Escalon

Also known as Escalon, California, Escalon, CA

city in San Joaquin County, California, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: California
County: San Joaquin
Incorporated: March 12, 1957
Mayor: Dave Bellinger
Senate: Jerry McNerney ( D )
Assembly: Heath Flora (R)
U s congress: Josh Harder ( D )
Total: 2.34 sq mi (6.07 km )
Land: 2.28 sq mi (5.90 km )
Water: 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km ) 2.87%
Elevation: 118 ft (36 m)
Density: 3,280/sq mi (1,266.4/km )

Article

Escalon (Spanish: Escalón, meaning "Step") is a city in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 7,472 at the 2020 census, up from 7,132 at the 2010 census and 5,963 at the 2000 census. Escalon is a Spanish word meaning "stepping stones." Founder John Wheeler Jones is said to have come upon the name in a book in the Stockton Free Library and liked it so much that he gave it to the town.

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