SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

'San Joaquin County' is a county located in Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of 2006, the population is approx. 620,000. The county seat is Stockton.

Contents

History

Geography

Cities, towns, and communities

Adjacent Counties

Transportation Infrastructure

Major highways

Public Transportation

Airports

Demographics

See also

External links

History

San Joaquin County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood.
The county takes its name from the San Joaquin River. In the early 1800s Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga, commanding an expedition in the lower great California Central Valley, gave the name of ''San Joaquin'' (meaning Joachim) to a rivulet that springs from the Sierra Nevada and empties into Buena Vista Lake. San Joaquin County is also home to the site of the San Joaquin Valley's first permanent residence.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,694 km² (1,426 mi²). 3,624 km² (1,399 mi²) of it is land and 70 km² (27 mi²) of it (1.89%) is water.

Cities, towns, and communities

According to the U.S. GNIS, there are 109 populated places in the county.

★ August ★ Country Club ★ Escalon ★ Farmington ★ French Camp ★ Garden Acres ★ Kennedy ★ Lathrop ★ Lincoln Village ★ Linden ★ Lockeford

★ Lodi ★ Manteca ★ Morada ★ Mountain House ★ North Woodbridge ★ Ripon ★ South Woodbridge ★ Stockton ★ Taft Mosswood ★ Tracy

Adjacent Counties

★ Stanislaus County, California - south, southeast

★ Alameda County, California - west

★ Contra Costa County, California - west

★ Sacramento County, California - north

★ Amador County, California - northeast

★ Calaveras County, California - east

Transportation Infrastructure

Major highways

★ Interstate 5

★ Interstate 205

★ Interstate 580

★ California State Highway 99

★ California State Route 4 (Crosstown Freeway/California Delta Highway)

★ California State Route 120

Public Transportation

San Joaquin Regional Transit District provides city bus service within Stockton. SJRTD also runs intercity routes throughout the county, and subscription commuter routes to Livermore, Pleasanton, Sacramento and Santa Clara County.
The cities of Lodi, Manteca, Tracy and Ripon operate their own bus systems.
Greyhound buses and Amtrak trains both stop in Stockton. Altamont Commuter Express trains originate in Stockton, but at a different station than the one used by Amtrak.

Airports

Stockton Metropolitan Airport features passenger service to Las Vegas and Phoenix, along with cargo service and general aviation. Other general aviation airports in the county include Escalon Airport, Lodi Airport and Tracy Municipal Airport.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 563,598 people, 181,629 households, and 134,768 families residing in the county. The population density was 156/km² (403/mi²). There were 189,160 housing units at an average density of 52/km² (135/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.13% White, 6.69% Black or African American, 1.13% Native American, 11.41% Asian, 0.35% Pacific Islander, 16.26% from other races, and 6.05% from two or more races. 30.53% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 66.4% spoke English, 21.3% Spanish, 2.2% Tagalog, 1.8% Mon-Khmer or Cambodian, 1.1% Vietnamese and 1.1% Hmong as their first language.
There were 181,629 households out of which 40.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.30% were married couples living together, 14.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.80% were non-families. 20.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.48.
In the county the population was spread out with 31.00% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 19.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $41,282, and the median income for a family was $46,919. Males had a median income of $39,246 versus $27,507 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,365. About 13.50% of families and 17.70% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.70% of those under age 18 and 10.00% of those age 65 or over.

See also

★ List of school districts in San Joaquin County, California

External links

★ San Joaquin County official website

★ San Joaquin County History

★ San Joaquin County Superior Court

★ San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum