Ripon, California

Ripon () is a city located in San Joaquin County, California. The population was 16,013 at the 2020 census. Ripon was originally known as Stanislaus City, but was renamed for Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1876.

History

Ripon, on the site previously known as Murphy's Ferry, Stanislaus City, and Stanislaus Station, was renamed for Ripon, Wisconsin, which was named for a city in North Yorkshire, England. Ripon's economy is largely agriculture based, known especially for its high production of almonds. In 1998, great expansion began for the city. Areas north of the Golden State (99) Freeway were slated for housing divisions, and huge swaths of agricultural land were slated for development. In 2003, the Jack Tone Road intersection was rebuilt, thus beginning a gigantic commercial development for two truck stops—Loves and the Flying J—that year. The next couple of years saw the addition of numerous restaurants and a shopping center.

Geography

Ripon is located at (37.740478, -121.128224).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , comprising 3.50%, is water.

Demographics

The 2020 United States census reported that Ripon had a population of 16,013. The population density was . The racial makeup of Ripon was 67.8% White, 1.3% African American, 0.9% Native American, 6.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 9.4% from other races, and 14.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.0% of the population.

The census reported that 99.2% of the population lived in households, 2 people (0.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 122 people (0.8%) were institutionalized.

There were 5,469 households, out of which 40.7% included children under the age of 18, 61.8% were married-couple households, 4.4% were cohabiting couple households, 22.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 11.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 17.8% of households were one person, and 9.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.91. There were 4,249 families (77.7% of all households).

The age distribution was 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% aged 18 to 24, 24.3% aged 25 to 44, 24.9% aged 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 38.2years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males.

There were 5,658 housing units at an average density of , of which 5,469 (96.7%) were occupied. Of these, 71.7% were owner-occupied, and 28.3% were occupied by renters.

Transportation

Ripon station is an Altamont Corridor Express commuter rail station planned to be constructed for service starting in a few years.

Education

Students are served by five K–8 elementary schools (self-contained at all grade levels), and one high school by Ripon Unified School District, located in the Central Valley. All schools have Academic Performance Index (API) scores above 700. Three of the elementary schools have API scores above 800.

Schools

Colony Oak Elementary
- California Distinguished School

Park View Elementary

Ripon Elementary
- California Distinguished School

Ripona Elementary
- opened 1965, California Distinguished School

Weston Elementary
- opened 1985, California Distinguished School
* Ripon High School

Ripon Christian School

Harvest High School

Notable people

* Gay Jacobsen D'Asaro, fencing champion
* Walter Hawkins, Grammy Award-winning gospel artist
* Edward L. Kessel, biologist
* Kim Johnston Ulrich, actress

References

External links

City of Ripon, CaliforniaRipon Chamber of Commerce
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Cities in San Joaquin County, California
Incorporated cities and towns in California
Stanislaus River