Antioch, California

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Coordinates: 37°59′33″N, 121°48′8″W
Antioch, California
Location of Antioch within California
Country	United States
State	California
County	Contra Costa
Area
- City	71.4 km² (27.6 sq mi)
- Land	69.8 km² (27.0 sq mi)
- Water	1.6 km² (0.6 sq mi) 2.28%
Population
- City (2000)	90,532
- Density	1297.0/km² (3359.5/sq mi)
Website: http://www.ci.antioch.ca.us/

Antioch is a city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The population was 90,532 at the 2000 census.

1 Features
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Transportation
5 External links

[edit] Features

Due to a nearby sanitation plant, a distinctive, unpleasant odor is a constant irritation to the area residents.[1] At present, it is mainly a "bedroom" community, with most adults working in larger cities toward Oakland and San Francisco. The town has seen an enormous amount of growth in the last 30 years, as the population of the Bay Area continues to grow, and real estate prices force families to move towards the outskirts of the Bay Area.

There is fishing in the San Joaquin River at Antioch/Oakley Regional Shoreline, located just upstream from Highway 160's Nejedly Bridge. Also there is fishing in San Pablo Bay just 15 minutes down the San Joaquin River. The San Pablo Bay is world famous for its sturgeon fishing.

[edit] Geography

Antioch is located at 37°59′33″N, 121°48′8″W (37.992421, -121.802225)^GR1. It is located along the San Joaquin River at the western end of the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 71.4 km² (27.6 mi²). 69.8 km² (27.0 mi²) of it is land and 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (2.28%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 90,532 people, 29,338 households, and 23,177 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,297.0/km² (3,359.5/mi²). There were 30,116 housing units at an average density of 431.5/km² (1,117.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 65.33% White, 9.75% Black or African American, 0.93% Native American, 7.40% Asian, 0.40% Pacific Islander, 9.23% from other races, and 6.97% from two or more races. 22.12% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 29,338 households out of which 46.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 13.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 15.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.42.

In the city the population was spread out with 32.3% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $60,359, and the median income for a family was $64,723. Males had a median income of $50,152 versus $34,203 for females. The per capita income for the city was $22,152. About 6.5% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Transportation

Antioch is served by the Antioch-Pittsburg Amtrak station. Although public transportation agency Tri-Delta Transit is the predominant provider of public transportation in the Antioch area, County Connection bus #930 also serves Antioch going to Walnut Creek BART, John Muir Medical Center, Mitchell Park n' Ride, Railroad Castlewood, Delta Fair Sommersville and Hillcrest Park 'n Ride.