Editing Stanton, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name                            = Stanton, California
| settlement_type                 = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
|motto                            = "Community Pride and Forward Vision"<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.stantonca.gov/community/history.php |title= City of Stanton, California Website |publisher= City of Stanton, California Website |access-date= May 26, 2018}}</ref>
| image_skyline                   = Stanton City Hall After Rain.jpg
| image_caption                   = Stanton City Hall
| image_flag                      = Flag of Stanton, California.gif
| image_seal                      = Stanton Seal.jpg
| image_blank_emblem              = Stanton, California city logo.png
| blank_emblem_type               = Logo
| image_map                       = Orange_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Stanton_Highlighted.svg
| mapsize                         = 250x200px
| map_caption                     = Location of Stanton within [[Orange County, California]]
| image_map1                      = 
| mapsize1                        = 
| map_caption1                    = 
| pushpin_map                     = USA
| pushpin_map_caption             = Location in the United States
| pushpin_relief                  = 1
| subdivision_type                = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name                = {{USA}}
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = {{flag|California}}
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of counties in California|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = {{flagicon image|Flag of Orange County, California.svg}} [[Orange County, California|Orange]]
| government_type                 = [[Council–manager government|Council–manager]]<ref>{{cite web|title=City Council|url=https://www.stantonca.gov/government/city_council.php|publisher=City of Stanton|access-date=August 15, 2021}}</ref>
|leader_title = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name = David J. Shawver
|leader_title1 = [[Mayor Pro-Tem]]
|leader_name1 = Donald Torres
|leader_title2 = [[City council]]
|leader_name2 = {{plainlist|
* Victor Barrios
* Gary Taylor
* John D. Warren
}}
|leader_title3 = City Manager
|leader_name3 = Hannah Shin-Heydorn
| established_title                = Founded
| established_date                 = 1911
| established_title2               = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
| established_date2                = June 4, 1956<ref>{{Cite web
 |url         = http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 |title       = California Cities by Incorporation Date
 |publisher   = California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s
 |access-date  = August 15, 2021
}}</ref>
<!-- Area------------------>
| area_magnitude                  = 
| unit_pref                       = Imperial
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi                = 3.10
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 3.10
| area_water_sq_mi                = 0.00
| area_total_km2                  = 8.03
| area_land_km2                   = 8.03
| area_water_km2                  = 0.00
| area_water_percent              = 0
<!-- Elevation ------------>
| elevation_footnotes             = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1661501|Stanton|accessdate=April 15, 2015}}</ref>
| elevation_ft                    = 66
| elevation_m                     = 20
| coordinates                     = {{coord|33|48|9|N|117|59|40|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| population_as_of                = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes            = <ref name=pop2020>{{citation|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/stantoncitycalifornia/PST045219|title=QuickFacts Stanton city, California|date=August 15, 2021}}</ref>
| population_total                = 37,962
| population_density_km2          = 4715.07
| timezone                        = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
| utc_offset                      = -8
| timezone_DST                    = PDT
| utc_offset_DST                  = -7
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code                     = 90680
| area_code_type                  = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code                       = [[Area codes 657 and 714|657/714]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = {{FIPS|06|73962}}
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 1661501<ref name=GNIS1>{{gnis|1661501|Stanton}}</ref>
| website                         = {{URL|https://www.stantonca.gov/}}
| population_density_sq_mi        = 12213.55
}}
[[File:Downtown Stanton, California, 1913.jpg|thumb|right|Downtown Stanton, 1913]]

'''Stanton''' is a city in northern [[Orange County, California]], United States, within the [[Los Angeles metropolitan area]]. The population was 37,962 at the [[2020 United States census]]. The city was [[Municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1956 and operates under the [[Council–manager government|council–manager]] form of government, providing a full range of municipal services. Stanton is bounded by [[Cypress, California|Cypress]] on the west, [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] on the north and east, and [[Garden Grove, California|Garden Grove]] on the east and south.

==History==
During the Spanish colonial period, northern Orange County along with much of the [[Los Angeles Basin|LA Basin]] had been granted to Manuel Nieto in 1784 under the [[Rancho Los Nietos]].<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1988 |title=Milestones in California History |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/25177242?searchText=ranchos+los+nietos&searchUri=/action/doBasicSearch?Query=ranchos+los+nietos&so=rel&ab_segments=0/basic_search_gsv2/control&refreqid=fastly-default:98b788250783a265bc984020ea528fd5&seq=1 |journal=California History |volume=67 |issue=2 |doi=10.2307/25177242 |issn=0162-2897}}</ref> After Nietos' death, his heirs partitioned the land into five smaller ranchos under Mexican governance.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Spanish and Mexican Ranchos of Orange County |url=http://egov.ocgov.com/vgnfiles/ocgov/Clerk-Recorder/Docs/Archives/Spanish_and_Mexican_Ranchos.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726003947/http://egov.ocgov.com/vgnfiles/ocgov/Clerk-Recorder/Docs/Archives/Spanish_and_Mexican_Ranchos.pdf#expand |archive-date=July 26, 2011 |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Wayback Machine}}</ref> The current boundaries of the city roughly lies over two of five descending ranchos of [[Rancho Los Alamitos]] and [[Rancho Los Coyotes]].<ref name=":0" /> 

On November 4, 1905, the Los Angeles Interurban Railway<ref>http://www.erha.org/pessa.htm</ref> started service on the ''[[Santa Ana Line]]''. It ran along an almost perfectly straight line between [[Watts, Los Angeles|Watts]] and [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]]. Access to transportation allowed the population of the rural area to grow. This area is now Stanton and West Anaheim.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

The original name recorded by the Railway was Benedict.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Brigandi |first=Phil |title=Orange County Place Names A to Z |date=June 1, 2006 |publisher=Sunbelt Publications |year=2006 |isbn=978-0932653796 |edition=1st |location=San Diego, California}}</ref> In 1911, the name was changed to Stanton after Philip A. Stanton, a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] assemblyman for [[Los Angeles]] from 1903 to 1909, who was recorded to have assisted the formation of the territory.<ref>Capace, Nancy (1999). ''Encyclopedia of California''. North American Book Dist LLC. Page 443. {{ISBN|9780403093182}}.</ref>

In 1908, the privately owned [[Pacific Electric Railway]] leased the Santa Ana Line and took over the service, extending its regional light-rail system. Passenger service to Santa Ana was discontinued in 1950, shortly after the railway was taken over by the Metropolitan Transportation Agency. Today, the easement still is owned by the [[Orange County Transportation Authority|Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)]]. It crosses the intersections of [[California State Route 39|Beach Boulevard]]/Pacific Street and Cerritos Avenue/Western Avenue.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

The first City of Stanton was incorporated in 1911 and was then the largest city in Orange County by area.<ref>See https://www.ocregister.com/2010/05/20/stanton-the-city-that-was-born-twice/</ref> The main motivation for incorporation was the City of Anaheim's plan to build a "sewage farm" to the west of their city. Former Speaker of the California State Assembly Phillip Ackley Stanton assisted in the incorporation and the city was named Stanton in his honor. In 1924, the residents voted to dis-incorporate to avoid the cost of building roads in the city.<ref name=":1" />

In the early 1950s, the area had experienced a post-war population boom and the neighboring cities rapidly annexed land. In May 1956, the citizens responded by re-incorporating into today's City of Stanton.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

==Geography==
Stanton is directly bordered by [[Anaheim, California|Anaheim]] to the north and [[Cypress, California|Cypress]] to the west. A southern [[Salient (geography)|salient]] of the city largely bisects the city of [[Garden Grove, California|Garden Grove]] from its [[West Garden Grove, Garden Grove, California|West Garden Grove]] neighborhood, making the city as a whole a neighbor of Stanton to the east, south, and west.<ref>{{cite web |title=City Boundaries |url=https://data-ocpw.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/32c59c9efe3f4745a8625e1afb225d07?fullScreen=true |website=Orange County GIS |access-date=January 23, 2021}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.15|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Climate===
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| width       = auto
| location    = Stanton, California
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 91
| Feb record high F = 91
| Mar record high F = 97
| Apr record high F = 104
| May record high F = 99
| Jun record high F = 107
| Jul record high F = 107
| Aug record high F = 102
| Sep record high F = 108
| Oct record high F = 107
| Nov record high F = 96
| Dec record high F = 89
| year record high F = 
| Jan high F = 67
| Feb high F = 67
| Mar high F = 67
| Apr high F = 71
| May high F = 73
| Jun high F = 77
| Jul high F = 81
| Aug high F = 82
| Sep high F = 81
| Oct high F = 77
| Nov high F = 72
| Dec high F = 67
| year high F = 
| Jan low F = 47
| Feb low F = 49
| Mar low F = 51
| Apr low F = 54
| May low F = 58
| Jun low F = 61
| Jul low F = 65
| Aug low F = 65
| Sep low F = 64
| Oct low F = 59
| Nov low F = 51
| Dec low F = 46
| year low F = 
| Jan record low F = 20
| Feb record low F = 34
| Mar record low F = 37
| Apr record low F = 39
| May record low F = 48
| Jun record low F = 50
| Jul record low F = 58
| Aug record low F = 54
| Sep record low F = 52
| Oct record low F = 45
| Nov record low F = 37
| Dec record low F = 29
| year record low F = 18
| Jan precipitation inch = 2.8
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.2
| Mar precipitation inch = 2.1
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.8
| May precipitation inch = 0.2
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.1
| Jul precipitation inch = 0.0
| Aug precipitation inch = 0.0
| Sep precipitation inch = 0.2
| Oct precipitation inch = 0.7
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.1
| Dec precipitation inch = 2.0
| year precipitation inch = 
| source 1 = <ref>{{cite web|url=
https://myforecast.co/bin/climate.m?city=12227&metric=false|title=Almanac: Historical Information|website=www.myforecast.co|access-date=August 16, 2021}}</ref>
| source 2 = <ref>{{cite web|url=
https://www.bestplaces.net/climate/city/california/stanton|title=Climate in Stanton, California|website=www.bestplaces.net|access-date=August 16, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1920= 695
|1930= 926
|1940= 953
|1950= 1145
|1960= 11163
|1970= 18186
|1980= 23723
|1990= 30491
|2000= 37403
|2010= 38186
|2020= 37962
|estyear= 2022
|estimate= 38952
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census by Decade|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706023553/https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br>1860–1870<ref name=1870CensusCA1>{{Cite web|title=1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Almeda County to Sutter County|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 7, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907072108/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-12.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=1870CensusCA2>{{Cite web|title=1870 Census of Population - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties - California - Tehama County to Yuba County|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828190324/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1880-1890<ref name=1890CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1890 Census of Population - Population of California by Minor Civil Divisions |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1890/bulletins/demographics/134-population-of-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1900<ref name=1900CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1900 Census of Population - Population of California by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164053/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1900/bulletins/demographic/10-population-ca.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1910<ref name=1910CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1910 Census of Population - Supplement for California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823050629/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ca.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1920<ref name=1920CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 1920 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1920/bulletins/demographics/population-ca-number-of-inhabitants.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><br> 1930<ref name=1930CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1930 Census of Population - Number and Distribution of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 28, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240828162810/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-1/03815512v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1940<ref name=1940CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1940 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918190408/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch03.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1950 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=September 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240921120611/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-1/vol-01-08.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1960<ref name=1960CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1960 Census of Population - General population Characteristics - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-06-d.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1970<ref name=1970CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1970 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812164028/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ca1-01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240823052400/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_caAB-01.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 1990<ref name=1990CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=1990 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=August 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240814213918/https://www2.census.gov/prod2/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
2000<ref name=2000CensusCA>{{Cite web|title= 2000 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusCA>{{Cite web|title=2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=August 12, 2024|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204210903/https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-6.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><br> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Stanton first appeared as a city in the [[1920 U.S. Census]] and was coextensive with the now defunct Stanton Township.<ref name=1900CensusCA/> In 1960, it was assigned to the newly defined Santa-Ana Orange census county division.<ref name=1960CensusCA/>

===2020===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Stanton city, California – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Stanton city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US0673962&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stanton city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0673962&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Stanton city, California |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US0673962&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date= }}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|11,295
|8,340
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,968
|30.20%
|21.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.72%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|721
|703
|style='background: #ffffe6; |666
|1.93%
|1.84%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.75%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|155
|107
|style='background: #ffffe6; |58
|0.41%
|0.28%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|5,721
|8,708
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11,250
|15.30%
|22.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29.63%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|322
|202
|style='background: #ffffe6; |208
|0.86%
|0.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.55%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|57
|75
|style='background: #ffffe6; |198
|0.15%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.52%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|847
|634
|style='background: #ffffe6; |807
|2.26%
|1.66%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.13%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|18,285
|19,417
|style='background: #ffffe6; |18,807
|48.89%
|50.85%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |49.54%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''37,403'''
|'''38,186'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''37,962'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010===
The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0673962|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033344/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0673962|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Stanton city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Stanton had a population of 38,186. The population density was {{convert|12,122.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Stanton was 16,991 (44.5%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 858 (2.2%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 405 (1.1%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 8,831 (23.1%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 217 (0.6%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9,274 (24.3%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1,610 (4.2%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 19,417 persons (50.8%). [[Non-Hispanic Whites]] were 21.8% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0673962.html |title= Stanton (city), California |work= State & County QuickFacts |publisher= U.S. Census Bureau |access-date= July 15, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150417222501/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0673962.html |archive-date= April 17, 2015 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

The Census reported that 37,836 people (99.1% of the population) lived in households, 92 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 258 (0.7%) were institutionalized.

There were 10,825 households, out of which 5,015 (46.3%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 5,551 (51.3%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,798 (16.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 860 (7.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 645 (6.0%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 74 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 1,958 households (18.1%) were made up of individuals, and 846 (7.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.50. There were 8,209 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (75.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.90.

The population was spread out, with 10,566 people (27.7%) under the age of 18, 4,062 people (10.6%) aged 18 to 24, 11,289 people (29.6%) aged 25 to 44, 8,455 people (22.1%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,814 people (10.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.8 males.

There were 11,283 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,582.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 5,418 (50.1%) were owner-occupied, and 5,407 (49.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.3%. 18,033 people (47.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 19,803 people (51.9%) lived in rental housing units.

According to the 2010 United States Census, Stanton had a median household income of $50,542, with 16.9% of the population living below the federal poverty line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0673962.html|title=Stanton (City) QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau|access-date=July 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417222501/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06/0673962.html|archive-date=April 17, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===2000===
At the 2000 [[census]],<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> there were 37,403 people, 10,767 households and 7,806 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|11,971.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 11,011 housing units at an average density of {{convert|3,524.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 49.57% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.27% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.06% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 15.45% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.92% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 25.71% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.02% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 48.89% of the population.

There were 10,767 households, of which 41.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, and 27.5% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 3.93.

Age distribution was 30.4% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 16.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.

The [[median household income]] was $39,127, and the median family income was $40,162. Males had a median income of $27,644 versus $25,995 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,197. About 13.4% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

=== Crime ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+2023 [[Uniform Crime Report]] data<ref>{{Cite web |title=https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |url=https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250512145102/https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/ |archive-date=2025-05-12 |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=cde.ucr.cjis.gov |language=en}}</ref>
!
!Aggravated Assault
!Homicide
!Rape
!Robbery
!Burglary
!Larceny Theft
!Motor Vehicle Theft
!Arson
|-
|Stanton
|115
|3
|10
|49
|119
|529
|127
|6
|}

==Economy==
According to the city's 2021 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>[https://www.stantonca.gov/departments/finance/city_finance_information.php City of Stanton Comprehensive Annual Financial Report]</ref> the top employers in the city are:

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
| 1
| Rowntree Gardens
| 334
|-
| 2
| [[The Home Depot]]
| 165
|-
| 3
| Super King Market
| 128
|-
| 4
| CR Transfer Inc.
| 122
|-
| 5
| Great Scott Tree Service
| 122
|-
| 6
| All Metals Process
| 105
|-
| 7
| [[Adventure City]]
| 105
|-
| 8
| Custom Pipe & Coupling
| 104
|-
| 9
| USS Cal Builders
| 95
|-
| 10
| [[Wal-Mart]] Neighborhood Market
| 93
|}

==Arts and culture==
The Orange County Public Library has a branch Library in Stanton.

==Parks and recreation==
[[File:Central Park Stanton.jpg|thumb|Train Playground at Central Park]]

Stanton has ten parks,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stantonca.gov/departments/community_services/parksfacilities.php|title=City of Stanton Parks & Facilities}}</ref> including Stanton Central Park, which features a tennis center, sports complex, and community garden.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://orangecountytribune.com/2022/02/23/dog-park-parkette-approved|title= Dog park, parkette approved|publisher=Orange County Tribune|year=2022}}</ref> Lions-Stock Park includes a sports facility and community center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stantonlions.org/stanton-lion-history/|title= Stanton Lion History}}</ref>

[[Adventure City]] is an amusement park in Stanton.

==Government==
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ Stanton city vote<br /> by party in presidential elections
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/GEN2020/Run_27/sov.pdf|title=Votes cast|website=www.ocvote.com |access-date=January 18, 2021}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.24%''' ''7,557''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.86% ''5,625''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.90% ''255''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Certified statement of the votes cast at the presidential general election | date=2016-11-08 | url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2016/sov.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217082248/https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2016/sov.pdf | archive-date=2017-02-17}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.85%''' ''6,286''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.95% ''3,095''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|6.20% ''620''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Certified statement of the votes cast at the presidential general election | date=2012-11-06 | url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2012/sov-for-web.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117103027/http://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/live/gen2012/sov-for-web.pdf | archive-date=2013-01-17}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''59.80%''' ''5,057''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.83% ''3,199''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.38% ''201''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Orange County Statement of Votes | url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2008/sov.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115165241/http://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2008/sov.pdf | archive-date=2012-11-15}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.77%''' ''4,842''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.98% ''3,960''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.25% ''203''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Orange County Statement of Votes | url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/e13/sov1.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115165205/http://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/e13/sov1.pdf | archive-date=2012-11-15}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.49% ''3,588''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.16%''' ''4,551''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.35% ''111''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]<ref>{{Cite web| title=Orange County Statement of Votes - GENERAL ELECTION | url=https://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2000/gen2000-SOV.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115165533/http://www.ocvote.com/fileadmin/user_upload/sov/gen2000/gen2000-SOV.pdf | archive-date=2012-11-15}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.41%''' ''3,752''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.85% ''3,273''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.74% ''273''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote51996cali|title=Statement of vote|last=California. Secretary of State|date=March 30, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.52%''' ''3,206''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.82% ''2,565''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|12.67% ''837''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote31992cali|title=Statement of vote|last=California. Secretary of State|date=March 30, 1968|publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''39.76%''' ''3,263''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.30% ''2,979''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|23.93% ''1,964''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote81988cali | title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|39.15% ''3,251''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.65%''' ''4,954''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.20% ''100''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote61984cali | title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|30.92% ''2,581''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.16%''' ''5,689''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.92% ''77''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/statementofvote41980cali| title=Statement of the Vote| publisher=Sacramento, Calif. : The Secretary| year=1968}}</ref>
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|29.35%% ''2,151''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''61.74%''' ''4,525''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|8.91% ''653''
|}

===Local===
Under its [[city charter]], Stanton operates under a [[council–manager government]]. Legislative authority is vested in a [[city council]] of five [[Non-partisan democracy|nonpartisan]] members, who hire a professional city manager to oversee day-to-day operations. The mayor serves as the presiding officer of the city council in a [[first among equals]] role. Under the city's [[term limit]]s, an individual may serve a maximum of two terms as a city council member.

In response to a [[California Voting Rights Act]] lawsuit, the city transitioned to council members elected by district instead of at large.<ref name="CC">{{cite web | title = District Elections | publisher = City of Stanton | url = https://www.stantonca.gov/departments/administration/city_clerk/district_elections.php | access-date = November 11, 2023}}</ref>

David J. Shawver is mayor.<ref name="City Council">{{Cite web| url = https://www.stantonca.gov/government/city_council.php| title = City Council| publisher = City of Stanton| access-date = November 11, 2023}}</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
In the [[United States House of Representatives]],<ref name="City Council"/> 
* {{Representative|cacd|46|fmt=district}} since 2017.

In the [[California State Senate]],
* {{Representative|casd|29|fmt=sdistrict}} since 2020, and
* {{Representative|casd|36|fmt=sdistrict}} since 2022.

In the [[California State Assembly]],
* {{Representative|caad|70|fmt=adistrict}} since 2022.

On the [[Orange County Board of Supervisors]],
* the 4th supervisorial district, represented by [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Doug Chaffee (politician)|Doug Chaffee]] since 2019.

==Education==
Residents of the city are served by the following public school districts:
*[[Garden Grove Unified School District]].
*[[Savanna School District]], serves elementary students.<ref>See [http://www.savsd.k12.ca.us/about.htm Savanna School District website]</ref>
*[[Magnolia School District (California)|Magnolia School District]], which include Baden-Powell and Pyles School.<ref>See [http://www.msd.k12.ca.us Magnolia School District website]</ref>
*[[Anaheim Union High School District]].

Saint Polycarp School is a K-8 Catholic School.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

==Infrastructure==

===Freeways===
Freeways include:
*[[Garden Grove Freeway]]
*[[California State Route 91]]
*[[San Gabriel River Freeway]]
*[[Santa Ana Freeway]]

===Emergency services===
Fire protection in Stanton is provided by the [[Orange County Fire Authority]], with ambulance transport by [[Care Ambulance Service]].<ref>[https://www.ocfa.org/aboutus/departments/operationsdirectory/division7.aspx OCFA Division 7 Stanton]</ref> The [[Orange County Sheriff's Department (California)|Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD)]] provides law enforcement services under the command of Police Chief Cruz Alday.<ref>[https://www.ocsheriff.gov/patrol-areas/stanton OCSD Stanton]</ref> In 1987 the city disbanded its police and fire departments and contracted with county agencies.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-11-25-me-16188-story.html|title=Stanton Will Disband Its Police, Contract With Sheriff Department|newspaper=LA Times|year=1987}}</ref>

==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|Greater Los Angeles}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Stanton, California}}
{{Wikivoyage|Stanton}}
* [https://www.stantonca.gov/ City of Stanton]
* [http://www.nocchamber.com/ North Orange County Chamber]

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