Editing Rodeo, California

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|subdivision_name2        = [[Contra Costa County, California|Contra Costa]]
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|postal_code              = 94547, 94572
|area_code                = [[Area codes 510 and 341|510, 341]]
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'''Rodeo''' ({{IPAc-en|r|oʊ|ˈ|d|eɪ|.|oʊ}}; [[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "[[rodeo|Cattle roundup]]") is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located in [[Contra Costa County, California]], in the [[East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay]] sub-region of the [[San Francisco Bay Area]], on the eastern shore of [[San Pablo Bay]], 25 miles northeast of [[San Francisco]]. The population was 9,653 at the 2020 census. The place is named for the [[rodeo]]s common in the late 19th century. Cattle from the surrounding hills were regularly driven down through the old town district to a loading dock on the shoreline of [[San Pablo Bay]] for shipment to [[slaughterhouse]]s, a practice which continued through the early 20th century. Rodeo is served by the [[Interstate 80]] freeway and [[California State Route 4|State Route 4]] and used to be served by the [[first transcontinental railroad]] which still passes through Rodeo. Rodeo has not been a stop on the railroad since the 1950s.

==History==
Rodeo owes much of its history to brothers John and [[Patrick Tormey]], who purchased tracts of land from the [[Ygnacio Martinez]] [[Rancho El Pinole]] estate in 1865 and 1867.<ref name=Tormey>{{cite web|url=http://www.tormeyclan.com/rodeo.htm|title=Tormey Family History Website|first=Michael|last=Tormey|website=www.tormeyclan.com|access-date=19 April 2018}}</ref>

They became successful ranchers and businessmen, amassed sizable fortunes and held public office.  Patrick Tormey (for whom the nearby town of [[Tormey, California|Tormey]] is named) had visions of this area of [[Contra Costa County]] becoming the meatpacking and canning center of the Pacific coast.  In partnership with the Union Stockyard Co. in 1890, he sold some of the land to them and began to lay out plans and make large investments for the stockyard facilities. Eventually, streets were graded and lots were prepared for homesteads, thus creating the town of Rodeo.<ref name=Tormey/>

Patrick Tormey also sold land in the nearby town of [[Oleum, California|Oleum]] to the California Lumber Co. for use as a lumberyard (which eventually would be sold to the [[Unocal Corporation|Union Oil Co.]] for an oil refinery site). He also sold land in nearby [[Selby, California|Selby]], which was used by the Selby Smelting & Lead Co. He funded the meatpacking plant, corrals and the Rodeo Hotel.<ref name=Tormey/>

The first post office opened in 1892.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|691}}</ref>

After recession in 1893, Patrick Tormey struggled to keep finances going as business began to close, culminating with the bankruptcy of the Union Stockyard Co. Patrick Tormey was plagued with lawsuits over the bankruptcy for the remainder of his life.<ref name=Tormey/>
Residents were able to find work in nearby towns of [[Crockett, California|Crockett]] ([[C&H Sugar]]), [[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]] (the Mare Island Naval Shipyard), [[Hercules, California|Hercules]] (Hercules Powder Co.), and Union Oil Co. in Oleum.<ref name=Tormey/>

Rodeo as a community managed to continue, but was devastated in the [[1906 San Francisco earthquake]]. In the aftermath, the town would rebuild much like other communities around the [[San Francisco]] Bay area. There is a large oil refinery in Rodeo, built in 1896 and currently operated by [[Phillips 66]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Phillips 66 progresses Rodeo Renewed refinery conversion project|website=Oil & Gas Journal|last=Brelsford|first=Robert|url=https://www.ogj.com/refining-processing/refining/construction/article/14297313/phillips-66-progresses-rodeo-renewed-refinery-conversion-project|date=August 3, 2023|access-date=September 19, 2024}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.6|sqmi|km2}}, 81% is land, 19% is water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 30, 2021}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1970=5356
| 1980=8286
| 1990=7589
| 2000=8717
| 2010=8679
| 2020=9653
| footnote=sources:;<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html
  |title=CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)
  |publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]
  |access-date=2010-07-30}}</ref><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL1.ST13&prodType=table United States Census]{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} US Census Bureau</ref>
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The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Rodeo had a population of 9,653. The population density was {{convert|2,566.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Rodeo was 28.7% [[White Americans|White]], 15.1% [[African Americans|African American]], 1.2% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 23.8% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.8% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 16.5% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 13.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 29.6% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Rodeo CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0662490 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 28, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 98.1% of the population lived in households, 1.8% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0.1% were institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 3,120 households, out of which 35.1% included children under the age of 18, 47.9% were married-couple households, 5.8% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 28.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 17.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 21.2% of households were one person, and 9.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.04.<ref name=DP1/> There were 2,280 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (73.1% of all households).<ref name=P16>{{cite web |title=Rodeo CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0662490 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 28, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 22.1% under the age of 18, 8.5% aged 18 to 24, 27.1% aged 25 to 44, 26.0% aged 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 39.3{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 3,202 housing units at an average density of {{convert|851.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 3,120 (97.4%) were occupied. Of these, 62.4% were owner-occupied, and 37.6% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 22.7% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 66.2% spoke only English at home, 15.8% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 4.9% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], 11.5% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 1.7% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 84.3% were high school graduates and 27.0% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rodeo CDP, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0662490 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 28, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $88,819, and the [[per capita income]] was $38,287. About 8.4% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rodeo CDP, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0662490 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=March 28, 2025}}</ref>

==Education==
Rodeo is in the [[John Swett Unified School District]].<!--UNI 18990--><ref name=SDMap2020>{{cite map|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06013_contra_costa/DC20SD_C06013.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Contra Costa County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|place=[[Suitland, Maryland]]|access-date=2025-01-24}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06013_contra_costa/DC20SD_C06013_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The Rodeo Library of the [[Contra Costa County Library]] is located in Rodeo.<ref>"[http://ccclib.org/locations/rodeo.html Rodeo Library]." [[Contra Costa County Library]]. Retrieved on April 1, 2010.</ref><ref name="CDPMap">"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0662490&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Rodeo CDP, California] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606084339/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US0662490&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |date=2011-06-06 }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on April 1, 2010.</ref>

==Notable people ==
Rodeo is the hometown of the following: 
* [[Billie Joe Armstrong]] (guitar, lead vocals) and [[Mike Dirnt]] (bass, backing vocals) of [[punk rock]] band [[Green Day]]
* [[Lefty Gomez]], [[Baseball Hall of Fame]] pitcher for the [[New York Yankees]] (active 1930-1943)
* [[Eric the Actor]] of the [[The Howard Stern Show|Howard Stern Show]].
* Sabrina Rogers - 2x Grammy Winner, Trumpet player with the [[Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}}
*{{GNIS|1659538|Rodeo}}

{{SF Bay Area}}
{{Contra Costa County, California}}

{{Geographic Location
|Center    = Rodeo
|North     = [[Selby, California|Selby]]<br />[[Tormey, California|Tormey]]<br />[[Mare Island|Mare Island, California]]<br />[[Vallejo, California]]
|Northeast = [[Crockett, California|Crockett]]
|East      = [[Martinez, California|Martinez]]
|Southeast = [[Christie, California]]
|South     = [[Hercules, California|Hercules]]
|Southwest = [[Hercules, California]]
|West      = [[Novato, California]]
|Northwest = [[San Pablo Bay]]
}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in California]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Contra Costa County, California]]
[[Category:Populated coastal places in California]]
[[Category:San Pablo Bay]]