Acampo, California

Name

Acampo was laid out in 1876 when the railroad was extended to that point. The name comes from a Spanish word for "portion of the common given to the herds for pasture". A post office called Acampo has been in operation since 1872.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.9 square mile (2.4 km), all land.

Demographics

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Acampo first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census, one of ten CDPS (Acampo, Collierville, Dogtown, Mountain House, Peters, Terminous, Thornton, Victor, Waterloo, and Woodbridge) formed out of the deleted North Woodbridge CDP and South Woodbridge CDP.

The 2020 United States census reported that Acampo had a population of 334. The population density was 356.1 PD/sqmi. The racial makeup of Acampo was 44.6% White, 0.0% African American, 2.7% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 36.8% from other races, and 15.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 57.2% of the population.

The census reported that 100% of the population lived in households.

There were 102 households, out of which 32.4% included children under the age of 18, 56.9% were married-couple households, 5.9% were cohabiting couple households, 24.5% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 13.7% of households were one person, and 5.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.27. There were 81 families (79.4% of all households).

The age distribution was 26.3% under the age of 18, 11.4% aged 18 to 24, 20.7% aged 25 to 44, 23.1% aged 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 33.9years. For every 100 females, there were 111.4 males.

There were 104 housing units at an average density of 110.9 /mi2, of which 102 (98.1%) were occupied. Of these, 71.6% were owner-occupied, and 28.4% were occupied by renters.

Education

Acampo students are zoned to Lodi Unified School District schools. Joe Serna Jr. Charter school is in Acampo. It is open to students of K-8th grade and specializes in teaching students in both English and Spanish. Serna shares the school campus with Houston Elementary school that operates in K-6th grades.

Oak View Elementary School District operates a single K-8 school in an unincorporated area near, but not in, Acampo. High school students in the Oak View area attend the Galt Joint Union High School District.

References

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