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Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on April 1, 1889, Merced is a charter city that operates under a council–manager government. It is named after the
Merced River The Merced River (), in the central part of the U.S. state of California, is a -long tributary of the San Joaquin River flowing from the Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada into the San Joaquin Valley. It is most well known for its swift and st ...
, which flows nearby. Merced, known as the "Gateway to
Yosemite Yosemite National Park ( ) is an American national park in California, surrounded on the southeast by Sierra National Forest and on the northwest by Stanislaus National Forest. The park is managed by the National Park Service and covers an ar ...
", is less than two hours by automobile from Yosemite National Park to the east and Monterey Bay, the Pacific Ocean, and multiple beaches to the west. The community is served by the passenger rail service Amtrak, a minor, heavily subsidized airline through
Merced Regional Airport Merced Regional Airport (MacReady Field) is located southwest of Merced, in Merced County, California. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a ''Commercial Service – Nonprimary'' airport. Commerci ...
, and three bus lines. It is approximately from Sacramento, from San Francisco, from Fresno, and from Los Angeles. In 2005, the city became home to the 10th University of California campus,
University of California, Merced The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is a public land-grant research university and Hispanic-serving institution located in Merced, California, and is the tenth and newest of the University of California (UC) campuses. Established ...
(UC Merced), the first research university built in the U.S. in the 21st century.


History

The first Merced post office opened in 1870. Merced incorporated in 1889 and now operates under the council-manager form of government. During World War II, the
Merced County fairgrounds The Merced County Fairgrounds are home to the annual Merced County Fair, the county fair of Merced County, California. The Merced County Fair was first held on September 2, 1891. The first fair was held on 18th Street in Merced and was a joint co ...
were the site of a temporary " assembly center" where Japanese Americans were detained after being removed from their West Coast homes under
Executive Order 9066 Executive Order 9066 was a United States presidential executive order signed and issued during World War II by United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 19, 1942. This order authorized the secretary of war to prescribe certain ...
. 4,669 men, women and children from central California (with most coming from Merced County) were confined in the Merced Assembly Center from May 6 to September 15, 1942, when they were transferred to the more permanent
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internment camp in Colorado. Since 2005, Merced has been home to the University of California, Merced. Current recreational opportunities in the city include Regal Cinemas, Oh Wow Nickel Arcade, Rollerland, The Castle Air Museum,
zoo
a skate park and basketball court in Applegate park,
The Mainzer The Mainzer (pronounced MINE-Zer), also known as The Mainzer Theater or The Mainzer-Strand Theater, is a music venue in Merced, California once known for its indie rock scene. It is also recognized by the Art Deco Society of California for the r ...
Theater which is known for its historic and architectural value, the County Courthouse Museum circa 1889, th
Merced Multicultural Arts Center
and the County Library. Merced has several shopping areas including th
Merced Mall
anchored by
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, JCPenney and Kohl's, a strip mall located on the city's northwest side which includes
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,
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, Walmart, and a few restaurants. Merced's Main Street contains a movie theater, a music store, a shoe cobbler and other assorted shops. Also within a short distance from the city limits are the Castle Air Museum,
Lake Yosemite Lake Yosemite is an artificial freshwater lake located approximately east of Merced, California, in the rolling Sierra Foothills. UC Merced is situated approximately south of Lake Yosemite. The university is bounded by the lake on one side, an ...
, and Merced Falls. The city of Merced along with its surrounding cities are serviced by the ''
Merced Sun-Star The ''Merced Sun-Star'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper printed in Merced, California, in the United States. It has an estimated circulation of 20,000 copies. The newspaper is published every day except for Sundays. History The ''Merced Sun-Sta ...
'' and the '' Merced County Times''. The ''
Merced Sun-Star The ''Merced Sun-Star'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper printed in Merced, California, in the United States. It has an estimated circulation of 20,000 copies. The newspaper is published every day except for Sundays. History The ''Merced Sun-Sta ...
'' daily newspaper has a circulation of 14,219 daily and 18,569 Saturday in the Merced area. The paper was sold to U.S. Media in 1985 and was acquired by The McClatchy Company in January 2004:Single-Copy Sales: 2,522 daily and 2,952 Saturday. Homes at the median level in Merced had lost 62% of their value from the second quarter of 2006, when they peaked at $336,743, the biggest drop anywhere in the country, according to data provided to Forbes by Local Market Monitor, a Cary, North-Carolina-based real-estate research firm. Home prices have since rebounded, with the median sale price in April 2018 at $247,000. The current average being $358,000. Terry Ruscoe of Merced-Yosemite Realty, noted investors from outside of the Valley were helping to drive up home prices. Ruscoe said, "A tremendous amount of out-of-town buyers. Our primary client comes from the LA area or the Bay Area. We see a lot of them coming in and buying properties, even coming in now when the prices are moving up quickly because they know they can rent those." The metro area went to a 14.2% unemployment rate in December 2013. Having since recovered to a rate of 8.7% in April 2018. Some efforts have been directed towards diversifying its economy and are showing a lowering trend in the overall unemployment rate, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is a unit of the United States Department of Labor. It is the principal fact-finding agency for the U.S. government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics and serves as a principal agency of t ...
. During the Great Recession Merced suffered one of the greatest property price collapses in the country and house prices at the end of 2009 had fallen to 1998 levels, according to Zillow, making housing affordable compared to many other California locations. The economy has traditionally relied upon
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and upon the presence of Castle Air Force Base. Over the past twenty years, more diversified industry has entered the area, including printing, fiberglass boat building, warehousing and distribution, and packaging industries. In September 1995, Castle Air Force Base closed after phasing down over the previous three years. This affected residential real estate and some sectors of the retail and service economies, but overall retail continued to increase. Industrial development is increasing in the area. It is now known as the Castle Airport Aviation and Development Center. The Castle Air Museum remains at the site.


Transportation


Major highways

* State Route 59 *
State Route 99 International * European route E99 Australia * Springbrook Road, Queensland Canada * British Columbia Highway 99 * Ontario Highway 99 (former) * Saskatchewan Highway 99 China * G99 Expressway India * National Highway 99 (India) I ...
* State Route 140


Air

*
Merced Regional Airport Merced Regional Airport (MacReady Field) is located southwest of Merced, in Merced County, California. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a ''Commercial Service – Nonprimary'' airport. Commerci ...
offers passenger service provided by Advanced Air, offering daily flights to Las Vegas International Airport (LAS) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX.) *
Castle Airport Castle Airport is a public airport in unincorporated Merced County, California, northwest of Merced. The airport is operated by the Merced County Department of Commerce, Aviation, and Economic Development. It is owned jointly by the city of Me ...
in nearby Atwater, California.


Bus

* Greyhound, Intercalifornias, TUFESA and Fronteras del Norte serve Merced. * YARTS provides scheduled service into Yosemite National Park. *
Merced County Transit Merced County Transit, also known as "The Bus", provides public bus transportation services throughout Merced County in the Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley areas of California. Vehicles are owned and maintained by Transit Joint Powers Author ...
, "The Bus", operates both regularly scheduled fixed route bus service and Dial-A-Ride (demand response) transportation services throughout Merced County. * CatTracks is UC Merced's bus service, which connects students, staff and faculty at the university to off-campus apartments, the off-campus Castle facilities, local amenities, the Amtrak station, and the downtown area. CatTracks also has a live map.


Rail

* Amtrak San Joaquin provides passenger service.


High-speed rail

The California High-Speed Rail Authority February 2016 draft business plan, outlined the Merced station as not beginning service at the same time as the initial San Jose to
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route in 2025, but would likely open in 2029 instead. This would make the leg between the Central Valley and Pacheco Pass the first to be constructed. The Merced City Council vigorously opposed the delay in their city's station opening, noting Merced's volume of commuters seeking high-speed rail to access jobs in Silicon Valley. In response, the April 2016 revisions to the business plan indeed included Merced in the initial construction segment, initially as a single-track spur connecting only to the westbound track to the Bay Area, with build out of the full Wye happening later. The system will run from San Francisco to the Los Angeles basin in under three hours at speeds capable of over 200 miles per hour. In August 2022, the CAHSRA announced that it had received a $25,000,000 RAISE Grant to advance design work from Madera to Merced. Sample trips in the California High Speed rail would include: * Merced to Fresno - 30 minutes * Merced to Sacramento – 43 minutes * Merced to San Jose – 45 minutes * Merced to San Francisco – 1 hour and 15 minutes * Merced to Los Angeles – 1 hour and 40 minutes Altamont Corridor Express Extension The ACE regional rail system is pursuing an extension to Merced as a part of its broader Altamont Corridor Vision plan. The Final Environmental Impact Report for the Ceres-Merced extension was approved on December 3, 2021.


Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of . Merced is approximately southeast of San Francisco and northwest of Los Angeles. A major groundwater plume containing the contaminant PCE was discovered in Merced in 1987. Subsequently, drilling of new water wells was severely restricted.


Climate

Merced has a semi-arid climate, with its annual precipitation falling just short of a mediterranean climate. The city features very hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters. There are an average of 99.7 days with highs of or higher and an average of 27.8 days with lows of or lower. The record highest temperature of was recorded on September 6, 2022. The record lowest temperature of was recorded on December 24, 1990. The wettest year was 1998 with and the driest year was 2013 with . The most rainfall in one month was in January 1909. The most rainfall in 24 hours was , which occurred on January 30, 1911, and March 9, 1911. ;Notes:


Economy


Top employers

According to the city's Official Website the top employers in the city are: In the summer of 2014, the Castle Commerce Center's call center closed, subtracting 400 jobs from AT&T's share of employment.


Agriculture

Merced is ranked as the sixth-top producing county in California. In 2019, Merced County generated $3.271 billion in total value of production. The top five commodities from 2019 in Merced are:


Education

Merced is home to a community college, Merced College and the University of California Merced. UC Merced now enrolls 8,321 undergraduate and 772 graduate students for a total of 9,093 students, as reported in the university's fall 2021 census. Of the 2021-2022 undergraduate degrees awarded, the top degrees were: 19% Biological Sciences, 16% Psychology, 11% Management, and 10% Computer Science Engineering. The
University of California, Merced The University of California, Merced (UC Merced) is a public land-grant research university and Hispanic-serving institution located in Merced, California, and is the tenth and newest of the University of California (UC) campuses. Established ...
campus opened in late 2005 northeast of the city limits. UC Merced enrolled about 7,967 students during the 2017–2018 academic year. Merced is served by the
Merced City School District Merced City School District (MCSD) is a school district in California, United States. Its headquarters are in Merced. History Diana Jimenez served as the superintendent beginning in July 2022, and until 2023, when all of the board members agreed ...
, which has five main middle schools, Cruickshank Middle School, Herbert Hoover Middle School, Rivera Middle School, Weaver Middle School and Tenaya Middle School. There are also 14 elementary schools in this district.
Merced Union High School District The Merced Union High School District (MUHSD) is a school district headquartered in the Castle Commerce Center on the grounds of the Castle Airport Aviation and Development Center in unincorporated Merced County, California, near Atwater. The u ...
has three major public high school campuses, Merced High School, Golden Valley High School, and El Capitan High School as well as a few smaller campuses offering alternative education. Merced's community college, Merced College, has an enrollment of 8,996 students as of January 2021.


Health

Mercy Medical Center Merced. A 201
Community Health Assessment
prepared by the Merced County Department of Public Health (MCDPH), determined that top health topics that affect Merced and Merced county are heart disease and stroke; diabetes; access to health care; and drug and alcohol abuse. In 2017 the MCDPH published th
Merced County Community Health Improvement Plan
in an effort to "address health disparities and to promote health equity with the goal of health and wellness for all county residents."


Demographics


2020

The Decennial Census of Population and Housing reported that the population in 2021 was 89,308. In 2021, the average income of an individual was $21,518, and for a household $49,973.


2010

The
2010 United States Census The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators servin ...
reported that Merced had a population of 78,959. The population density was 3,386.4 people per square mile. (1,307.5/km2). The racial makeup of Merced was 41,177 (52.1%) White, 4,958 (6.3%) African American, 1,153 (1.5%) Native American, 9,342 (11.8%)
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, 174 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 17,804 (22.5%) from other races, and 4,350 (5.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or
Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...
of any race were 39,140 persons (49.6%). The Census reported that 77,878 people (98.6% of the population) lived in households, 492 (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 588 (0.7%) were institutionalized. There were 24,899 households, out of which 11,484 (46.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 10,958 (44.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 4,921 (19.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1,941 (7.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 2,156 (8.7%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships POSSLQ ( , plural POSSLQs) is an abbreviation (or acronym) for "Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters", a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of ...
, and 167 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 5,356 households (21.5%) were made up of individuals, and 1,823 (7.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13. There were 17,820 families (71.6% of all households); the average family size was 3.65. The population was spread out, with 25,091 people (31.8%) under the age of 18, 10,475 people (13.3%) aged 18 to 24, 20,986 people (26.6%) aged 25 to 44, 15,484 people (19.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 6,922 people (8.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males. There were 27,446 housing units at an average density of , of which 10,637 (42.7%) were owner-occupied, and 14,262 (57.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.5%. 31,690 people (40.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 46,188 people (58.5%) lived in rental housing units.


2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 63,893 people, 20,435 households, and 14,631 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 21,532 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 57.4% White, 6.3% African American, 1.3% Native American, 12.4%
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(mostly Hmong), 0.2% Pacific Islander, 23.2% from other races, and 5.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or
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of any race were 26.4% of the population. There were 20,435 households, out of which 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% contained married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were "nonfamilies." 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.62. In the city, the population was spread out, with 34.7% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 17.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. The median income for a household in the city was $30,429, and the median income for a family was $32,470. Males had a median income of $31,725 versus $24,492 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,115. About 22.4% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.9% of those under age 18 and 10.1% of those age 65 or over.


Hmong community

Escaping persecution from Communist forces after the
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, Hmong refugees from
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moved to the United States in the 1970s and '80s, first settling in Merced and other areas in the Central Valley of California.Reiter, Carol.
Hmong seeking life in Merced, Ca
." ''
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'' at ''Suab Hmong Radio''. January 29, 2008. Retrieved on September 20, 2010.
The Hmong could not initially take part in farming like they had expected, as the land was owned by other people. They could not get high end agricultural jobs because they did not speak sufficient English and
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migrants already held low end agricultural jobs. As such, a great many of Merced's Hmong collected social services and Hmong gangs arose, prompting other residents to perceive them as being the cause of economic troubles. As the Hmong settlement matured and the Hmong children gained English language skills, the town's overall attitude began to be more accepting of the Hmong community. This acceptance is reflected in various services provided to the Hmong community. This includes the Merced Lao Family Community Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides social services to Hmong people, the Merced Department of Public Health's MATCH (Multidisciplinary Approach to Cross-Cultural Health) program, intending to draw Hmong patients into the health care system, a body of Hmong-speaking faculty and paraprofessionals (including college classes on Hmong culture and language), and media outlets for the Hmong community—cable television channel Channel 11 broadcasts programming to the Hmong community twice per week and radio station KBIF 900 AM airs programming oriented towards Hmong people. While Merced has historically had a proportionally large portion of Hmong (in 1997, 12,000 of Merced's 61,000 residents were Hmong), demographic shifts have reduced this. The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 prompted a move of some Hmong to Minnesota, North Carolina, and Wisconsin. More recently, many Hmong have gone to Alaska to work in crabbing and fishing industries that require little proficiency in English.


Racial demographics

In 2010, Latinos became a majority population in Merced and Merced County as the agricultural industry brought in migrant farm laborers. The area's affordable housing prices attracted both Latino and Asian immigrants. Merced has large
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(e.g. Hmong, followed by
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, Vietnamese, Laotian,
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, Filipino,
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, Korean and Asian Indian) populations relative to the city and county's population size.


Crime

In 2021, Merced, California had approximately 4,000 violent crimes occur within the city. This means that with a population of 89,303 people in 2021 you had approximately a 4.5% chance of being a victim of crime while living in Merced. Of the crimes that occurred roughly 1200 of the crimes where crimes against people and 2500 crimes were crimes against property. The crimes occurring in 2021 resulted in 13 fatalities. With the high crime rate occurring Merced, Merced is considered one of the 50 most dangerous cities to live in California.


Government

In the
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, Merced is in , and in . In the United States House of Representatives, Merced is in .


Sports

*UC Merced Bobcats: softball and other athletic programs. Merced High School and Golden Valley High School sponsor athletics as well. Merced has a history of minor league baseball including the
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Merced Bears The Merced Bears were a minor league baseball team in the Class C California League in 1941. Bears is also the name of the athletic teams of Merced High School Merced High School is located in Merced, California, United States. It is a part of ...
(1940s) and
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(1970s) in nearby Atwater, California. There were the defunct
Merced Black Bears Merced (; Spanish for "Mercy") is a city in, and the county seat of, Merced County, California, United States, in the San Joaquin Valley. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 86,333, up from 78,958 in 2010. Incorporated on April 1 ...
of the Horizon Air Summer Series and the current
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of the Golden State Collegiate Baseball League.


Notable people

* Lloyd Allen, MLB pitcher * Ray Allen, NBA player * Jeff Ball, MLB player *
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, Miss California USA 1975, Miss USA 1975 *
Michael Basinger Michael Basinger is a former American football player in the National Football League. Biography Basinger was born on December 11, 1951, in Merced, California. Career Basinger was a member of the Green Bay Packers during the 1974 NFL season. He ...
, NFL player for the
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*
Bruce Bowen Bruce Eric Bowen Jr. (born June 14, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. Bowen played small forward and graduated from Edison High School and Cal State Fullerton. He went on to play for the National Basketball Association' ...
, NBA player for the San Antonio Spurs *
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, MLB pitcher * Tom Cable, NFL player and coach, former head coach of
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*
Diana Serra Cary Diana Serra Cary (born Peggy-Jean Montgomery; October 29, 1918 – February 24, 2020), known as Baby Peggy, was an American child film actress, vaudevillian, author and silent film historian. She was the last living person with a substantial car ...
, child actress known as "Baby Peggy", writer, silent film historian and advocate for child actors *
Alfonso Ocampo Chavez Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (born March 25, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Major League Soccer club Austin FC. Club career Ocampo-Chavez was raised in Merced, California to Mexican parents, playing in the Me ...
, MLS player for
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* Margaret Dingeldein, member of women's US Olympic water polo team at
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* Tommy Duncan, singer with Bob Wills and Texas Playboys, buried in Merced * Marvin Eastman, mixed martial arts fighter * Doug Fister, MLB player for the Washington Nationals * John Flinn, MLB player for the Baltimore Orioles and
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*
Dylan Floro Dylan Lee Floro (born December 27, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers. He pla ...
, MLB player for the
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*
Brian Fuentes Brian Christopher Fuentes (; born August 9, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Minnesota Twins, Oakland A ...
, MLB player for six teams * Katie Gallagher, finalist on reality television show '' Survivor: Palau'' *
Jerry Garvin Theodore Jared Garvin (born October 21, 1955) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched a total of six seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Toronto Blue Jays from 1977 to 1982. He was named by Topps as their left- ...
, MLB pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays *
Jalen Green Jalen Romande Green (born February 9, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the third player in the NBA of Filipino descent, following Jordan Clarkson and R ...
, NBA player for the Houston Rockets, selected 2nd overall in the 2021 Draft *
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* Demi Moore, actress, lived briefly in Merced * Dwayne Murphy, MLB player for the
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professor, and public intellectual *
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, MLB player for the
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*
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and Dallas Cowboys *
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See also

* Merced County, California *
California Historical Landmarks in Merced County This list includes properties and districts listed on the California Historical Landmark listing in Merced County, California. Click the "Map of all coordinates" link to the right to view a Google map of all properties and districts with latitude a ...


References and notes


External links

*
UC Merced

''The Merced Sun-Star''

''The Merced County Times''
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