Winton (formerly Merced Colony No. 1, Merced Colony No. 2, and Windfield) is an

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and

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(CDP) in Merced County,

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, United States. Winton is located north of

Atwater, California Atwater is a city on State Route 99 in Merced County, California, United States. Atwater is west-northwest of Merced, at an elevation of . The population as of the 2020 census was 31,970, up from 28,168 in 2010. Geography Atwater is in north ...

. and northwest of

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, the

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. Winton was established along the original

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. At one time, passenger trains would stop at this location. As of the 2020 census, the population of Winton was 11,709, up from 10,613 in 2010.

Geography

Winton is located in northern Merced County at . According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

History

The Winton post office, transferred from Yam, opened in 1912. The name honors J.E. Winton, county surveyor. The community was home to the Winton Wrestling Alliance (WWA), a prominent Backyard Wrestling Federation in the late 1990s to mid 2000s.

Demographics

2020

In 2020, Winton, CA had a population of 11.6k people with a median age of 29.6. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Winton, CA grew from 11,288 to 11,619, a 2.93% increase and its median household income grew from $45,858 to $46,977, a 2.44% increase. The 5 largest ethnic groups in Winton, CA are Other (Hispanic) (49%), White (Hispanic) (23%), White (Non-Hispanic) (17.7%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (3.69%), and Two+ (Hispanic) (3.57%). As of 2020, 74.5% of residents are citizens and 37% of Winton, CA residents were born outside of the country (4.3k people). 2010 The 2010 United States Census reported that Winton had a population of 10,613. The population density was . The racial makeup of Winton was 5,696 (53.7%)

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, 175 (1.6%)

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, 140 (1.3%) Native American, 701 (6.6%) Asian, 8 (0.1%)

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, 3,455 (32.6%) from other races, and 438 (4.1%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7,566 persons (71.3%). The Census reported that 10,613 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 2,718 households, out of which 1,645 (60.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,563 (57.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 472 (17.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 266 (9.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 203 (7.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 24 (0.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 316 households (11.6%) were made up of individuals, and 137 (5.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.90. There were 2,301

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(84.7% of all households); the average family size was 4.19. The population was spread out, with 3,934 people (37.1%) under the age of 18, 1,261 people (11.9%) aged 18 to 24, 2,823 people (26.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,926 people (18.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 669 people (6.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males. There were 3,056 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,450 (53.3%) were owner-occupied, and 1,268 (46.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 4.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 10.4%. 5,366 people (50.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,247 people (49.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 8,832 people, 2,343 households, and 1,949 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 2,514 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 44.28%

, 2.33%

, 1.08% Native American, 5.36% Asian, 0.34%

, 41.00% from other races, and 5.62% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 62.19% of the population. There were 2,343 households, out of which 54.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.4% were

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living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.8% were non-families. 12.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.77 and the average family size was 4.11. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.1% under the age of 18, 12.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 15.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $19,787, and the median income for a family was $19,834. Males had a median income of $16,832 versus $11,676 for females. The

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for the CDP was $10,451. About 23.5% of families and 28.8% of the population were below the

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, including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the

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Winton is located in the 14th

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District, represented by Democrat Anna Caballero, and in the 27th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Esmeralda Soria. In the

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, Winton is in .

Notable residents

* Bernard Berrian, NFL receiver for the

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References

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