Demographics

Population
2004 — 2005 — 2006 — 2007 — 2008

Merced County
234,084 — 240,303 — 246,114 — 251,510 — 255,250

Increase
6,356 — 6,219 — 5,811 — 5,396 — 3,740

Growth Rate
2.8% — 2.7% — 2.4% — 2.2% — 1.5%

Cities in Merced County

Atwater
26,400 — 26,832 — 27,307 — 27,497 — 27,571

Dos Palos
4,790 — 4,882 — 4,955 — 4,875 — 4,875

Gustine
5,225 — 5,340 — 5,261 — 5,126 — 5,126

Livingston
11,700 — 12,411 — 12,614 — 13,223 — 13,795

Los Banos
30,650 — 32,558 — 34,223 — 35,044 — 36,052

Merced City
69,800 — 74,010 — 76,225 — 79,381 — 80,608

Balance of County
82,604 — 84,129 — 86,166 — 85,234 — 87,001

*Source: California Department of Finance

Elected Representatives:
Congressman Dennis Cardoza: www.house.gov/cardoza
State Senator Jeff Denham: www.republican.sen.ca.gov
State Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani: www.democrats.assembly.ca.gov

Schools:
UC Merced: www.ucmerced.edu
Merced College: www.merced.cc.ca.us
Merced Union High School District: www.muhsd.k12.ca.us
City School District: www.mcsd.k12.ca.us
Merced County Office of Education: www.mcoe.org

Clubs and Organizations: www.mymerced.com/clubsandorganizations

Churches:
www.mymerced.com/churches

Transportation:
www.mymerced.com/transportation

Merced County Human Services Agency: merced.networkofcare.org

MCEDCO (Merced County Economic Development Corp.):
www.mcedco.com

Small Business Development Center:
www.alliancesbdc.com

Yosemite National Park:
www.yosemite.com

Entertainment:
www.mymerced.com/entertainment

Chambers of Commerce:
California Chamber of Commerce: www.calchamber.com
Greater Merced Chamber of Commerce: www.merced-chamber.com
Merced County Chamber of Commerce: www.mercedcountychamber.com
Merced Hispanic Chamber of Commerce: www.mercedhcc.com