Profile for Merced, California, CA

Merced is in the San Joaquin Valley

Castle Air Force Base closed in 1996, after 56 years of operations

Public transportation: MercedRides (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 636. The number of murders and homicides was 7. The violent crime rate was 9.2 per 1,000 people.

Ranked 78 among Best Smaller Places, Forbes magazine, May 2000

Well-known residents have included:
· Janet Leigh, actress
· Ray Allen, basketball player

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Merced County Fair - July 17-27, 2007

Nearby parks & recreation: Yosemite National Park

Merced attractions: Applegate Park Zoo

Historic sites and museums: Yosemite Wildlife Museum, Agricultural Museum, Merced County Courthouse Museum

Colleges and universities: Merced College, University of California - Merced

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 105

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Attractions (1)

Cemeteries (3)

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Communities (1)

Hotels (9)

Libraries (3)

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Sections below provide additional information and links about Merced demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Merced County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, Merced area jobs, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 95340 ZIP code.

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8% of Merced residents report German ancestry, and 7% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Merced ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Merced
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• Genealogy page (CA GenWeb) for Merced County
• Libraries in or near Merced

Post a query on a message board:

• Merced County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

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• Ancestry.com - CA data
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• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in California
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Merced was $13,115, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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14% of Merced residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Merced festival dates:

• Merced County Fair - July 17-27, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Merced festival web sites:

• Merced County Fair

• ePodunk festival listings
• California county fairs
• California festivals (California tourism department)
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• Post history questions in Merced County genealogy forum

Median rent in Merced, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $435.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,016.

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Libraries in Merced include George South Merced Branch, Merced County Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Merced include Merced Sun-Star

TV stations in Merced include KNSO.

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Merced County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Merced political report.

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The average commute time for Merced workers is 22 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 19 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Merced between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 3.0 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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