Stevinson, California
Stevinson is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Merced County, California. It is located west of Merced at an elevation of. The population was 275 at the 2020 census, down from 313 at the 2010 census.
The Stevinson post office opened in 1907. The name honors James J. Stevinson, who bought land nearby in 1852.
The town is noted for its bullring, where Portuguese bullfighting is staged regularly. It is one of several bullrings maintained by the Portuguese-American community throughout California's Central Valley.
The US Army built the Howard Auxiliary Field to train World War II pilots in
Stevinson.
Geography
Stevinson is in northwestern Merced County, north of the intersection of State Routes 140 and 165. SR 140 leads east to Merced, the county seat, and southwest to Gustine, while SR 165 leads north to Turlock and south to Los Banos.According to the United States Census Bureau, the Stevinson CDP covers an area of, all of it land.
Climate
This region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Stevinson has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.Demographics
Stevinson first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.The 2020 United States census reported that Stevinson had a population of 275. The population density was. The racial makeup of Stevinson was 171 White, 0 African American, 1 Native American, 0 Asian, 1 Pacific Islander, 79 from other races, and 23 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 133 persons.
The whole population lived in households. There were 81 households, out of which 39 had children under the age of 18 living in them, 46 were married-couple households, 6 were cohabiting couple households, 13 had a female householder with no partner present, and 16 had a male householder with no partner present. 5 households were one person, and 1 were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.4. There were 70 families.
The age distribution was 79 people under the age of 18, 21 people aged 18 to 24, 64 people aged 25 to 44, 71 people aged 45 to 64, and 40 people who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 37.3years. For every 100 females, there were 111.5 males.
There were 85 housing units at an average density of, of which 81 were occupied. Of these, 47 were owner-occupied, and 34 were occupied by renters.