Stanislaus County, California

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Stanislaus County (Template:IPAc-en Script error: No such module "Respell".;[1] Template:Langx)[2][3][4] is a county located in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California. As of 2023, its estimated population is 564,404.[5] The county seat is Modesto.[6]

Stanislaus County makes up the Modesto metropolitan statistical area.[7] The county is located just east of the San Francisco Bay Area and serves as a bedroom community for those who work in the eastern part of the Bay Area.[8]

History

The first European to see the area was Gabriel Moraga in 1806.

The county was named after the Estanislao River, which in turn was named in honor of Estanislao, a mission-educated renegade Native American chief who led a band of Native Americans in a series of battles against Mexican troops until finally being defeated by General Mariano Vallejo in 1826. Estanislao was his baptismal name, the Spanish name version after Saint Stanislaus the Martyr.

Between 1843 and 1846, when California was a province of independent Mexico, five Mexican land grants totaling Script error: No such module "convert". were granted in Stanislaus County. Rancho Orestimba y Las Garzas, Rancho Pescadero and Rancho Del Puerto were located on the west side of the San Joaquin River, and Rancho Del Rio Estanislao and Rancho Thompson were on the north side of the Stanislaus River. Additionally in 1844, Salomon Pico received a Mexican land grant of Script error: No such module "convert". in the San Joaquin Valley, somewhere near the Stanislaus River and the San Joaquin River in what is now Stanislaus County. However, the grant was never confirmed by the land commission.[9]

Stanislaus County was formed from part of Tuolumne County in 1854. The county seat was first situated at Adamsville, then moved to Empire in November, La Grange in December, and Knights Ferry in 1862, and was ultimately fixed at the present location in Modesto in 1871.[10]

As the price of housing has increased in the San Francisco Bay Area, many people who work in the southern reaches of the Bay Area have opted for the longer commute and moved to Stanislaus County for the relatively affordable housing.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". (1.3%) are covered by water.[11]

Stanislaus County has historically been divided socially and economically by the north-flowing San Joaquin River, which provided a natural barrier to trade and travel for much of the county's history. Isolated from the main rail corridors through the county and the irrigation projects that generated much of the region's economic prosperity, the part of Stanislaus County west of the river (known to locals as the "West Side" of the county) has largely remained rural and economically dependent on agricultural activities. Because of its proximity to Interstate 5 and the California Aqueduct, some towns within this area, including Patterson and Newman, have experienced tremendous growth and are being transformed into bedroom communities for commuters from the nearby San Francisco Bay Area, while others (including Westley and Crows Landing) have been almost entirely overlooked by development and remain tiny farming communities.

Flora and fauna

A number of rare and endangered species are found in Stanislaus County. The beaked clarkia, (Clarkia rostrata), is listed as a candidate for the federal endangered species list. It has only been found in blue oak-gray pine associations in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, a habitat that occurs at moderately high elevations. Colusa grass, (Neostapfsia colusana) is listed as endangered by the state. It is restricted to vernal pools.[12]

National protected area

Transportation

Major highways

Public transportation

Airports

Modesto City-County Airport has previously had a number of scheduled passenger flights. Currently, its main air traffic is general aviation. Other (general aviation) airports around the county include Oakdale Airport, Patterson Airport, and Turlock Airpark.

Demographics

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Historical population
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2020 census

Stanislaus County, California – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980 Pop 1990 Pop 2000[20] Pop 2010[18] Pop 2020[19] % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 213,165 261,323 256,001 240,423 207,908 80.17% 70.53% 57.27% 46.73% 37.60%
Black or African American alone (NH) 3,035 6,109 10,621 13,065 14,302 1.14% 1.65% 2.38% 2.54% 2.59%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 3,195 3,474 3,483 2,870 2,621 1.20% 0.94% 0.78% 0.56% 0.47%
Asian alone (NH) 4,106 18,146 18,234 24,712 33,169 1.54% 4.90% 4.08% 4.80% 6.00%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x [21] x [22] 1,354 3,016 3,713 x x 0.30% 0.59% 0.67%
Other race alone (NH) 2,510 573 971 842 2,734 0.94% 0.15% 0.22% 0.16% 0.49%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x [23] x [24] 14,462 13,867 22,453 x x 3.24% 2.70% 4.06%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 39,889 80,897 141,871 215,658 265,978 15.00% 21.83% 31.74% 41.92% 48.11%
Total 265,900 370,522 446,997 514,453 552,878 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 552,878. The median age was 35.5 years. 26.2% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 97.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.7 males age 18 and over.[25][26]

The racial makeup of the county was 46.4% White, 2.9% Black or African American, 1.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 6.3% Asian, 0.8% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 26.4% from some other race, and 15.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 48.1% of the population.[26]

91.8% of residents lived in urban areas, while 8.2% lived in rural areas.[27]

There were 176,738 households in the county, of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 25.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[25]

There were 183,140 housing units, of which 3.5% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 59.8% were owner-occupied and 40.2% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.9% and the rental vacancy rate was 3.3%.[25]

2010 Census

The 2010 United States census reported that Stanislaus County had a population of 514,453. The racial makeup of Stanislaus County was 337,342 (65.6%) White, 14,721 (2.9%) African American, 5,902 (1.1%) Native American, 26,090 (5.1%) Asian (1.5% Indian, 1.1% Filipino, 0.7% Cambodian, 0.5% Chinese, 0.3% Vietnamese, 0.3% Laotian, 0.1% Japanese, 0.1% Korean, 0.1% Cambodian), 3,401 (0.7%) Pacific Islander, 99,210 (19.3%) from other races, and 27,787 (5.4%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 215,658 persons (41.9%); 37.6% of Stanislaus County is Mexican, 0.6% Puerto Rican, 0.5% Salvadoran, 0.2% Nicaraguan, and 0.2% Guatemalan.[28]

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2000

As of the census[30] of 2000, 446,997 people, 145,146 households, and 109,585 families were residing in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The 150,807 housing units had an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial/ethnic makeup of the county was 69.3% White, 2.6% Black, 4.2% Asian, 1.3% Native American, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 16.8% from other races, and 5.4% from two or more races. About 31.7% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race; 8.4% were of German, 6.3% English, 6.0% American, 5.5% Irish, and 5.1% Portuguese ancestry according to Census 2000. About 67.8% spoke English, 23.7% Spanish, 1.5% Syriac, and 1.3% Portuguese as their first languages.

Of the 145,146 households, 41.2% had children under 18 living with them, 56.0% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were not families. About 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.03, and the average family size was 3.47.

In the county, the age distribution was 31.1% under 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 93.4 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,101, and for a family was $44,703. Males had a median income of $36,969 versus $26,595 for females. The per capita income for the county was $16,913. About 12.3% of families and 16.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.5% of those under 18 and 8.8% of those 65 or over.

Metropolitan statistical area

The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Stanislaus County as the Modesto, CA metropolitan statistical area (MSA).[31] The United States Census Bureau ranked the Modesto MSA as the 103rd-most populous MSA of the United States as of July 1, 2012.[32]

The Office of Management and Budget has further designated the Modesto MSA as a component of the more extensive San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA combined statistical area, the 5th-most populous combined statistical area in the United States.

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Population and crime rates
Population[33] 512,469
Violent crime[34] 2,721 5.31
  Homicide[34] 46 0.09
  Forcible rape[34] 122 0.24
  Robbery[34] 706 1.38
  Aggravated assault[34] 1,847 3.60
Property crime[34] 12,156 23.72
  Burglary[34] 5,748 11.22
  Larceny-theft[34][note 1] 12,428 24.25
  Motor vehicle theft[34] 3,401 6.64
Arson[34] 373 0.73

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City Population[35] Violent crimes[35] Violent crime rate
per 1,000 persons 		Property crimes[35] Property crime rate
per 1,000 persons
Ceres 46,167 183 3.96 1,940 42.02
Hughson 6,754 10 1.48 144 21.32
Modesto 204,631 1,590 7.77 11,276 55.10
Newman 10,402 25 2.40 194 18.65
Oakdale 21,031 58 2.76 934 44.41
Patterson 20,769 53 2.55 734 35.34
Riverbank 23,070 57 2.47 761 32.99
Turlock 69,733 445 6.38 2,486 35.65
Waterford 8,604 31 3.60 205 23.83

Government, politics, and policing

Government

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The government of Stanislaus County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution and law as a general law county. The county government provides countywide services such as elections and voter registration, law enforcement, jails, vital records, property records, tax collection, public health, and social services. In addition, the county serves as the local government for all unincorporated areas.

The county government is composed of the elected five-member board of supervisors, several other elected offices including the sheriff-coroner, district attorney, tax assessor, auditor-controller, treasurer-tax collector, and clerk-recorder, and numerous county departments and entities under the supervision of the chief executive officer. As of January 2025, the members of the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors were:[36]

  • Buck Condit, District 1, chairman
  • Vito Chiesa, District 2, vice chairman
  • Terry Withrow, District 3
  • Mani Grewal, District 4
  • Channce Condit, District 5

Policing

Sheriff

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Municipal police

Municipal police departments in the county are: Modesto, population 213,000; Turlock, 73,000; Ceres, 46,000; Oakdale, 23,000; Newman 11,000.

Politics

Voter registration statistics

Cities by population and voter registration

Overview

Just like neighboring Merced County, Stanislaus is considered a bellwether county in presidential elections. The last major-party nominee to gain over 60% of the vote was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Furthermore, in 1960, Stanislaus County was one of the most bellwether counties in terms of the popular vote, voting 0.02% more Democratic than the national average. It has voted for the winning candidate for president in every election since 1972, except in 2016 when it voted for Hillary Clinton instead of Donald Trump. In 2024, Donald Trump won the county in a decisive victory, continuing the county's bellwether county status.

Trump's win in Stanislaus County made it one of ten counties in California to flip from Biden to Trump, as well as making Stanislaus one of six counties to vote for the Republican presidential candidate for the first time in 20 years since George W. Bush in 2004. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976, although Barack Obama won a plurality in 2008 and 2012, as did Bill Clinton in both 1992 and 1996, and as Biden did in 2020. Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresFoot

In the United States House of Representatives, Stanislaus County is split between Template:Representative,[39] Template:Representative,[40] and Template:Representative.[41]

In the California State Senate, Stanislaus is represented by:[42]

In the California State Assembly, Stanislaus is split between the 22nd Assembly District, represented by Republican Juan Alanis, and the 9th Assembly District, represented by Republican Heath Flora.

Economy

Agriculture is Stanislaus County's number one industry, with almonds being the primary agricultural product.[43]

Education

Tertiary

The California State University, Stanislaus is a campus of the California State University located in Turlock.

The Yosemite Community College District covers a 4,500-sq-mi area and serves a population over 550,000, encompassing all of two counties (Stanislaus and Tuolumne) and parts of four others (Calaveras, Merced, San Joaquin, and Santa Clara). It is composed of two colleges: Modesto Junior College in Modesto and Columbia College in Sonora in Tuolumne County to the northeast.

Kaplan College has a campus in Modesto, ITT Technical Institute has campus in Lathrop in San Joaquin County to the northeast, and San Joaquin Valley College has campus in Modesto.

K-12 education

School districts include:[44]

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Media

Stanislaus County is in the Sacramento television market, thus receives Sacramento media.

The county also has media outlets that serve the local community:

  • The Modesto Press is the local online news site for Modesto and the surrounding areas of the Central Valley.
  • The Modesto Bee is a Modesto-based daily newspaper.

Communities

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Incorporated cities

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Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Stanislaus County.[45]

† county seat

Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2020 census)
1 † Modesto City 218,464
2 Turlock City 72,740
3 Ceres City 49,302
4 Riverbank City 24,865
5 Patterson City 23,781
6 Oakdale City 23,181
7 Salida CDP 13,886
8 Newman City 12,351
9 Waterford City 9,120
10 Hughson City 7,481
11 West Modesto CDP 5,965
12 Keyes CDP 5,672
13 Bret Harte CDP 5,135
14 Denair CDP 4,865
15 Empire CDP 4,202
16 Bystrom CDP 3,957
17 East Oakdale CDP 3,201
18 Rouse CDP 1,913
19 Diablo Grande CDP 1,669
20 Del Rio CDP 1,399
21 Airport CDP 1,389
22 Parklawn CDP 1,249
23 Orange Blossom CDP 1,068
24 Riverdale Park CDP 1,053
25 Grayson CDP 1,041
26 Hickman CDP 604
27 Westley CDP 575
28 Cowan CDP 342
29 Crows Landing CDP 322
30 Valley Home CDP 284
31 Monterey Park Tract CDP 164
32 La Grange CDP 166
33 Knights Ferry CDP 112

See also

Notes

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  1. ↑ Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.
  2. ↑ a b Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.

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References

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  3. ↑ University of California, Berkeley - Administración Laboral Agrícola
  4. ↑ Stockton Diocese - Servicios para la Familia
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  9. ↑ Land Commission records, BANC MSS Land Case Files 245 NDL and Case 245 ND Eleven Leagues, San Joaquín and Estanislao Rivers (also called "Land, Tuolumne") (Stanislaus County). Claimant: James L. Ord, Grantee: Soloman Pico, Associated Case Numbers: Docket 632, 245 ND, Associated Maps: None, Coordinates: Unknown, Rancho Name: None
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  12. ↑ John Torrey, Paul Awosika et al., Expanded initial study, Boulder Creek subdivision, Stanislaus County, Earth Metrics, Report 7999: California State Clearinghouse, Sacramento, November 1989.
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  35. ↑ a b c United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California). Retrieved November 14, 2013.
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Further reading

  • John T. Bramhall, The Story of Stanislaus. Modesto, CA: Modesto Herald, 1914.
  • Sol P. Elias, Stories of Stanislaus: A Collection of Stories on the History and Achievement of Stanislaus County. Modesto, CA: Sol P. Elias, 1924.
  • A Memorial and Biographical History of the Counties of Merced, Stanislaus, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa, California. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1892.

External links

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