparto High School, but a building for it was not built until 1918.<ref name="Valley Timeline" />

The [[Vaca Valley Railroad]] began in 1937 to remove track from Rumsey to Esparto, stopping train service northwest of Esparto in 1941. The passenger service from Esparto to [[Elmira, California|Elmira]] was officially discontinued in 1957.<ref name="Valley Timeline" /> Voters approved the formation of a school district in 1959-60 that encompass the [[Capay Valley]]. Another major win for the community was the successful fundraising for the Esparto Regional Library Branch of the Yolo County Library in 1999.<ref name="Valley Timeline" />

A local quarry was used in 2009 by the ''[[MythBusters]]'' to test the "Knock Your Socks off" myth. A large [[ANFO]] explosion was detonated which caused damage and much local complaint as described in the episode "[[MythBusters (2011 season)#Special 2 - Location, Location, Location|Location, Location, Location]]". According to [[Grant Imahara]], who was part of the team performing the test, the ''MythBusters'' have been unable to set foot into Esparto following the incident.

==Schools==
Esparto currently has 4 schools, [http://ees-esparto-ca.schoolloop.com/ Esparto Elementary School], [http://ems-esparto-ca.schoolloop.com/ Esparto Middle School], [http://ehs-esparto-ca.schoolloop.com/ Esparto High School], and [http://mhs-esparto-ca.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1363593751375 Madison High School].

==Geography==
Esparto is located at {{coord|38|41|35|N|122|01|08|W|type:city}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.6|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==

At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Esparto had a population of 3,108, a significant increase from its [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] population of 1,858.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> The population density was {{convert|675.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Esparto was 1,855 (59.7%) White, 45 (1.4%) African American, 50 (1.6%) Native American, 129 (4.2%) Asian, 6 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 904 (29.1%) from other races, and 119 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,538 persons (49.5%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0622846|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715024755/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0622846|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Esparto CDP|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 974 households, 421 (43.2%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 560 (57.5%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 121 (12.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 66 (6.8%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 62 (6.4%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 4 (0.4%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 172 households (17.7%) were one person and 76 (7.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.19.  There were 747 families (76.7% of households); the average family size was 3.63.

The age distribution was 888 people (28.6%) under the age of 18, 322 people (10.4%) aged 18 to 24, 817 people (26.3%) aged 25 to 44, 763 people (24.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 318 people (10.2%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 33.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.5 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

There were 1,055 housing units at an average density of 229.3 per square mile, of the occupied units 689 (70.7%) were owner-occupied and 285 (29.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%.  2,149 people (69.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 959 people (30.9%) lived in rental housing units.

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{{Yolo County, California}}
{{Greater Sacramento}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Yolo County, California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]