Snelling, California
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History
The "Snelling Ranch" post office opened in 1853, was closed for a time during 1861, and changed its name to "Snelling" in 1870.[4] The name is from the Snelling family that operated a way station at the place beginning in 1851.[4]
Snelling's zip code is 95369 and its area code is 209.
Snelling was the county seat of Merced County from 1857 to 1872. The courthouse constructed in 1857 continued to serve as a justice court until the 1990s. The two-story building remains standing today and is a rare surviving example of a simple early California courthouse.[5]
Geography
Snelling is in northeastern Merced County along the eastern edge of California's Central Valley, where the Merced River emerges from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It is at the north end of California State Route 59, which leads south to Merced, the county seat.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Snelling CDP covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert"., or 0.92%, are water.[6]
Demographics
The 2020 United States census reported that Snelling had a population of 238. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of Snelling was 186 (78.2%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 3 (1.3%) Native American, 1 (0.4%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 19 (8.0%) from other races, and 29 (12.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 38 persons (16.0%).[7]
The whole population lived in households. There were 96 households, out of which 27 (28.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 43 (44.8%) were married-couple households, 16 (16.7%) were cohabiting couple households, 15 (15.6%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 22 (22.9%) had a male householder with no partner present. 26 households (27.1%) were one person, and 17 (17.7%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.48.[7] There were 59 families (61.5% of all households).[8]
The age distribution was 56 people (23.5%) under the age of 18, 14 people (5.9%) aged 18 to 24, 55 people (23.1%) aged 25 to 44, 63 people (26.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 50 people (21.0%) who were 65Script error: No such module "String".years of age or older. The median age was 43.3Script error: No such module "String".years. For every 100 females, there were 118.3 males.[7]
There were 110 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which 96 (87.3%) were occupied. Of these, 40 (41.7%) were owner-occupied, and 56 (58.3%) were occupied by renters.[7]
Government
In the California State Legislature, Snelling is in Template:Representative, and in Template:Representative.[9]
In the United States House of Representatives, Snelling is in California's 13th congressional district, represented by Democrat Adam Gray as of January 2025.
California Historical Landmark
Snelling Courthouse is a California Historical Landmarks, number 409.
The California Historical Landmark reads:
- NO. 409 SNELLING COURTHOUSE - This, the first courthouse in Merced County, was erected in 1857. This monument commemorates the 75th anniversary of the organization of Merced County and is dedicated to the memory of our pioneers by Yosemite Parlor No. 24, N.S.G.W., Merced, May 20, 1930. [10]
See also
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References
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- ↑ McDevitt, Ray, Courthouses of California - An Illustrated History, pp. 17–18, 210, California Historical Society, San Francisco, CA, 2001.
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- ↑ californiahistoricallandmarks.com # 409
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