Ripon, California

Ripon, on the site previously known as Murphy's Ferry, Stanislaus City, and Stanislaus Station, was renamed for Ripon, Wisconsin,{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofripon.org/Community/history.htm |title=Story of the History of Ripon |access-date=August 27, 2004 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040909035859/http://www.cityofripon.org/Community/history.htm |archive-date=September 9, 2004 }} which was named for a city in North Yorkshire, England. Ripon's economy is largely agriculture based, known especially for its high production of almonds. In 1998, great expansion began for the city. Areas north of the Golden State (99) Freeway were slated for housing divisions, and huge swaths of agricultural land were slated for development. In 2003, the Jack Tone Road intersection was rebuilt, thus beginning a gigantic commercial development for two truck stops—Loves and the Flying J—that year. The next couple of years saw the addition of numerous restaurants and a shopping center.

Ripon is located at {{coord|37.7405|-121.1282 |format=dms |type:city_region:US-CA}} (37.740478, -121.128224).{{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}}

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of {{convert|5.5|sqmi|1}}, of which {{convert|5.3|sqmi|1}} is land and {{convert|0.2|sqmi|1}}, comprising 3.50%, is water.

File:Modesto, Salida, Ripon, Manteca, Stockton, Lodi, Sacramento night aerial.jpg. From bottom right, cities along the highway are Modesto, Salida, Ripon (center), Manteca, Stockton, Lodi, Sacramento.]]

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|1990= 7455

|2000= 10146

|2010= 14297

|2020= 16013

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The 2020 United States census reported that Ripon had a population of 16,013. The population density was {{convert|3,007.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Ripon was 67.8% White, 1.3% African American, 0.9% Native American, 6.0% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 9.4% from other races, and 14.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 25.0% of the population.{{cite web |title=Ripon city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0661026 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 1, 2025}}

The census reported that 99.2% of the population lived in households, 2 people (0.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 122 people (0.8%) were institutionalized.

There were 5,469 households, out of which 40.7% included children under the age of 18, 61.8% were married-couple households, 4.4% were cohabiting couple households, 22.3% had a female householder with no partner present, and 11.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 17.8% of households were one person, and 9.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.91. There were 4,249 families (77.7% of all households).{{cite web |title=Ripon city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0661026 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=June 1, 2025}}

The age distribution was 26.7% under the age of 18, 7.9% aged 18 to 24, 24.3% aged 25 to 44, 24.9% aged 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 38.2{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males.

There were 5,658 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,062.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 5,469 (96.7%) were occupied. Of these, 71.7% were owner-occupied, and 28.3% were occupied by renters.

Ripon station is an Altamont Corridor Express commuter rail station planned to be constructed for service starting in a few years.{{cite news|last1=Holland|first1=John|title=Expanded train service coming to Modesto, Merced; what it means for commuters|url=https://www.modbee.com/news/article209941964.html|access-date=April 28, 2018|agency=Modesto Bee|date=April 27, 2018}}

Students are served by five K–8 elementary schools (self-contained at all grade levels), and one high school by Ripon Unified School District, located in the Central Valley. All schools have Academic Performance Index (API) scores above 700. Three of the elementary schools have API scores above 800.

• [https://www.colonyoak.com Colony Oak Elementary] - California Distinguished School
• [https://www.parkviewelementary.net Park View Elementary]
• [https://www.riponel.com Ripon Elementary] - California Distinguished School
• [https://www.riponaelementary.com Ripona Elementary] - opened 1965, California Distinguished School
• [https://www.westonelementary.com Weston Elementary] - opened 1985, California Distinguished School
• Ripon High School
• [https://www.rcschools.com Ripon Christian School][http://www.rcschools.com/ Ripon Christian School]
• [https://www.harvesthigh.net Harvest High School][http://harvesthigh.ca.rsh.schoolinsites.com/ Harvest High School]

• Gay Jacobsen D'Asaro, fencing champion{{Cite web |title=Spartan Women in Sport: Gay MacLellan, '83 MA Kinesiology – Washington Square: The Stories of San Jose State University |url=https://blogs.sjsu.edu/wsq/2018/03/06/spartan-women-in-sport-gay-maclellan-83-ma-kinesiology-fencer-2/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=blogs.sjsu.edu}}
• Walter Hawkins, Grammy Award-winning gospel artist{{Cite web |last=ABC30 |title=Walter Hawkins, gospel singer, dies at 61 in Ripon {{!}} ABC30 Fresno {{!}} abc30.com |url=https://abc30.com/archive/7551068/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=ABC30 Fresno |language=en}}
• Edward L. Kessel, biologist
• Kim Johnston Ulrich, actress{{Cite web |date=August 7, 2023 |title=Kim Johnston Ulrich - Actress |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/people/kim-johnston-ulrich/ |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.cityofripon.org City of Ripon, California]
• [http://www.riponchamber.org/ Ripon Chamber of Commerce]
• {{cite gnis |id=277615 |name=Ripon |entrydate= January 19, 1981 |access-date=November 27, 2009}}

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