Stanislaus County

administration
US state :	California
Administrative headquarters :	Modesto
Foundation :	1854
Demographics
Residents :	514,453 (2010)
Population density :	133 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3923 km²
Water surface :	54 km²
map

Website : www.stancounty.com

Stanislaus County is a county in the state of California . The county seat is Modesto .

geography

The county is located between Stockton and Fresno in the Central Valley and is bordered clockwise by counties: Calaveras County , Tuolumne County , Merced County , Santa Clara County, and San Joaquin Counties .

history

Stanislaus County was formed in 1854 from parts of Tuolumne County . The county is named after the Stanislaus River . This river was first discovered by Gabriel Moraga in 1806 and later named "Rio Estanislao" in honor of Estanislao, a missionary chief of a local tribe who led a group of Indians against the Mexicans as a renegade until he was finally defeated by Mariano Vallejo in 1826 . His baptismal name Estanislao is the Spanish transcription for Stanislaus , the Latinized name of the Polish, Catholic saint and Bishop Stanisław of Cracow .

Stanislaus County has a National Historic Landmark , the Knight's Ferry Bridge . A total of 23 structures and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	2245	-
1870	6409	185.5%
1880	8751	36.5%
1890	10,040	14.7%
1900	9550	-4.9%
1910	22,522	135.8%
1920	43,557	93.4%
1930	56,641	30%
1940	74,866	32.2%
1950	127.231	69.9%
1960	157.294	23.6%
1970	194.506	23.7%
1980	265,900	36.7%
1990	370,522	39.3%
2000	446.997	20.6%
2010	514.453	15.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

The Knight's Ferry Bridge over the Stanislaus River

Stanislaus County's age pyramid

According to the 2000 census , Stanislaus County had a population of 446,997 people. There were 145,146 households and 109,585 families. The population density was 116 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 69.33% White, 2.58% African American, 1.27% Native American, 4.22% Asian, 0.34% Pacific Islander, and 16.82% other races Groups; 5.44% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 31.74% of the population.

Of the 145,146 households, 41.20% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 56.00% were married couples living together, 13.70% were single mothers. 24.50% were not families. 19.40% are single households and 7.90% have someone living there who is 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.47 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 31.10% residents under 18 years of age, 9.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 29.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 19.50% between 45 and 64 years of age 10.40% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.80 males, and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 93.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 40,101 , and the median income for a family is $ 44,703. Males had a median income of $ 36,969 versus $ 26,595 for females. The per capita income was $ 16,913. 16.00% percent of the population and 12.30% of families are below the poverty line. 20.50% of these were under 18 years of age and 8.80% were 65 years of age or older.

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 277314. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: California . National Park Service , accessed August 27, 2017.
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 27, 2017.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

Web links

Commons : Stanislaus County - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

37.56 -120.99Coordinates: 37 ° 34 ′ N , 120 ° 59 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 277314. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: California . National Park Service , accessed August 27, 2017.

[3] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 27, 2017.

[4] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[5] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[6] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012