Stanislaus County

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administrative division county

Stanislaus County is a largely agricultural county in California’s Central Valley, centered around the city of Modesto and known for its farming, food processing, and growing suburban communities.

Aliases (2)

County of Stanislaus ×1
Stanislaus County, California ×1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative division → county →
borders	Alameda County → Calaveras County → Merced County → San Joaquin County → Santa Clara County → Tuolumne County →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
climateCharacteristic	cool wet winters → hot dry summers →
containsEducationalInstitution	California State University, Stanislaus → Modesto Junior College →
country	United States →
countrySubdivisionCode	US-CA →
countySeat	Modesto →
economyBasedOn	agriculture → distribution and logistics → food processing →
FIPSCode	06099 →
governingBody	Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors →
hasAirport	Modesto City–County Airport →
hasCity	Ceres → Hughson → Newman → Oakdale → Patterson → Riverbank → Turlock →
hasCourt	Stanislaus County Superior Court →
hasIncorporatedPlace	Waterford →
hasIndustry	food processing plants → wine and beverage production →
hasLandUse	intensive agriculture → suburban residential development →
hasMajorCity	Modesto →
hasMetropolitanArea	Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area →
hasRiver	Stanislaus River → Tuolumne River →
hasSuburbanGrowth	yes →
hasTransportation	BNSF Railway → Interstate 5 → State Route 99 → Union Pacific Railroad →
hasUnincorporatedCommunity	Crows Landing → Denair → Empire → Grayson → Keyes → Salida → Westley →
isPartOf	Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area →
knownFor	almond orchards → dairy production → farming → poultry production → walnut orchards →
largestCity	Modesto →
lawEnforcement	Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office →
locatedIn	Central Valley → Northern San Joaquin Valley →
namedAfter	Stanislaus River →
observesDaylightSavingTime	yes →
partOf	San Joaquin Valley →
postalAbbreviation	CA →
regionType	largely agricultural county →
state	California →
timeZone	Pacific Time Zone →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alameda County → Tuolumne County →	borderedBy
Mariposa County → San Joaquin County →	borders
Central California → Northern California →	contains
Santa Clara County →	borderedByCounty
San Joaquin River ("Stanislaus County, California") →	flowsThrough
Superior Court of California, County of Stanislaus ("County of Stanislaus") →	fundedBy
State Route 99 →	passesThrough