Acampo (

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for "Pasture") is a small

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(CDP) about 5 miles north of Lodi in

San Joaquin County San Joaquin County ( ; , meaning " St. Joachim"), officially the County of San Joaquin, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 779,233. The county seat is Stockton. San Jo ...

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, United States. In the 1870s, Acampo was named as a

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station. Acampo's population was 334 at the 2020 census.

Name

Acampo was laid out in 1876 when the railroad was extended to that point. The name comes from a

word for "portion of the common given to the herds for pasture". A post office called Acampo has been in operation since 1872.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP covers an area of 0.9 square mile (2.4 km), all land.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Acampo had a population of 334. The population density was . The racial makeup of Acampo was 44.6%

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, 0.0%

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, 2.7% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0%

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, 36.8% from other races, and 15.9% from two or more races.

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of any race were 57.2% of the population. The census reported that 100% of the population lived in households. There were 102 households, out of which 32.4% included children under the age of 18, 56.9% were married-couple households, 5.9% were

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couple households, 24.5% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 13.7% of households were one person, and 5.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.27. There were 81

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(79.4% of all households). The age distribution was 26.3% under the age of 18, 11.4% aged 18 to 24, 20.7% aged 25 to 44, 23.1% aged 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 33.9years. For every 100 females, there were 111.4 males. There were 104 housing units at an average density of , of which 102 (98.1%) were occupied. Of these, 71.6% were owner-occupied, and 28.4% were occupied by renters.

Education

Acampo students are zoned to

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schools. Joe Serna Jr. Charter school is in Acampo. It is open to students of K-8th grade and specializes in teaching students in both English and Spanish. Serna shares the school campus with Houston Elementary school that operates in K-6th grades. Home
Houston Middle School. Retrieved on July 10, 2018.

Oak View Elementary School District Oak View Elementary School District or the Oak View Union School District is a school district headquartered in unincorporated San Joaquin County, California, near Acampo. It operates a single school. High school students in its area attend ...

operates a single

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in an

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near, but not in, Acampo. High school students in the Oak View area attend the

Galt Joint Union High School District Galt Joint Union High School District (GJUHSD) is a high school district headquartered in Galt, California. It serves sections of Sacramento and San Joaquin counties.History
" Oak View Elementary School District. Retrieved on July 10, 2018.

References

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