Volta, California

Volta is a census-designated place in Merced County, California. It is located 5mi west-northwest of Los Banos, at an elevation of 105 feet (32 m). The population was 246 at the 2010 census.From 1858 to 1861, Lone Willow Station a swing station for the Butterfield Overland Mail was located east of here on the west bank of Mud Slough, 18 miles east of the St. Louis Ranch Station and 13 miles northwest of Temple's Ranch station.A post office operated at Volta from 1890 to 1972. The name was from the Volta Improvement Company.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 4.4 square miles (11.5 km²), 98.56% of it land, and 1.44% of it water.DemographicsThe 2010 United States Census reported that Volta had a population of 246. The population density was 55.5 people per square mile (21.4/km²). The racial makeup of Volta was 201 (81.7%) White, 7 (2.8%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 1 (0.4%) Asian, 4 (1.6%) Pacific Islander, 29 (11.8%) from other races, and 4 (1.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 132 persons (53.7%).