Stevinson, California

Stevinson is a census-designated place in Merced County, California. It is located 20mi west of Merced, at an elevation of 85 feet (26 m). The population was 313 at the 2010 census.The Stevinson post office opened in 1907. The name honors James J. Stevinson, who bought land nearby in 1852.The town is noted for its bullring, where Portuguese bullfighting is staged regularly. It is one of several bullrings maintained by the Portuguese-American community throughout California's Central Valley.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 1.1 square miles (2.9 km²), all of it on land.ClimateThis region experiences warm and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Stevinson has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.DemographicsThe 2010 United States Census reported that Stevinson had a population of 313. The population density was 276.9 people per square mile (106.9/km²). The racial makeup of Stevinson was 228 (72.8%) White, 4 (1.3%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 73 (23.3%) from other races, and 8 (2.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 133 persons (42.5%).