Waterford, CA

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Waterford, California

Introduction to Waterford, California

Waterford, California, in Stanislaus county, is 11 miles NE of Turlock, California and 65 miles E of San Jose, California. The city is included in the Modesto metropolitan area. As of the year 2000 census, 6,924 people lived in Waterford.

Waterford History

Waterford City began to take shape in the second half of the nineteenth century. At that time, the community was known as Bakersville. During that time, there was no bridge across the Tuolumne River and it could only be crossed by means of a ford on the waterfront. The community thusly came to be known as Waterford.

Waterford and nearby Attractions

Turlock Lake State Recreation Area
McHenry Museum
La Grange Regional Park
Oakdale Cowboy Museum
McConnell State Park
Great Valley Museum of Natural History

Things To Do In Waterford

The Funworks Family Fun Company, the Golden Gaslight Conservatory and Paintball Zone are all accessible from Waterford. Those interested in history may enjoy a visit to the Great Valley Museum of Natural History, the Oakdale Museum or the McHenry Museum. Local parks include the Turlock Lake State Recreation Area, the La Grange Regional Park and McConnell State Park.

Waterford Transportation

The Modesto City-Co-Harry Sham Field Airport is nearby.

Waterford Higher Education

Local colleges include Gavilan College, San Joaquin Delta College and Modesto Junior College.

Comparative Profile of Waterford, CA

Comparing Waterford to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in California (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Racial Diversity
Female Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Age of the Population
Well-Paid Single Men

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Average Household Size
Portion of People Married

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work
Public Transportation Use

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
People Living Alone

Crime

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Low Property Crime
Low Violent Crime

Category	Value
Near Medium City	11 miles NE of Turlock, California (center to center)
Nearest Large City	65 miles E of San Jose, California
County	Stanislaus
Metro Area	Modesto
Standard Zip Codes	95386
Phone Area Codes	209
Time Zone	Pacific (-8 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	37.641
Longitude	-120.758

Station	MODESTO CITY-COUNTY AP
Distance	10.6 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 54 F
Apr Temp	49 to 74 F
Jul Temp	62 to 94 F
Oct Temp	52 to 78 F
Annual Precip	13.1 inches

Station	TURLOCK #2
Distance	11 miles
Jan Temp	39 to 54 F
Apr Temp	49 to 73 F
Jul Temp	62 to 93 F
Oct Temp	52 to 78 F
Annual Precip	12.4 inches

Station	STOCKTON AP
Distance	31.5 miles
Jan Temp	38 to 54 F
Apr Temp	47 to 73 F
Jul Temp	61 to 94 F
Oct Temp	51 to 79 F
Annual Precip	13.8 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	6,924	100%
Male	3,486	50.3%
Female	3,438	49.7%
Under 18	2,523	36.4%
18+	4,401	63.6%
65+	492	7.1%
Median Age	28.5
Average Family Size	3.71
White	5,002	72.2%
African-American	33	0.5%
Asian	52	0.8%
American Indian & Alaskan	106	1.5%
Other	1,384	20%
Mixed Race	336	4.9%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	2,454	35.4%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	8,161
Growth	1,237
Growth %	17.9%

Ancestry	Percent
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	47.1%
German	11.4%
Irish	11.1%
US/American	9.7%
English	3.9%
Portuguese	3.9%
Italian	3.2%
French (except Basque)	1.4%
Swedish	1.4%
Norwegian	1.2%
European	0.8%
Dutch	0.8%
Scotch-Irish	0.6%
Estonian	0.5%
Scottish	0.4%
Scandinavian	0.4%
Danish	0.4%
Greek	0.4%
Swiss	0.3%
Finnish	0.2%
Welsh	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Waterford	6,924	$41,698
Ceres	34,609	$43,587
Hughson	3,980	$46,325
Modesto	188,856	$45,681
Oakdale	15,503	$44,024
Riverbank	15,826	$47,411
Turlock	55,810	$44,501

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