Editing Isleton, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Sacramento County, California|Sacramento]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Iva Walton
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = May 14, 1923<ref>{{Cite web
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|title=California Cities by Incorporation Date 
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|population_total         = 794
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 95641
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area codes 916 and 279|916, 279]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
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'''Isleton''' is a city in [[Sacramento County, California]], United States. The population was 794 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], down from 804 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. It is located on [[Andrus Island]] amid the slough [[wetland]]s of the [[Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta]], on the eastern edge of the [[Rio Vista Gas Field]]. The city has many preserved 19th-century era storefronts along its main street, some of which show distinct Chinese influences.

Isleton is part of the [[Sacramento metropolitan area]]. [[California State Route 160]] passes through the city and crosses the 1923 [[Isleton Bridge]].<ref name="bridgelog">[[California Department of Transportation]], [http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/structur/strmaint/brlog2.htm Log of Bridges on State Highways], July 2007</ref>

==History==
Isleton was founded 1874 by Josiah Poole. After having the town [[plat]]ted, he constructed a wharf on the Sacramento River, and a booming town soon followed. However, Isleton was flooded in 1878 and 1881, causing Poole financial difficulties and leading him to move out.<ref>{{harvp | Pezzaglia | 2013 | p=33}}</ref> The town also flooded in 1890, 1907, and 1972.<ref>{{harvp | Pezzaglia | 2013 | p=35}}</ref> As agriculture in the surrounding area developed, three canneries opened up in Isleton and other delta towns. The cannery workforce was over 90 percent Asian.<ref>{{cite book | title=Locke and the Sacramento Delta Chinatowns | series=Images of America | first1=Lawrence | last1=Tom | first2=Brian | last2=Tom | author3=Chinese American Museum of Northern California | page=99 | date=2013 | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | location=Charleston, South Carolina | isbn=978-0-7385-9670-9}}</ref>

The Hotel del Rio in Isleton was built in 1949. It contains one of California's legal [[card rooms]]. This featured in the case of ''Novo vs. Hotel del Rio'', decided May 4, 1956, reported in 141 C.A. 2nd, pg 304. This case created a stir because, although gambling debts are not enforceable at law, if money is lost that falls under California's [[community property]] laws, it may be recovered if it can be shown that permission was not given by the other spouse to gamble the money. The case attracted nationwide attention, and was used by [[Erle Stanley Gardner]] in his 1959 [[Perry Mason]] crime novel ''[[The Case of the Singing Skirt]]''.

Chinese began immigrating to Isleton around 1875, and at its peak, the Chinese section of the city had about 1,500 people and included a branch of the [[Bing Kong Tong]].<ref>{{cite episode | url=http://video.pbs.org/video/1912220150/ | title=Isleton Tong | series=History Detectives | series-link=History Detectives | network=[[Public Broadcasting Service]] | date=July 7, 2008 | season=6 | number=2 | access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref> The city also had a Japantown, just east of Chinatown.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ae9c5e72fc5722892a882ff93475dc42d804d1d5.googledrive.com/host/0B6F4wAOjrKe-YjdKbkJxWFRKV2c/prt1/Isleton_Legacy.htm | title=The Isleton Chinatown Legacy | last=Tom | first=William K. "Bill" | access-date=July 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716063608/https://ae9c5e72fc5722892a882ff93475dc42d804d1d5.googledrive.com/host/0B6F4wAOjrKe-YjdKbkJxWFRKV2c/prt1/Isleton_Legacy.htm | archive-date=July 16, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="daily-republic-2014">{{cite news | url=http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/isleton-architectural-beauties-waiting-to-feel-the-love/ | title=Architectural beauties waiting to feel the love in Isleton | last=Winlow | first=Susan | newspaper=Daily Republic | location=Fairfield, CA | date=August 24, 2014 | access-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/Asian_American_and_Pacific_Islander_Heritage/Isleton-Chinese-and-Japanese-Commercial-Districts.htm | title=Isleton Chinese and Japanese Commercial Districts | website=Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage | publisher=National Park Service | access-date=July 16, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nichibei.org/2010/01/preserving-our-japantowns-history-forgotten-isleton%E2%80%99s-japantown-2/ | title=Preserving our Japantowns: History Forgotten, Isleton's Japantown | first=Jill | last=Shiraki | newspaper=Nichi Bei Weekly | date=January 1, 2010 | access-date=August 22, 2015}}</ref> The [[Isleton Chinese and Japanese Commercial Districts|Chinese and Japanese districts]] are in the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. (Actor [[Pat Morita]] was born in Isleton in 1932.)

As the canneries folded, the population started to decline,<ref name="daily-republic-2014"/> although it has started to rebound since 2010.<ref name="USCensusEst2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150523034651/https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 23, 2015 |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 |access-date=June 4, 2015 }}</ref> Its economy was badly hit by the recession in 2007.<ref name="daily-republic-2014"/> In 2010, Isleton attempted to raise money by permitting a [[marijuana]] farm in return for a share of the profits, but it was abandoned after warnings from the [[United States Department of Justice|U.S. Department of Justice]].<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Isleton-insists-planned-pot-farm-isn-t-dead-yet-2372744.php
| title = Isleton insists planned pot farm isn't dead yet
| newspaper = SF Gate
| access-date = December 16, 2014
| date = May 5, 2011}}</ref>
In 2012, the city lost its police department.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.kcra.com/news/30210617/detail.html|title=Isleton Police Department Stops Service|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
Isleton is located at {{coord|38|9|43|N|121|36|33|W|type:city}} (38.161861, -121.609269).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which, {{convert|0.4|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.05|sqmi|km2}} of it (10.50%) is water.

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Isleton has a [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=824940&cityname=Isleton%2C+California%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Isleton, California]</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 2090
|1940= 1837
|1950= 1597
|1960= 1039
|1970= 909
|1980= 914
|1990= 833
|2000= 828
|2010= 804
|estyear=2019
|estimate=844
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Isleton had a population of 804. The population density was {{convert|1,636.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The ethnic makeup of Isleton was 542 (67.4%) White, 316 (39.3%) Hispanic or Latino, 10 (1.2%) African American, 10 (1.2%) Native American, 41 (5.1%) Asian, 4 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 139 (17.3%) from other races, and 58 (7.2%) from two or more races.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0636882|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715025829/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0636882|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Isleton city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 331 households, 96 (29.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 109 (32.9%) were [[marriage|heterosexual married couples]] living together, 46 (13.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 23 (6.9%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 25 (7.6%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried heterosexual partnerships]], and 4 (1.2%) [[homosexual partnerships|homosexual married couples or partnerships]]. 125 households (37.8%) were one person and 51 (15.4%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43.  There were 178 families (53.8% of households); the average family size was 3.35.

The age distribution was 191 people (23.8%) under the age of 18, 71 people (8.8%) aged 18 to 24, 172 people (21.4%) aged 25 to 44, 235 people (29.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 135 people (16.8%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

There were 425 housing units at an average density of 865.3 per square mile, of the occupied units 184 (55.6%) were owner-occupied and 147 (44.4%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 11.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 19.7%.  436 people (54.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 368 people (45.8%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
[[File:Delta water tower in Isleton, California - Sarah Stierch.jpg|thumbnail|right|Water tower in Isleton]]
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 828 people in 343 households, including 209 families, in the city.  The population density was {{convert|2,071.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 384 housing units at an average density of {{convert|960.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 69.57% White, 1.45% African American, 1.45% Native American, 9.78% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 10.02% from other races, and 7.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.93%.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>

Of the 343 households 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.8% were non-families. 32.7% of households were one person and 14.0% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.08.

The age distribution was 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% 65 or older.  The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.6 males.

The median household income was $33,958 and the median family income  was $40,833. Males had a median income of $39,306 versus $22,500 for females. The per capita income for the city was $19,767.  About 12.4% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 25.0% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
[[File:Sacramento River drawbridge near Isleton, California, in 2007.jpg|thumb|right|Arched bridge with [[Drawbridge (American English)|drawbridge]] section over the [[Sacramento River]] just north of Isleton]]

==Politics==
{{see also|Government of Sacramento County, California}}

In the [[California State Legislature]], Isleton is in {{Representative|casd|3|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|11|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |title=Statewide Database |publisher=UC Regents |access-date=December 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html |archive-date=February 1, 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Isleton is in {{Representative|cacd|7|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|3|access-date=March 9, 2013}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite book | title=Towns of the Sacramento River Delta | series=Images of America | first=Philip | last=Pezzaglia | date=2013 | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | location=Charleston, South Carolina | isbn=978-0-7385-9626-6 }}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*'''{{official website|https://cityofisleton.com/}}'''

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[[Category:Cities in Sacramento County, California]]
[[Category:Cities in Sacramento metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta]]
[[Category:1923 establishments in California]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1923]]
[[Category:Incorporated cities and towns in California]]