Hisotry of Carmichael California Continued

If you are thinking about buying a home whether it is foreclosure or shortsale in Carmichael, California, learning about the history of Carmichael, California is a prerequisite.

Carmichael’s school rankings which range from the middling to 90’s is a good indication of the quality of its neighborhoods. Oln the downside the school district in 2004 closed 4 schools because of declining enrollments. Carmichael is named after the early 1900s developer Daniel Carmichael who sold his Carmichael Colonies 10-acre lots for $1,500, with 10 percent down, $10 a month, 6 percent interest. Most of the housing was built in the 1950s and 1960s. Carmichael is part of the Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Rosevile Metropolitan statistical area. The total area of Carmichael is 10.9 square miles of which .1 square mile is water. There were 49,742 people residing in Carmichael according to the 2000 census with a population density of 4,622.2 people per square mile. The racial makeup is approximately 86.7% White, 2.69% African American, .83% Native American, 3.58% Asian, .27% Pacific Islander, 2.09% from other races and 3.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race is 6.99% of the population. The median household income was $47,041 and the median income for a family was $59,002.

Points of interest in Carmichael include, Carmichael Park, Jensen Botanical Gardens, Chautauqua Playhouse, Ancil Hoffman Park, and American River Parkway. Carmichael also boasts as a home to some notable residents, which include:

• Dusty Baker, professional baseball player and manager (graduated from Del Campo High School)
• Matt Barnes, Phoenix Suns small forward (graduated from Del Campo High School)
• Chris Bosio, MLB player for the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners
• John Daly, professional golfer, PGA Tour
• Debbie Meyer, Olympic swimming gold medalist (graduated from Rio Americano High School)
• Laura Ling, American journalist recently imprisoned along with fellow journalist Euna Lee, of committing "hostile acts" against North Korea.
• Lisa Ling^[6], television personality and host of National Geographic Channel's Explorer
• Manny Parra, Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher
• Smosh, famous YouTubers a.k.a Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox
• Brenda Song from the TV series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody
•  Marshall Sperbeck, head football coach, Sacramento State University (2007-present)