Lathrop, California
City of Lathrop
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 Location in San Joaquin County and the state of California | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | San Joaquin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kristy Sayles |
| • Senate | Lois Wolk (D) |
| • Assembly | Cathleen Galgiani (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Dennis Cardoza (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22 sq mi (60 km2) |
| • Land | 22 sq mi (60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (2.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Total | 17,429 |
| • Density | 637.6/sq mi (246.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95330 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-40704 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1658948 |
| Website | |
Lathrop is a city located in Template:USCity. In 2008, Lathrop’s population was estimated to be 17,469, and has a projected “build out” population of 70,000. The city is located in Northern California at the intersection of I-5 and 120 freeways.
Geography
Lathrop is located at 37°49′1″N 121°17′19″W / 37.81694°N 121.28861°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (37.816904, -121.288633)Template:GR. The San Joaquin River is on the east side of Lathrop and has elevation of 20 feet (7 m).
Neighboring towns include Manteca, Ripon and Tracy.
Public transportation
Lathrop is served by The San Joaquin Regional Transit District.
Air
Lathrop is served by Tracy Municipal Airport, located south of the city.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2008,17,429 residents ? households, and ? families residing in the city. The population density was 637.6 people per square mile (246.2/km²). There were 2,991 housing units at an average density of 182.6/sq mi (70.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 50.92% White, 4.49% African American, 1.21% Native American, 13.36% Asian (mostly Filipino), 0.54% Pacific Islander, 21.11% from other races, and 8.38% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 38.59% of the population.
Sister city
Lathrop participates in the Sister City program and is tied to Baccara, Philippines.
Shopping, restaurants
Lathrop is an economically vibrant town with many traditional restaurants.
A Target opened in Lathrop in 2009 and is part of the new Lathrop Market Place shopping center.
Economic potential
The City of Lathrop has a seven mile (11 km) radius population of 105,893 with an average household income of $63,072.
Lathrop is centered between the StockTracy submarkets – all within a 20 miles (32 km) radius.
Lathrop large developments
- Mossdale Village-Located west of I-5 and east of the San Joaquin River is Mossdale Village- consists of 2375 units.
- River Islands at Lathrop is a planned 11,000 home community that will break in 2011 and bring in 16,000 new job.
- Central Lathrop Specific Plan'- it is located west of I-5, north of Louise Ave will bring in 6,800 dwelling units along with commercial and big box stores.
Education in Lathrop
Most of Lathrop is part of the Manteca Unified School District. But once River Islands Development is built students from that community will be part of Tracy High School District and Banta Elementary district.
High schools
Lathrop High School the first secondary school in Lathrop that opened in 2008.
River Island High School is next planned high school to open.
Public safety
Lathrop contracts with the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department for police services, It is also protected by the Lathrop-Manteca Fire District which protects the City of Lathrop and the county around the City limits of Lathrop and Manteca. www.lmfd.org
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