East Oakdale is an unincorporated

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(CDP) on the Stanislaus River, located east of the city of Oakdale in Stanislaus County,

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. It is part of the

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in the

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. The population was 2,762 at the 2010 census.

Geography

East Oakdale is located at (37.793528, -120.806669). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it (8.49%) is water.

History

There were three ferries crossing the Stanislaus River on the 19th−century

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. The site of the easternmost crossing, Heath & Emory's Ferry, is in present-day East Oakdale. The second, Taylor's Ferry Crossing, was located in the present day city of Oakdale. The third, Islips Ferry, was further down river in present-day

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Demographics

2010

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reported that East Oakdale had a population of 2,762. The population density was . The racial makeup of East Oakdale was 2,530 (91.6%)

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, 7 (0.3%)

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, 18 (0.7%) Native American, 60 (2.2%)

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, 5 (0.2%)

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, 78 (2.8%) from

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, and 64 (2.3%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 284 persons (10.3%). The Census reported that 2,762 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 1,055 households, out of which 301 (28.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 809 (76.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 40 (3.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 27 (2.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 31 (2.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 3 (0.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 138 households (13.1%) were made up of individuals, and 78 (7.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62. There were 876

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(83.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.87. The population was spread out, with 562 people (20.3%) under the age of 18, 159 people (5.8%) aged 18 to 24, 413 people (15.0%) aged 25 to 44, 1,046 people (37.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 582 people (21.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.0 males. There were 1,102 housing units at an average density of , of which 984 (93.3%) were owner-occupied, and 71 (6.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. 2,553 people (92.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 209 people (7.6%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,742 people, 989 households, and 824 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,032 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.28%

, 0.36%

, 1.86% Native American, 1.64%

, 0.07%

, 2.08% from

, and 2.70% from two or more races.

of any race were 6.82% of the population. There were 989 households, out of which 33.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.8% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.6% were non-families. 13.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.03. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 34.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $70,227, and the median income for a family was $83,587. Males had a median income of $70,096 versus $36,602 for females. The

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for the CDP was $40,633. About 5.1% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the

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, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the California State Legislature, East Oakdale is in , and . In the

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, East Oakdale is in .

References

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