Acampo (

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for "Pasture") is a small

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(CDP) just north of Lodi in

San Joaquin County San Joaquin County (; Spanish language, Spanish: ''San Joaquín'', meaning "Joachim, St. Joachim"), officially the County of San Joaquin, is a county (United States), county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 20 ...

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

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station. Acampo's population was 341 at the 2010 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 miles (2.4 km), all of it land.

Demographics

The

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reported that Acampo had a population of 341. The population density was . The racial makeup of Acampo was 169 (49.6%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 1 (0.3%) Native American, 3 (0.9%)

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, 8 (2.3%)

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, 136 (39.9%) from

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, and 24 (7.0%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 199 persons (58.4%). The Census reported that 341 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 94 households, out of which 48 (51.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 54 (57.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 11 (11.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 7 (7.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 8 (8.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 1 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 14 households (14.9%) were made up of individuals, and 4 (4.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.63. There were 72

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(76.6% of all households); the average family size was 4.11. The population was spread out, with 105 people (30.8%) under the age of 18, 37 people (10.9%) aged 18 to 24, 79 people (23.2%) aged 25 to 44, 83 people (24.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 37 people (10.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.8 males. There were 99 housing units at an average density of , of which 56 (59.6%) were owner-occupied, and 38 (40.4%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.6%. 195 people (57.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 146 people (42.8%) lived in rental housing units.

Education

Acampo students are zoned to Lodi Unified School District schools. Houston Middle School is in Acampo.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 the ...

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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