Editing San Joaquin, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Distinguish|San Joaquin City, California|San Joaquin County, California}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = San Joaquin, California
|official_name            = City of San Joaquin
|settlement_type          = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Fresno County, California|Fresno County]] and the state of [[California]]
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|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[California]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Fresno County, California|Fresno]]
|named_for                = [[Joachim|St. Joachim]]
|government_type          = Council–Manager
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Julia Hernandez
|leader_title2            = [[California's 16th State Senate district|State Senator]]
|leader_name2             = {{Representative|casd|16|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators 
 |title=Senators 
 |access-date=April 6, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>
|leader_title3            = [[California's 31st State Assembly district|State&nbsp;Assembly]]
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 |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
 |title=Members Assembly
 |access-date=April 6, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>
|leader_title4            = [[California's 21st congressional district|U. S. Congress]]
|leader_name4             = {{Representative|cacd|21|fmt=usleader}}<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|21|accessdate=April 6, 2013}}</ref>
|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = February 14, 1920<ref>{{Cite web
 |url         = http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 |title       = California Cities by Incorporation Date
 |format      = Word
 |publisher   = California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s
 |access-date  = April 6, 2013
|url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20141103002921/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 |archive-date = November 3, 2014
}}</ref>
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|elevation_ft             = 174
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|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
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|utc_offset_DST           = -7
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 93660
|area_code                = [[Area code 559|559]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 06-67126
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'''San Joaquin''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''San Joaquín'', meaning "[[Joachim|St. Joachim]]") is a city in [[Fresno County, California]], United States. The population was 4,001 at the 2010 census, up from 3,270 at the 2000 census.  The nearest high school in the area is [[Tranquillity High School]] in [[Tranquillity, California|Tranquillity]]. San Joaquin is located {{convert|11|mi|km|0}} southwest of [[Kerman, California|Kerman]],<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1102}}</ref> at an elevation of 174 feet (53 m).<ref name=gnis>{{Cite GNIS|277594|San Joaquin}}</ref>

==Etymology==
San Joaquin was named for the [[San Joaquin River]].<ref>{{cite book
 |last1       = Capace
 |first1      = Nancy
 |date        = 1999
 |title       = Encyclopedia of California
 |publisher   = Somerset Publishers
 |isbn        = 0-403-09318-X
 |quote       = "the name was applied to the river... [in] 1806. The town was named for the river."
 |url         = https://books.google.com/books?id=5wGpZagXWlsC
 |access-date = September 7, 2020
}}</ref>{{Additional citation needed|date=April 2023|reason=It is not clear whether this source is accurately referring to the current city, or the former river port; see talk.}}

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city incorporates a total area of {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==History==
The first post office opened in San Joaquin in 1913.<ref name=CGN /> San Joaquin [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1920.<ref name=CGN />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1930= 163
|1940= 240
|1950= 632
|1960= 879
|1970= 1506
|1980= 1930
|1990= 2311
|2000= 3270
|2010= 4001
|estyear=2019
|estimate=4021
|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]] San Joaquin had a population of 4,001. The population density was {{convert|3,485.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of San Joaquin was 1,966 (49.1%) White, 31 (0.8%) African American, 54 (1.3%) Native American, 37 (0.9%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,766 (44.1%) from other races, and 147 (3.7%) from two or more races.  Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,825 persons (95.6%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0667126|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715032930/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0667126|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - San Joaquin 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 882 households, 660 (74.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 601 (68.1%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 163 (18.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 51 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present.  There were 47 (5.3%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 1 (0.1%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 48 households (5.4%) were one person and 20 (2.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.54.  There were 815 families (92.4% of households); the average family size was 4.66.

The age distribution was 1,652 people (41.3%) under the age of 18, 428 people (10.7%) aged 18 to 24, 1,100 people (27.5%) aged 25 to 44, 646 people (16.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 175 people (4.4%) who were 65 or older.  The median age was 23.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.0 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males.

There were 934 housing units at an average density of {{convert|813.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}},of which 882 were occupied, 406 (46.0%) by the owners and 476 (54.0%) by renters.  The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.3%.  1,997 people (49.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,004 people (50.1%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 3,270 people in 702 households, including 636 families, in the city.  The population density was {{convert|3,302.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 735 housing units at an average density of {{convert|742.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 35.44% White, 0.21% Black or African American, 1.56% Native American, 3.61% Asian, 53.73% from other races, and 5.44% from two or more races.  91.99% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<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 702 households 67.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.3% were non-families. 6.7% of households were one person and 4.1% were one person aged 65 or older.  The average household size was 4.66 and the average family size was 4.79.

The age distribution was 41.2% under the age of 18, 14.2% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 12.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% 65 or older.  The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 113.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.3 males.

The median [[income]] for a household in the city was $24,934, and the median family income  was $25,441. Males had a median income of $20,382 versus $16,023 for females. The per capita income for the city was $6,607.  About 33.9% of families and 34.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 41.1% of those under age 18 and 23.7% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
San Joaquin utilizes a council–manager form of government and uses a city council with five council members that appoints the mayor. As of March 2022, the current mayor of San Joaquin is Julia Hernandez.<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://www.cityofsanjoaquin.org/government.html|title=Government|publisher=City of San Joaquin|access-date=March 19, 2020}}</ref>

==Education==
In a county dominated by the agriculture industry, San Joaquin residents mostly work on farms. The city suffers from poverty, and poor educational standards and achievements. According to ''[[New York Times]]'' columnist [[David Brooks (journalist)|David Brooks]], only "2.9 percent of the residents have bachelor's degrees and 20.6 percent have high school degrees."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/opinion/brooks-the-great-migration.html|title=Opinion - The Great Migration|first=David|last=Brooks|date=April 20, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2018|newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> Brooks believes these factors will prevent long-term economic development and poverty alleviation.

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website}}

{{Fresno County, California}}

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