San Joaquin County (; Spanish: ''San Joaquín'', meaning " St. Joachim"), officially the County of San Joaquin, is a

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in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2020 census, the population was 779,233. The

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is Stockton. San Joaquin County comprises the Stockton– Lodi– Tracy

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within the regional San Jose–

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–

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. The county is located in Northern California's Central Valley just east of the very highly populated nine-county

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region and is separated from the Bay Area by the Diablo Range of low mountains with its Altamont Pass. One of the smaller counties by area in California, it has a high population density and is growing rapidly due to overflow from the Bay Area's need for housing. The City of San Joaquin, despite sharing its name with the county, is located in Fresno County.

History

San Joaquin County was one of the original United States counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. The county was named for the San Joaquin River which runs through it. In the early 19th century Lieutenant Gabriel Moraga, commanding an expedition in the lower great California Central Valley, gave the name of ''San Joaquin'' (meaning Joachim) to the San Joaquin River, which springs from the southern

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. San Joaquin County is the site of the

San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley ( ; es, Valle de San Joaquín) is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies south of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River. It comprises seven ...

's first permanent residence. Prior to incorporation in 1850, the area now encompassing San Joaquin County was inhabited by the Yokuts and

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native peoples. These communities lived in villages throughout the region, consuming diverse diets that reflected the flora and fauna of the California Delta. Acorns from Valley Oak trees, salmon runs on the San Joaquin, Mokelumne, Calaveras, and Stanislaus rivers, and Tule Elk were staples of the native diet, which was supplemented with various native berries and plants. The native population of San Joaquin County fell dramatically during a statewide epidemic of malaria in 1828, and a subsequent rebellion of native peoples in the Central Valley, led by Chief Estanislao. Between 1843 and 1846, during the era when California was a province of independent Mexico, five Mexican land grants were made in what would become San Joaquin County: Campo de los Franceses, Pescadero (Grimes), Pescadero (Pico), Sanjon de los Moquelumnes, and

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. The largest of these grants was the Rancho Campos de los Franceses, secured by Charles Weber and Guillermo Gulnac, which was eventually developed into the City of Stockton. As the Gold Rush drew miners to the Sierra Nevada, Stockton grew into a major logistical and mercantile hub for the San Joaquin Valley and Mother Lode, which allowed for the City and County populations to rise significantly between 1850 and 1870. As the state's gold economy waned in the 1870s, San Joaquin County transitioned into a major national center of agriculture, which it remains to this day. Reclamation of the California delta, which began in 1869, strongly benefited this agricultural growth. The importance of agriculture to the region's economy led to the creation of a dynamic industrial engineering sector in Stockton, Lodi, and nearby Rio Vista in the 1880s. Notably, the Sperry Flour Company, Holt Manufacturing Company, the operation of

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, Samson Ironworks, and the canning empire of

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were firms of national and international significance. Holt Manufacturing, led by Benjamin Holt, would pioneer the industrial manufacturing and sales of the tractor, while R.G. LeTourneau patented the bulldozer in 1926.

Importance to railroads

The Central Pacific Railroad in the 1860s utilized San Joaquin County's exceptionally flat terrain to construct a rail line from Sacramento to Stockton and then southwest through Altamont Pass to the San Francisco Bay. In 1909, a second railroad, the Western Pacific, utilized the same route through Stockton to reach the Bay Area. In the early 1900s, the Santa Fe Railroad constructed from Bakersfield and Fresno through Stockton north to reach Oakland. Smaller lines constructed at Stockton were the Tidewater Southern to Modesto and the Central California Traction to Sacramento. Both started as electrically powered. These railroads encouraged the growth of farms, orchards, and ranches in San Joaquin County and adjacent counties.

Tracy tire fire

On August 7, 1998, a tire fire ignited at S.F. Royster's Tire Disposal just south of Tracy on South MacArthur Drive, near Linne Rd. The tire dump held over 7 million illegally stored tires and was allowed to burn for more than two years before it was extinguished. Allowing the fire to burn was considered to be a better way to avoid groundwater contamination than putting it out. However, the cleanup cost $19 million and local groundwater was still discovered to be contaminated.

Geography

According to the

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, the county has a total area of , of which is land and , comprising 2.5%, is water. The county has a very low inland elevation and a very flat drainage basin for the San Joaquin River and its numerous tributaries. With the resulting exceptionally high water table, the county is a marshy and swampy delta with a tendency to flood in the spring with melting snow runoff from the Sierra Mountains. The geographical center of San Joaquin County is near Stockton at approximately 37°54'N 121°12'W (37.9,-121.2).

National protected area

San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge The San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge is a protected area of along the San Joaquin River in the northern San Joaquin Valley, California. It is within San Joaquin County and Stanislaus County. It protects more than of riparian woodland ...

(part)

Demographics

2020 census

''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''

2011

Places by population, race, and income

2010 Census

The

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reported that San Joaquin County had a population of 685,306. The racial makeup of San Joaquin County was 349,287 (51.0%)

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, 51,744 (7.6%)

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, 7,196 (1.1%) Native American, 98,472 (14.4%) Asian, 3,758 (0.5%)

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, 131,054 (19.1%) from other races, and 43,795 (6.4%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 266,341 persons (38.9%). The Filipino American population was 46,447, just under half (47%) of all Asian Americans in San Joaquin County, and as of 1990 have been the largest population of Asian Americans in the county.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 563,598 people, 181,629 households, and 134,768 families residing in the county. The

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was 403 people per square mile (156/km²). There were 189,160 housing units at an average density of 135 per square mile (52/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.1%

, 6.7%

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, 1.1% Native American, 11.4% Asian, 0.4%

, 16.3% from other races, and 6.1% from two or more races. 30.5% of the population were

or Latino of any race. 9.3% were of

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, 5.3% Irish and 5.0%

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ancestry according to Census 2000. 66.4% spoke

, 21.3% Spanish, 2.2%

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, 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 40.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.3% were

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living together, 14.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% 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 31.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.2 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

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for the county was $17,365. About 13.5% of families and 17.7% of the population were below the

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, including 23.7% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Metropolitan statistical area

The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated San Joaquin County as the Stockton–Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The

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ranked the Stockton–Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as the 76th most populous

of the United States as of July 1, 2012. The Office of Management and Budget has further designated the Stockton–Lodi, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as a component of the more extensive San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area, the 5th most populous

and primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.

Government and policing

Deuel Vocational Institution, Tracy, California

County Government

The Government of San Joaquin County is defined and authorized under the

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and California law as a general law county. Much of the Government of California is in practice the responsibility of county governments, such as the Government of San Joaquin 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. Some chartered cities such as Stockton and Tracy provide their own municipal services such as police, public safety, libraries, parks and recreation, and zoning. Some other cities arrange to have the County provide some or all of these services on a contract basis. The County government is composed of the elected five-member four-year-term board of supervisors (BOS), which operates in a legislative, executive, and quasi-judicial capacity; several other elected offices including the

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, and

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; and numerous county departments and entities under the supervision of the county administrator. As of January 2019, the supervisors are: * Miguel Villapudua (District 1 and Chair), * Katherine Miller (District 2), *

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(District 3 and Vice Chair), * Charles Winn (District 4), and * Bob Elliott (District 5). In addition, several entities of the government of California have jurisdiction conterminous with San Joaquin County, such as the San Joaquin County Superior Court, and the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation operates the

Deuel Vocational Institution Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) was a state prison located in unincorporated San Joaquin County, California, near Tracy. The prison closed on September 30, 2021. Facilities DVI opened in 1953 and named for California state senator Charl ...

a state prison in unincorporated San Joaquin County near Tracy.

Policing

The San Joaquin County sheriff provides court protection and jail administration for the entire county. It provides patrol and detective services for the unincorporated areas of the county. Lathrop contracts with the Sheriff for its police services. Municipalities within the county that have municipal police departments are: Stockton, 310,000; Tracy, 89,000; Manteca, 77,000; Lodi, 65,000; Lathrop, 23,000 (sheriff contract); Ripon, 17,000; Escalon, 7,200,

Politics

Voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration

Overview

In the

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, San Joaquin County is split between California's 9th and 10th congressional districts, represented by and , respectively. In the

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, San Joaquin County is split between 3 legislative districts: * , * , and * . In the

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, San Joaquin County is in . On November 4, 2008, San Joaquin County voted 65.5% in favor of Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. For most of its history, San Joaquin County has been a Republican-leaning swing county, voting for the national winner in all but 4 presidential elections (1884, 1948, 1960, 1976) from 1880 to 2012. In 2016,

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became the first Democratic Party candidate who lost nationally to win the county, and she did so by a sizable margin of around 14 points. Conversely,

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posted the worst result in county history for a national Republican Party electoral college winner, being held to under 40% of the vote. In 2020, Trump vastly increased upon his 2016 results, securing more votes than any Republican candidate in history. Despite this, he only barely passed 40% due to a similarly large increase on the Democratic side.

Crime

County crime

Number of incidents reported and crime rate per 1,000 persons for each type:

Cities crime

Economy

Agriculture

As of 2018, the gross value of agricultural production in the county was $2.6 billion. The top product was almonds, followed by grapes, milk, and walnuts. San Joaquin County is home to one of the largest walnut processing facilities in the world, DeRuosi Nut. Another large company, Pacific State Bancorp (PSBC), was based here but was closed by the California Department of Financial Institutions on August 20, 2010.

Business and industry

San Joaquin County is home to several large manufacturing, general services, and agricultural companies, including Archer Daniels Midland,

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, Dart Container, Holz Rubber Company, Kubota Tractors, Lodi Iron Works, Miller Packing Company, Pacific Coast Producers, Tiger Lines, Valley Industries, and Woodbridge-Robert Mondavi. 3 As of 2019, about 260,000 people were employed in the county, with nearly 200,000 employed in private industry and about 44,500 employed in government. As of 2013, the goods movement industry is also an important part of the local economy, with an Amazon fulfillment center in Tracy and the Port of Stockton.

Education

San Joaquin County is home to 18 public school districts and numerous private schools. K-12: * Escalon Unified School District * Lammersville Joint Unified School District *

Lincoln Unified School District Lincoln Unified School District is located in Stockton, California and serves more than 9,200 students at 13 "learning centers" throughout the northwestern region of the city. School Board Starting with the 2014 elections, there are five truste ...

* Linden Unified School District *

Lodi Unified School District Lodi Unified School District is a school district headquartered in Lodi, California. It currently has roughly 28,396 students. The district includes the following San Joaquin County communities: Lodi, Acampo, Lockeford, Terminous, Victor, an ...

Manteca Unified School District Manteca Unified School District (MUSD) is a school district based in French Camp, California, French Camp, Lathrop, California, Lathrop, Manteca, California, Manteca, and Stockton, California, Stockton, in California. About Schools in MUSD follow ...

* Ripon Unified School District *

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* Tracy Unified School District - Covers some areas for K-12 and some for 9-12 only Secondary: * Galt Joint Union High School District * Oakdale Joint Unified School District (while it is a unified school district, it only covers 9-12 in its sections in this county) Elementary: * Banta Elementary School District * Galt Joint Union Elementary School District * Jefferson Elementary School District * New Hope Elementary School District *

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* Oak View Union Elementary School District * Valley Home Joint Elementary School District School districts include: On June 8, 2010, Lammersville Unified School District was approved in Mountain House. The San Joaquin Delta Community College District is composed of San Joaquin Delta College located in Stockton and covers San Joaquin County as well as Rio Vista in Solano County, Galt in Sacramento County, and a large portion of Calaveras County. A private university, the University of the Pacific, has its main campus in Stockton.

Media

San Joaquin County is in the Sacramento television market, and thus receives Sacramento media. ''

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'', '' The Manteca Bulletin'', and '' The Lodi News-Sentinel'' are daily newspapers. ''Bilingual Weekly News'' publishes a weekly newspaper in both Spanish and English. ''Tracy Press'' also publishes a weekly newspaper. Big Monkey Group publishes four Stockton magazines: ''Weston Ranch Monthly'', ''Brookside Monthly'', ''Spanos Park Monthly'' and ''On the Mile''. ''Caravan'' is a local community arts and events monthly tabloid. ''The Central Valley Business Journal'' is a monthly business tabloid. ''Karima Magazine'' is a popular/consumer magazine covering the Central Valley as well as newsworthy events in the Bay Area. ''San Joaquin Magazine'' is a regional lifestyle magazine covering Stockton, Lodi, Tracy, and Manteca. ''The Downtowner'' is a free monthly guide to downtown Stockton's events, commerce, real estate, and other cultural and community happenings. ''Poets' Espresso Review'' is a periodical that has been based in Stockton, mostly distributed by mail, since summer of 2005. ''Artifact'' is a San Joaquin Delta College periodical based in Stockton since December 2006, featuring writing in all genres, photography, and visual media by students, staff and faculty as well as community members. ''The Pacifican'', University of the Pacific's newspaper since 1908 features News, Opinion, Lifestyles, and Sports pertinent to the Pacific campus and surrounding Stockton community.

In popular culture

The television show '' Sons of Anarchy'' was set in Charming, California, a fictional town in San Joaquin County.

Transportation

Major highways

Interstate 5 * I-205 (CA)

Interstate 205 * I-580 (CA)

Interstate 580 * California 4

State Route 4 * California 12

State Route 12 * California 26

State Route 26 * California 33

State Route 33 * California 88

State Route 88 * California 99

State Route 99 * California 120

State Route 120 * California 132

State Route 132

Public transportation

San Joaquin Regional Transit District San Joaquin Regional Transit District (known as "San Joaquin RTD" or simply as RTD) is a transit district that provides bus service to the city of Stockton, California and the surrounding communities of Lodi, Ripon, Thornton, French Camp, La ...

provides city bus service within Stockton. RTD also runs intercity routes throughout the county, and subscription commuter routes to Livermore, Pleasanton, Sacramento, and Santa Clara County. The cities of Lodi, Escalon, Manteca, Tracy and Ripon operate their own bus systems.

Train and bus service

Greyhound buses and

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trains both stop in Stockton. Amtrak's Oakland-Stockton-Fresno-Bakersfield '' San Joaquins'' trains stop at the San Joaquin Street Station. This is the former Santa Fe Railroad station in Stockton. Amtrak's Sacramento-Stockton-Fresno- Bakersfield "San Joaquin" trains stop at the

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which is also used by

Altamont Corridor Express The Altamont Corridor Express (also known as ACE, formerly Altamont Commuter Express) is a commuter rail service in California, connecting Stockton and San Jose during peak hours only. ACE is named for the Altamont Pass, through which it ru ...

trains to San Jose which originate in Stockton. This is the former Southern Pacific Railroad station in Stockton. RTD Hopper is a public bus service operated by San Joaquin Regional Transit connecting Stockton to Ripon, Manteca, Tracy, Lodi, and Lathrop.

Airports

Stockton Metropolitan Airport features passenger service to

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, and Phoenix, AZ, along with cargo service and general aviation. Other general aviation airports in the county include Lodi Airport, Tracy Municipal Airport, and New Jerusalem Airport.

Port

The Port of Stockton is a major inland deepwater port in

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, located on the San Joaquin River before it joins the

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to empty into

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, inland. The port sits on about , and occupies an island in the

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Communities

Cities

* Escalon * Lathrop * Lodi * Manteca *

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* Stockton (county seat) * Tracy

Census-designated places

* Acampo *

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* Collierville * Country Club * Dogtown * Farmington * French Camp * Garden Acres * Kennedy * Lincoln Village * Linden * Lockeford * Morada * Mountain House * Peters * Taft Mosswood * Terminous * Thornton * Victor * Waterloo * Woodbridge

Unincorporated communities

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Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of San Joaquin County. † ''county seat''

Notes

References

External links

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San Joaquin County Office of Emergency Services (OES)

San Joaquin County Office of Education

San Joaquin County Superior Court

South San Joaquin Irrigation District
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