Ripon

Ripon was originally known as Stanislaus City, but was renamed for Ripon, Wisconsin, in 1876. Ripon is located at 37°4426N 121°0742W (37.740478, -121.128224). The city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.2 km²), of which 5.3 square miles is land and 13.7 km² is water. The city's economy is largely agriculture based, known especially for its high production of almonds. In 1998, great expansion began for the city. In 2003, the Jack Tone Road intersection was rebuilt, thus beginning a gigantic commercial development for two truck stopsLoves and the Flying J. Three of the city's elementary schools have Academic Performance Index scores above 700 (API) The city is located in the Central Valley Unified School District, which has five elementary schools and one high school. In 2010, the city had a population of 14,297, with 4,119 people under the age of 18, 1,210 people (8.5%) aged 18 to 24, 3,469 people (24.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,688 people (11.8%) aged 65 or older. The median age was 37.1 years. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.3 males. There were 5,129 housing units at an average density of 933.4 per square mile (360.4/km²) The homeowner vacancy rate was 7.4%. 10,4% of the population lived in rental housing and 3,633 people lived in owner-occupied housing.

History

Ripon, Wisconsin was named for Ripon, England. Ripon's economy is largely agriculture based, known especially for its high production of almonds. Areas north of the Golden State (99) Freeway were slated for housing divisions in 1998. In 2003, the Jack Tone Road intersection was rebuilt, thus beginning a gigantic commercial development for two truck stopsLoves and the Flying Jthat year. The next couple of years saw the addition of numerous restaurants and a shopping center. The city was previously known as Murphy's Ferry, Stanislaus City, andStanislaus Station, and was renamed for the English city of Ripon in the 1930s. It is located on the shores of Lake Michigan. It has a population of about 3,000. It was once known as Stanislau City, but was renamed Ripon after the city was named after the English town of the same name in the 1950s. In 1998, great expansion began for the city, with huge swaths of agricultural land being slated for development. The town is now home to more than 2,000 people. It also has a number of businesses, including a grocery store, a bank, a post office, a gas station, a convenience store, and a movie theater, among many others. It's also home to the Ripon International Airport, which was built in the 1960s and 1970s on the site of a former rail yard. The airport is now a major international airport. It opened in 1978.

Geography

Ripon is located at 37°4426N 121°0742W (37.740478, -121.128224).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5 square miles (14.2 km²) of which 5.3 sq miles (13.7 km²), comprising 3.47%, is water. The city is home to the Ripon High School, a public high school, and Ripon Middle School. Ripon is also the home of the American football team Ripon United, which won the National Football League championship in 2007 and 2008. It is also home to Ripon University, a private college, and the University of Ripon, where the football team won the NCAA championship in 2008 and 2009. The town's mascot is the "Hawk" and the city's colors are blue and white. It has a population of 2,816. It was the site of the first U.N. peacekeeping mission in World War II. It also hosted the first United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Pacific Ocean, in 1945. The United States Census Bureau recorded Ripon's population as 2,716 in the 2010 Census. It had a population increase of 1,722 in the 2000 Census. The U. S. Census bureau recorded a population decline of 1.7% in the 1990s. It recorded a growth rate of 3.3% from the 1990 Census to the 2000 census.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Ripon had a population of 14,297. The population was spread out, with 4,119 people (28.8%) under the age of 18, 1,210 people (8.5%) aged 18 to 24, 3,469 people (24.3%) aged 25 to 44, and 3,811 people (26.7%) aged 45 to 64. The median age was 37.1 years. There were 5,129 housing units at an average density of 933.4 per square mile (360.4/km²), of which 3,530 were owner-occupied, and 1,325 (27.3) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.6%; the rental vacancy rates was 7.4%. 10,574 people (74.0% of the population) lived in owner- occupied housing units and 3, 633 people (25.4%) lived in rental housing units. The average household size was 2.93; the average family size was 3.34; and the average town population was 11,392 (79.7%), according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The city is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and is on the California Bay Area Coast. It is home to the California State University, San Francisco. The town's name is derived from the Ripon River, which runs through the city. It was once known as the "Ripon River".

Transportation

Ripon station is an Altamont Corridor Express commuter rail station planned to be constructed for service starting in 2023. The station will be located in the city of Ripon, California. It is expected to be completed in time for the 2023 start of commuter rail service. It will be the first station in Ripon to be built on the Altamonte Corridor Express line. It has a planned capacity of 2,000 riders per day.

Education

Students are served by five K8 elementary schools (self-contained at all grade levels), and one high school by Ripon Unified School District. All schools have Academic Performance Index (API) scores above 700. Three of the elementary schools have API scores above 800. The district is located in the Central Valley of California. The school district is part of the California Department of Education (CDE) and the California Board of Regents (CBO) The district has been in existence since the 1950s. It is one of the largest school districts in the state, with more than 1,000 students in grades K-8. It also has a Christian school (Ripon Christian School) and a high school (Harvest High School) It is the only school district in the district to have a K8 school with an API score of more than 700. The average API score for the district is 7.5, with three of the five elementary schools scoring over 8.0. The high school has a score of 7.8, with two of the three high schools scoring above 8.5. The total number of students in the school district has more than 2,000. The current school population is 2,700, with an average of 1,800 students in each grade level. It has a population of 3,000, with the majority of its students living in the central valley of California, where it is located. The majority of the district's students live in the town of Ripon.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Ripon, San Joaquin County, California = 14.8. 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 35. 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 20. 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 Ripon = 5 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 1,698 individuals with a median age of 33.6 age the population grows by 47.07% in Ripon, San Joaquin County, California population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,077.18 residents per square mile of area (1,188.20/km²). There are average 2.96 people per household in the 5,001 households with an average household income of $73,907 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 16.10% of the available work force and has dropped -3.24% 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 Ripon per 100,000 population = 131.3.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Ripon = 12.4 inches and the annual snowfall = 0.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 52. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 256. 94 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 37.7 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 56, 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 Ripon, San Joaquin County, California which are owned by the occupant = 69.40%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 16 years with median home cost = $286,510 and home appreciation of -14.31%. 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 $8.07 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 $4,545 per student. There are 21.5 students for each teacher in the school. 15077.04% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 15.90% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 5.03% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).