Livingston

Livingston is a city in Merced County, California, United States. It is located 7 miles (11 km) west-northwest of Atwater, at an elevation of 131 feet (40 m) According to the 2020 census, the city population was 14,172, up from 13,058 in 2010. The Livingston post office opened in 1873, closed in 1882, and re-opened in 1883. The town was named for Dr. David Livingstone, a British explorer of Africa who was an international celebrity in the late 1800s.Livingston lies in the fertile San Joaquin Valley, which has long, dry summers and depends on irrigation water. The growing season is long, and there is a low risk of mold, drought, or bad weather interfering with crops. Ninety percent of the sweet potatoes grown west of the Rockies are grown and packed in and around Livingston. Almond orchards are a common sight, and the Central Valley is a key part of California's production of this crop. Other crops are farmed in smaller quantities, including alfalfa, corn, soybeans, peaches, melons, berries, and turf. Livingston's largest businesses are agriculture-related. Among these are the largest poultry producer in the western United States, Foster Farms, and a dairy, Joseph Gallo Farms, which owns the largest dairy herd in the U.S. In the 1990s, Livingston schools were at the center of a controversy involving Sikh students' right to wear ceremonial daggers under clothing while at school.

Location

Livingston is located in northern Merced County at 37°2313N 120°4325W. It lies slightly uphill from where the Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Merced River. Highway 99 follows the SouthernPacific through the town. The town is located on the California-Nevada border. It is located near the junction of Highway 99 and the California/Nevada state line. It has a population of about 2,000. It was named after the town of Livingston, California, which was founded in 1858. The city's name is derived from the town's first inhabitants, who lived in the area from 1838 to 1849. The current mayor of the town has been in office since 1978. It's located on Highway 99, which runs through the city and the town is on the Nevada-California state line, which connects to the Pacific Coast Highway. It also runs along the California and Nevada state lines, which connect to each other in the north and the south. The Southern Pacific Railway crosses the river in the town, and Highway 99 runs through it in the east and the west.

History

The Livingston post office opened in 1873, closed in 1882, and re-opened in 1883. The town was named for Dr. David Livingstone, a British explorer of Africa who was an international celebrity in the late 1800s. An error on the town's post office application resulted in the difference in spelling between his name and the town’s. The post office has been closed and reopened several times since the early 1900s, including in the 1990s and the early 2000s. It is now located in the town of Livingston, South Dakota, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The current post office is located in Livingston, North Dakota, and the post office was opened in the city of Livingston in the state of North Dakota in 1872. It was closed in the mid-1970s and reopened in the early 1980s, when the town was in the process of moving to a new post office building. It closed again in the middle of the 1980s when the new building was completed and the old post office moved to the new location. It has been open since the late 1990s, and it is still open today.

Agriculture

Livingston lies in the fertile San Joaquin Valley. It has long, dry summers and depends on irrigation water. The growing season is long, and there is a low risk of mold, drought, or bad weather interfering with crops. Livingston's soil is unusually sandy, distinguishing it from the clay-based soils predominant in most of the valley. Ninety percent of the sweet potatoes grown west of the Rockies are grown and packed in and around Livingston. Other crops are farmed in smaller quantities, including alfalfa, corn, soybeans, peaches, melons, berries, and turf. The area is home to the largest poultry producer in the western United States, Foster Farms, and a dairy, Joseph Gallo Farms, which owns the largest dairy herd in the United States. It is also home to E & J Gallo Winery, which operates a major grape-pressing facility just outside the city. The United Farm Workers are active in the area, as are the League of Independent Workers of the SanJoaquin Valley and United Farmworkers of the California Valley. The U.S. Department of Agriculture produces 100% of the US domestic supply of almonds, and 80% of world's supply of the crop. The Central Valley is a key part of California's production of this crop (California produces 100 per cent of the world's almonds) and is the source of the U.N.'s World Food Program (WFP). The WFP is based in the town of Merced, California.

Schools

Livingston Union School District serves 2,400 children in and around Livingston. Most elementary-age children are within walking distance of each school. All three elementary schools offer some form of two-way immersion instruction. Livingston High School's foreign language department offers classes in Spanish and Punjabi. In the 1990s, Livingston schools were at the center of a controversy involving Sikh students' right to wear ceremonial daggers known as kirpans under clothing while at school. In 1995, a Federal appellate court affirmed the right to wearing the kirpan if certain safety precautions are followed. In years past, most students from Delhi attended Livingston high School until Delhi opened its own high school, Delhi High School, in 1998. Longview Mennonite School serves many Mennite students in the area. Livingston Middle School serves grades 68 to 68. The district's high school is part of Merced Union High School District and serves all of Livingston as well as students from the nearby towns of Ballico and Cressey. It is located in the town of Livingston and serves students in grades 9-12. It also serves students from Ballico, Cresseys, and the towns of Del Rio and Del Rio. It was founded in 1872 and is the oldest school district in the state. It has been in the same location since 1872. The school district was once known as Livingston Union School. The current name of the school district is Livingston Unified School District, which was formed in 1876.

Newspapers

The Livingston Chronicle is a weekly newspaper delivered on Saturdays. The Chronicle publishes local happenings, especially Livingston High School academic and athletic events. The Merced Sun-Star and Modesto Bee are also widely read and cover Livingston news and events. All three newspapers are owned by the McClatchy Company. The San Francisco Chronicle is also available throughout the city. The Sacramento Bee is available in the Sacramento area and in the San Francisco area. The Fresno Bee can be found in the Fresno area and the Modesto, California, area, and the San Diego, California area.

Churches

Places of worship in Livingston and the immediately surrounding area include a Catholic church, an Apostolic Assembly, an Assemblies of God church, a Southern Baptist church, and a Church of Christ. There are two Sikh Gurdwaras in the Livingston area. There is also a Mennonite church and a United Pentecostal Church. The Livingston area is home to more than 2,000 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. It is also home to a number of non-profit organizations, such as the Livingston Area Foundation, which provides grants to the needy. The U.N. has a presence in the area, with offices in Livingston, Helena, and Helena, Texas, as well as other parts of the United States. It also has a hospital, the Livingston Medical Center, which was built in the early 1900s. It was the first hospital in the state, and it is still in operation today. The hospital is located on the Livingston River, which runs through the town. It has a population of about 1,000. The area also has several schools, including Livingston High School and Livingston Community College, which is located in the town's downtown area. It's also the home of the Livingston County School District, which has been in existence since the early 20th century. The school district has a total enrollment of more than 3,000 students, with more than 1,200 students in grades K-12. The town's population is about 4,000, with the majority of the population living in Livingston.

Demographics

Livingston has one of the largest communities of Sikhs in the United States. Most recent immigrants are from Mexico, Central America, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and the Punjab. About 100 members of the Cherokee Nation live in the town. An estimated 30 European, 25 Asian, 15 Latin American and 5 Sub-Saharan African nationalities are counted among Livingston's ethnic makeup. There are very few African-Americans in Livingston. There were 3,320 housing units at an average density of 893.6 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,923 (60.9%) were owner-occupied and 1,233 (39.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.1%; the rental vacancy rates was 3.7%. 7,849 people lived in owneroccupied housing units, and 39.9% lived in rental units. The city has a population of 13,058, with 10,390 households, including 2,143 families, in the city. The average household size was 4.14. The age distribution was 4,254 people (32.6%) under the age of 18, 1,783 people (13.7%) aged 18 to 24, 3,605 people (27.6) aged 25 to 44, 2,499 people (19.1) aged 45 to 64, and 917 people (7.0%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 27.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.1 males. The population of Livingston was 5,263 (40.3%) in 2010.

Government

Livingston uses a councilmanager form of government with a five-member city council, including the mayor of the city. As of February 2020, the current mayor of Livingston is Gurpal Samra. Livingston is in California's 16th congressional district, represented by Democrat Jim Costa. In the California State Legislature, Livingston is in the 12th Senate District and the 21st Assembly District, both represented by Democrats. The city is located in the Central Coast region of California, near the San Francisco Bay Area and the San Joaquin Valley. It is located on the California Interior River, which flows into the San Francisco Calfornia border. It has a population of 2,000,000 and is home to the University of California at Los Angeles, San Diego, and the University of California at Santa Carmen Santa Barbara, which are both in the state's Central Coast regions. It also has a county level of municipal government, with a population of 1,200,000 and a city level of 2,500 in Lancaster, California. It is in the California State Legislative Districts 12th, 21st, 22nd, and 24th and 26th District of the United States House of Representatives and is in California's 16th Congressional District.

Sister city

Oga is a city in Akita Prefecture, Japan. It is the sister city of Oga, the capital of Akita. Oga is also the location of the famous Oga Castle. The Oga River runs through the city. The city is also known as Oga-Oga, which means "Oga of the River" in Japanese.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Livingston, Merced County, California = 5.4. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 20. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 82. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Livingston = 5.3 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 14,172 individuals with a median age of 27.6 age the population grows by 30.63% in Livingston, Merced County, California population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,856.3 residents per square mile of area (1,488.9/km²). There are average 4.45 people per household in the 3,053 households with an average household income of $38,294 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 16.40% of the available work force and has dropped -3.09% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 17.42%. The number of physicians in Livingston per 100,000 population = 83.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Livingston = 11.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 50. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 268. 93 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 39.7 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 53, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Livingston, Merced County, California which are owned by the occupant = 61.24%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 18 years with median home cost = $139,000 and home appreciation of -24.61%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $8.24 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,507 per student. There are 20.1 students for each teacher in the school, 2464 students for each Librarian and 2464 students for each Counselor. 3.90% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 4.94% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 1.22% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).