Rodeo (; Spanish for " Cattle roundup") is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, suc ...

(CDP) located in

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, in the East Bay sub-region of the

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, on the eastern shore of

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, 25 miles northeast of

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. The population was 8,679 at the 2010 census. The town is named for the rodeos common in the late 19th century. Cattle from the surrounding hills were regularly driven down through the old town to a loading dock on the shoreline of

for shipment to slaughterhouses, a practice which continued through the early 20th century. The town of Rodeo is served by the

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freeway and State Route 4. The Southern Pacific Railroad main line passes through Rodeo. Rodeo has not been a stop on the railroad since the 1950s.

History

Rodeo owes much of its history to brothers John and

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, who purchased tracts of land from the

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Rancho El Pinole estate in 1865 and 1867. They became successful ranchers and businessmen, amassed sizable fortunes and held public office. Patrick Tormey (for whom the nearby town of Tormey is named) had visions of this area of

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becoming the meatpacking and canning center of the Pacific coast. In partnership with the Union Stockyard Co. in 1890, he sold some of the land to them and began to lay out plans and make large investments for the stockyard facilities. Eventually, streets were graded and lots were prepared for homesteads, thus creating the town of Rodeo. Patrick Tormey also sold land in the nearby town of

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to the California Lumber Co. for use as a lumberyard (which eventually would be sold to the Union Oil Co. for an oil refinery site). He also sold land in nearby Selby, which was used by the Selby Smelting & Lead Co. He funded the meatpacking plant, corrals and the Rodeo Hotel. The first post office opened in 1892. After recession in 1893, Patrick Tormey struggled to keep finances going as business began to close, culminating with the bankruptcy of the Union Stockyard Co. Patrick Tormey was plagued with lawsuits over the bankruptcy for the remainder of his life. Residents were able to find work in nearby towns of

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( C&H Sugar), Vallejo (the Mare Island Naval Shipyard),

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(Hercules Powder Co.), and Union Oil Co. in Oleum. Rodeo as a community managed to continue, but was devastated in the

1906 San Francisco earthquake At 05:12 Pacific Standard Time on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, the coast of Northern California was struck by a major earthquake with an estimated moment magnitude of 7.9 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (''Extreme''). High-intensity ...

. In the aftermath, the town would rebuild much like other communities around the

Bay area. There is a large oil refinery adjacent to Rodeo, built in 1896 and currently operated by

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. Mike Dirnt (Michael Pritchard) and Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day were born and lived here.

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , 81% is land, 19% is water.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Rodeo had a population of 8,679. The population density was . The racial makeup of Rodeo was 3,823 (44.0%)

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, 1,410 (16.2%)

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, 53 (0.6%) Native American, 1,762 (20.3%) Asian, 62 (0.7%)

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, 885 (10.2%) from other races, and 684 (7.9%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2,134 people (24.6%). The Census reported that 99.5% of the population lived in households and 0.5% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters. There were 2,920 households, out of which 1,126 (38.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,455 (49.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 540 (18.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 196 (6.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 175 (6.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 21 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 583 households (20.0%) were made up of individuals, and 207 (7.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96. There were 2,191 families (75.0% of all households); the average family size was 3.40. The population was spread out, with 2,128 people (24.5%) under the age of 18, 802 people (9.2%) aged 18 to 24, 2,173 people (25.0%) aged 25 to 44, 2,517 people (29.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,059 people (12.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males. There were 3,137 housing units at an average density of , of which 2,920 were occupied, of which 1,861 (63.7%) were owner-occupied, and 1,059 (36.3%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%. 5,508 people (63.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,130 people (36.1%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 8,717 people, 2,882 households, and 2,204 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 1,183.3 inhabitants per square mile (456.7/km). There were 2,984 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 52.20%

, 16.04%

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, 1.30% Native American, 16.04% Asian, 0.50%

, 7.17% from other races, and 6.76% from two or more races. 17.08% of the population were

or Latino of any race. There were 2,882 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were

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living together, 17.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were non-families. 18.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.42. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $60,522, and the median income for a family was $63,151. Males had a median income of $46,077 versus $32,452 for females. The

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for the CDP was $21,432. 6.8% of the population and 6.0% of families were below the

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. 8.5% of those under the age of 18 and 6.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Education

The Rodeo Library of the

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is located in Rodeo.Rodeo Library
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. Retrieved on April 1, 2010.Rodeo CDP, California
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. Retrieved on April 1, 2010.

Famous residents

Rodeo is the hometown of the following: * Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, lead vocals) and Mike Dirnt (bass, backing vocals) of punk rock band

Green Day Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, together with bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt. For most of the band's career, they have been a ...

* Lefty Gomez, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for the

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(active 1930-1943) * Eric the Actor of the Howard Stern Show. * Sabrina Rogers - 2x Grammy Winner, Trumpet player with the

Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea The Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea is an all-female mariachi band based in Los Angeles, California. The band was founded in 1999 by Cindy Shea. In 2009, they became the first all-female mariachi band ever to be nominated for a Grammy Award, and the ...

References

External links

* {{authority control Census-designated places in Contra Costa County, California San Pablo Bay Census-designated places in California Populated coastal places in California