Shackelford is a southern

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of the city of

Modesto Modesto () is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of 218,464 at the 2020 census, it is the 19th largest city in the state of California and forms part of the Sacramento-Stockton ...

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, California, United States, which was officially annexed on June 1, 2012. The population was 3,371 at the 2010 census, down from 5,170 at the 2000 census. It is part of the

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. Prior to its annexation, the neighbourhood was 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).

History

In 1916, the

Lion Bridge The Lion Bridge is a historic cantilever bridge built over the Tuolumne River in central Stanislaus County which connects the city of Modesto, California on the north with the census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentr ...

which was built over 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 ...

to improve the access between the cities of

and Ceres. It was constructed at the cost of $111,000. The city of

finally annexed the "Shackelford annexation area" in 2012, regarding the event as "the culmination of a multi-year effort". The area is bordered by

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on the north, Crows Landing Road on the west, Main Street on the east, and Hatch Road on the south.

Crows Landing Rd. Shopping District

The Crows Landing Rd. Shopping District is a long strip of shopping centers and shops along the Crows Landing Rd. It is located in the CPD's centre. This centre is highly influenced by Mexican culture. Three

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Supermarkets are located in this

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. *Las Montañas *Mi Pueblo *La Perla Tapatía

Geography

Shackelford is located at (37.615082, -120.990969) in

South Modesto South Modesto is the area south of the Tuolumne River, in Modesto. The region consists of the census-designated places of Bret Harte Bret Harte (; born Francis Brett Hart; August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902) was an American short story writer and ...

. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and 1.47% is water.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Shackelford had a population of 3,371. The population density was . The racial makeup of Shackelford was 1,560 (46.3%)

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, 27 (0.8%)

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, 63 (1.9%) Native American, 59 (1.8%) Asian, 1 (0.0%)

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, 1,496 (44.4%) from

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, and 165 (4.9%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 2,685 persons (79.6%). The Census reported that 3,371 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 898 households, out of which 499 (55.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 376 (41.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 215 (23.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 112 (12.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 119 (13.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 8 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 139 households (15.5%) were made up of individuals, and 46 (5.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.75. There were 703 families (78.3% of all households); the average family size was 4.06. The population was spread out, with 1,175 people (34.9%) under the age of 18, 363 people (10.8%) aged 18 to 24, 1,002 people (29.7%) aged 25 to 44, 611 people (18.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 220 people (6.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males. There were 1,059 housing units at an average density of , of which 336 (37.4%) were owner-occupied, and 562 (62.6%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 13.4%. 1,299 people (38.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,072 people (61.5%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census of 2000, there were 5,170 people, 1,363 households, and 1,053 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,454 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 50.14%

, 1.41%

, 2.13% Native American, 0.95% Asian, 0.14%

, 38.63% from

, and 6.62% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 68.12% of the population. There were 1,363 households, out of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.3% were married couples living together, 18.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 15.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.79 and the average family size was 4.25. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 37.6% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 15.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $23,289, and the median income for a family was $24,541. Males had a median income of $23,365 versus $15,903 for females. The

per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or total income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. It is calculated by dividing the area's total income by its total population. Per capita i ...

for the CDP was $7,250. About 33.6% of families and 36.1% of the population were below the

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, including 39.1% of those under age 18 and 13.9% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the

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Shackelford is located in the 12th

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District, represented by

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Anthony Cannella, and in the 26th Assembly District, represented by Republican Greg Aghazarian. In the

United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

, Shackelford is in .

References

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