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Waterford is the eighth largest city in
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, United States. The population was 8,456 at the 2010 census, up from 6,924 as of the 2000 census. Waterford is part of the
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Geography

Waterford is located at (37.645132, -120.767609). According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (1.72%) is water. The city was founded around the
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. City
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signs report Waterford's elevation is above sea level.


Demographics


2010

The
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reported that Waterford had a population of 32,146. The population density was . The racial makeup of Waterford was 10,003 (71.0%)
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, 10,023 (0.9%)
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, 120 (1.3%) Native American, 1,222(1.5%)
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, 221 (0.1%)
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, 10,747 (20.6%) from
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, and 386 (4.6%) from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 3,579 persons (42.3%). The Census reported that 31,433 people (99.7% of the population) lived in households, 713 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 2,458 households, out of which 1,314 (53.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,499 (61.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 357 (14.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 191 (7.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 172 (7.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 15 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 305 households (12.4%) were made up of individuals, and 106 (4.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43. There were 2,047
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(83.3% of all households); the average family size was 3.71. The population was spread out, with 2,786 people (32.9%) under the age of 18, 902 people (10.7%) aged 18 to 24, 2,295 people (27.1%) aged 25 to 44, 1,860 people (22.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 613 people (7.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.4 males. There were 2,665 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,627 (66.2%) were owner-occupied, and 831 (33.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.1%. 5,489 people (64.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,944 people (34.8%) lived in rental housing units.


2000

As of the
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of 2000, there were 6,923 people, 1,991 households, and 1,682 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 2,080 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 12.24%
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, 0.48%
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, 1.53% Native American, 0.75%
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, 0.16%
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, 19.99% from
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, and 4.85% from two or more races.
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or
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of any race were 78.44% of the population. There were 1,990 households, out of which 52.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were
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living together, 13.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.5% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47 and the average family size was 3.71. 36.4% of Waterford's inhabitants were under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males. The median
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for a household in the city was $39,286, and the median income for a family was $41,698. Males had a median income of $32,530 versus $25,341 for females. The
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for the city was $13,933. About 11.2% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the
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, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.


Politics

Waterford is located in , and in . In the
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, Waterford is in .


Education

Waterford Unified School District
is the sole school district. The Waterford Elementary School is named after the former school superintendent and former elementary school teacher, Richard Moon. The school mascot is the moon cub (a tiger cub) and serves grade K-3. Immediately next to Richard Moon Elementary is the Waterford
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, which includes state preschool, full day Head Start, and half day Head Start. Lucille Whitehead Intermediate School shares a campus with Moon School and was first opened for the 2008–2009 school year. The school was dedicated in honor of Lucille Bishop Whitehead. The mascot is the Bobcat. Waterford Junior High serves grades 7–8. It is the oldest school in the Waterford School District. Their mascot is the
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. Waterford High School was built in 2001. Around 3,231 students attend the High School. The WHS mascot is the Wildcat
WHS Website


History

The community which became Waterford began to form in the latter half of the 19th century, after surrounding regions became populated with 49ers. At this time the area was known as Bakersville, after one of the town's influential members. It soon became apparent that mail was being mistaken between Bakersville and
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, and the smaller of the two was forced to change its name. At that time, the
Tuolumne River The Tuolumne River ( Yokutsan: ''Tawalimnu'') flows for through Central California, from the high Sierra Nevada to join the San Joaquin River in the Central Valley. Originating at over above sea level in Yosemite National Park, the Tuolumne ...
did not have a bridge, and instead was crossed by Roberts Ferry on the waterfront. Since the area was well known for this ford, the town adopted the name of Waterford. For several decades, a regular steam locomotive could traverse the Tuolumne in Waterford on a trestle bridge, which was demolished in the second half of the 20th century. There are now no longer railway lines running through or near Waterford, even though many maps will still show the tracks going through the post office building.


Transportation

The city is served by
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bus service. Waterford has two main highways: CR J9, "F Street", and State Route 132, "Yosemite Blvd." Both intersect in Waterford. "F Street" goes to Oakdale to the north, and
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to the south. Yosemite goes to
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westbound, and to the
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eastbound. The Hickman-Waterford bridge is also located in Waterford. It is the only bridge for about both east and west to cross the
Tuolumne River The Tuolumne River ( Yokutsan: ''Tawalimnu'') flows for through Central California, from the high Sierra Nevada to join the San Joaquin River in the Central Valley. Originating at over above sea level in Yosemite National Park, the Tuolumne ...
after Geer Road.


Notes

* Earth Metrics Incorporated, "Waterford Junior High School, California Environmental Quality Act, Environmental Assessment",
Waterford Unified School District The Waterford Unified School District is a K through 12 public school district in Stanislaus County, California, United States. (Waterford, 2006) As early as 1989, students attending Waterford schools were bussed if they needed to cross State ...
, prepared for the State of California Environmental Clearinghouse, Report No. 7895W1.001, February 2, 1990.


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