Escalon, California

Escalon, California
City of Escalon
Escalon, Land of Peaches and Cream, welcome sign
Escalon, Land of Peaches and Cream, welcome sign
Location of Escalon in San Joaquin County, California
Location of Escalon in San Joaquin County, California
Escalon is located in the United States
Escalon
Escalon
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°47.5′N 120°59.5′W / 37.7917°N 120.9917°W / 37.7917; -120.9917
Country United States
State California
CountySan Joaquin
IncorporatedMarch 12, 1957[1]
Government
 • MayorDave Bellinger
 • SenateSusan Eggman (D)
 • AssemblyHeath Flora (R)
 • U. S. CongressJosh Harder (D)[2]
Area
 • Total
2.35 sq mi (6.08 km2)
 • Land2.28 sq mi (5.90 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.17 km2)  2.85%
Elevation
118 ft (36 m)
Population
 • Total
7,472
 • Density3,321.93/sq mi (1,282.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
95320
Area code209
FIPS code06-22790
GNIS feature ID1656002
Websitewww.cityofescalon.org

Escalon (Spanish: Escalón,[5] meaning "Step")[6] is a city in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 7,472 at the 2020 census,[7] up from 7,132 at the 2010 census and 5,963 at the 2000 census. Escalon is a Spanish word meaning "stepping stones." Founder John Wheeler Jones is said to have come upon the name in a book in the Stockton Free Library and liked it so much that he gave it to the town.[8]

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  2. ^ "California's 9th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Muere de covid-19 una madre de cuatro niños que era antivacunas". Univision.
  6. ^ Gudde, Erwin Gustav (March 16, 1960). "California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names". University of California Press – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Tinkham, George H. History of San Joaquin County, California: with Biographical Sketches of Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present. Vol. 1, Historic Record Company, 1923. Archive, archive.org/details/historyofsanjoaq00tink/page/n5/mode/2up.