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Denair is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
(CDP) in
Stanislaus County, California Stanislaus County ( ; ) is a County (United States), county located in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California. As of 2023, its estimated population is 564,404. The county seat is Modesto, California, Modesto. Stanislaus County ...
, United States. The population was 4,865 at the 2020 census, up from 4,404 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.


History

Denair was established in 1904, along the
Santa Fe Railroad The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996. The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport; at variou ...
(once the Valley Division) tracks. The town was renamed from Elmwood Colony to Denair in honor of a local landowner, John Denair.


Geography

Denair is located at (37.527532, -120.799813). According to the
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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.


Climate

Denair has a
semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of se ...
with
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influences, characterized by hot, dry summers and cool winters.


Demographics


2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Denair had a population of 4,865. The population density was . The racial makeup of Denair was 63.4%
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, 0.6%
African American African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
, 1.3% Native American, 1.3% Asian, 0.1%
Pacific Islander Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, Pacificans, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the list of islands in the Pacific Ocean, Pacific Islands. As an ethnic group, ethnic/race (human categorization), racial term, it is used to describe th ...
, 18.8% from other races, and 14.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 36.4% of the population. The census reported that 99.8% of the population lived in households, 0.2% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.0% were institutionalized. There were 1,608 households, out of which 38.2% included children under the age of 18, 61.2% were married-couple households, 5.5% were
cohabiting Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become incr ...
couple households, 19.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 17.7% of households were one person, and 10.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.02. There were 1,261
families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(78.4% of all households). The age distribution was 25.5% under the age of 18, 9.0% aged 18 to 24, 25.9% aged 25 to 44, 24.4% aged 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 37.0years. For every 100 females, there were 102.9 males. There were 1,650 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,608 (97.5%) were occupied. Of these, 77.1% were owner-occupied, and 22.9% were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 9.4% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 76.1% spoke only English at home, 19.1% spoke
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, 4.4% spoke other
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, 0.3% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.1% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 88.3% were high school graduates and 19.2% had a bachelor's degree. The median household income was $97,468, and the
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
was $34,628. About 12.6% of families and 14.2% of the population were below the poverty line.


2010

At the 2010 census Denair had a population of 4,404. The population density was . The racial makeup of Denair was 3,425 (77.8%) White, 25 (0.6%) African American, 55 (1.2%) Native American, 42 (1.0%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 699 (15.9%) from other races, and 154 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,423 persons (32.3%). The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized. There were 1,451 households, 611 (42.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 913 (62.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 168 (11.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 86 (5.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 71 (4.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 10 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 221 households (15.2%) were one person and 113 (7.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.04. There were 1,167 families (80.4% of households); the average family size was 3.38. The age distribution was 1,233 people (28.0%) under the age of 18, 407 people (9.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,186 people (26.9%) aged 25 to 44, 1,098 people (24.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 480 people (10.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 34.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males. There were 1,523 housing units at an average density of 768.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,128 (77.7%) were owner-occupied and 323 (22.3%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.2%. 3,275 people (74.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,129 people (25.6%) lived in rental housing units.


Controversy

On November 8, 2010 Denair Middle School asked a student to remove the American flag from the back of his bicycle citing Mexicans and fears for the students safety. Four days later, Denair School Superintendent, Edward Parraz overturned the decision again allowing the student to display the flag adding that the racial concerns would be discussed with the students involved and their parents.


Government

In the
California State Legislature The California State Legislature is the bicameral state legislature of the U.S. state of California, consisting of the California State Assembly (lower house with 80 members) and the California State Senate (upper house with 40 members). ...
, Denair is in , and in . In the
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, Denair is in .


References

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