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For the place in Los Angeles County with this name, see Atwater Village, Los Angeles, California.
Atwater is a city located along U.S. Route 99 in Merced County, California, United States. Atwater is located 8 miles (13 km) west-northwest of Merced,[2] at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m).[1] The population as of August 19, 2006 is 27,972[1].
[edit] GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14.0 km²). 5.4 square miles (14.0 km²) of it is land and 0.18% water. The city includes Castle Air Museum, but does not include Castle Air Force Base proper. [edit] HistoryThe railroad reached Atwater in the 1870s, and a town grew up.[2] The first post office opened in 1880.[2] Atwater incorporated in 1922.[2] The name honors Marshall D. Atwater, a wheat farmer whose land was used by the railroad for its station.[2] [edit] DemographicsAs of the census[3] of 2000, there were 23,113 people, 7,247 households, and 5,667 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,277.4 people per square mile (1,652.6/km²). There were 8,114 housing units at an average density of 1,501.6/sq mi (580.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 57.34% White, 4.99% Black or African American, 1.27% Native American, 5.43% Asian, 0.36% Pacific Islander, 24.48% from other races, and 6.14% from two or more races. 41.51% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 7,247 households out of which 45.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 16.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15 and the average family size was 3.55. In the city the population was spread out with 34.9% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 17.4% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 94.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.4 males. The median income for a household in Atwater is $37,344, and the median income for a family was $39,789. Males had a median income of $32,983 versus $22,450 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,162. About 15.3% of families and 18.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. [edit] PoliticsIn the state legislature Atwater is located in the 12th Senate District, represented by Republican Jeff Denham, and in the 17th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Cathleen Galgiani. Federally, Atwater is located in California's 18th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +3[4] and is represented by Democrat Dennis Cardoza. [edit] Education[edit] Primary and secondary schools[edit] Public schoolsMost of the city is zoned to the Atwater Elementary School District. Schools of AESD within Atwater and serving Atwater include:[5]
A small section of eastern Atwater is located in the Merced City School District; that section is zoned to Rivera Middle School.[6] Franklin Elementary School is the closest elementary school to the section of Atwater. Merced Unified High School District operates Atwater High School and Buhach Colony High School, both of which serve and reside in Atwater. Merced Scholars Charter School is a charter school in Merced. [edit] Private schools
[edit] NewspapersAtwater currently does not have a daily newspaper, although many of its residents use the daily paper, the Merced Sun-Star, which is published in nearby Merced. Atwater has two weekly newspapers called The Atwater Signal and The Atwater Times. The Atwater Signal was first published in 1911. [edit] Notable residents
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