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Welcome to Stanislaus County ...

Time Zone: Stanislaus County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Modesto is the Seat for Stanislaus County.

Stanislaus County was founded in 1854 and was created by taking area from Tuolumne County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Stanislaus had a population of 550,660 people. This is an increase of 6.89% since the last Census (which gave a population of 515,145 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stanislaus represented 1.38% of the total population of California.

Below are some of the communities located in Stanislaus County:

  • Ceres
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
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  • Hughson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hughson is located in Stanislaus County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,628 people
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  • Modesto
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
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  • Newman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Newman is located in Stanislaus County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
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  • Oakdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
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  • Patterson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Patterson is located in Stanislaus County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,542 people
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  • Riverbank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Riverbank is located in Stanislaus County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,710 people
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  • Turlock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
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  • Waterford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Waterford is located in Stanislaus County (CA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,944 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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