Lockeford, California

Lockeford is an unincorporated community in San Joaquin County, California, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Lockeford as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. The population was 3,521 at the 2020 census, up from 3,233 at the 2010 census.

History

Lockeford is registered as California Historical Landmark #365.<ref name=CHL/> The town is named after Dean Jewett Locke, who, with his brother Elmer, settled in the area in 1851. Dean Locke then established a ranch and later the town in the region. It was Dean Locke's wife Delia who first coined the name "Lockeford" in 1859, referencing the ford that he built across the Mokelumne River.<ref name=CHL/> Delia Locke's diaries chronicled the early history of Lockeford and her family's history in founding the town. They are available at the University of the Pacific.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

On June 13, 2022, Amazon announced that customers in Lockeford will be among the first in the United States to receive Amazon orders via the Amazon Prime Air drone delivery program.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Geography

Lockeford is located at Template:Coord (38.157565, -121.151455).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref>

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Template:Convert, 99.45% of it land, and 0.55% of it water.

The town is served by California State Route 88, one of four routes that crosses over the Sierra Nevada in the region.

Demographics

Lockeford first appeared as a census designated place in the 1980 United States census.<ref name=1980CensusCA/>

2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Lockeford had a population of 3,333. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Lockeford was 62.9% White, 0.6% African American, 1.0% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.4% Pacific Islander, 17.6% from other races, and 15.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 34.9% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>

The census reported that 99.4% of the population lived in households, 19 people (0.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 1,179 households, out of which 29.7% included children under the age of 18, 52.9% were married-couple households, 5.8% were cohabiting couple households, 22.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 18.5% had a male householder with no partner present. 24.0% of households were one person, and 13.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.81.<ref name=DP1/> There were 839 families (71.2% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The age distribution was 22.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% aged 18 to 24, 23.0% aged 25 to 44, 26.2% aged 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 42.2Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 100.1 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 1,237 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 1,179 (95.3%) were occupied. Of these, 77.9% were owner-occupied, and 22.1% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $93,438, and the per capita income was $47,494. About 6.5% of families and 7.9% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

2010

The 2010 United States census<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> reported that Lockeford had a population of 3,233. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of Lockeford was 2,526 (78.1%) White, 10 (0.3%) African American, 22 (0.7%) Native American, 64 (2.0%) Asian, 13 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 413 (12.8%) from other races, and 185 (5.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 956 persons (29.6%).

The Census reported that 3,217 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, 16 (0.5%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 1,142 households, out of which 401 (35.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 650 (56.9%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 103 (9.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 73 (6.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 70 (6.1%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 257 households (22.5%) were made up of individuals, and 127 (11.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82. There were 826 families (72.3% of all households); the average family size was 3.32.

The population was spread out, with 829 people (25.6%) under the age of 18, 264 people (8.2%) aged 18 to 24, 743 people (23.0%) aged 25 to 44, 929 people (28.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 468 people (14.5%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 108.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.8 males.

There were 1,221 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 862 (75.5%) were owner-occupied, and 280 (24.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.3%; the rental vacancy rate was 11.1%. 2,278 people (70.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 939 people (29.0%) lived in rental housing units.

Notable people

• Weldon B. Cooke, Aviation pioneer
• Ken Shamrock, former UFC fighter and professional wrestler

External links

• Diaries of Delia Locke, wife of Lockeford founder Dean Jewett Locke, from 1855 to 1879 are available online at the University of the Pacific Library Digital Collections.