Denair | |
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Census-designated place | |
Motto: The Oasis of the San Joaquin Valley | |
Location in Stanislaus County and the state of California |
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Coordinates: 37°31′39″N 120°47′59″W / 37.52750°N 120.79972°WCoordinates: 37°31′39″N 120°47′59″W / 37.52750°N 120.79972°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Stanislaus |
Area | |
• Total | 1.981 sq mi (5.131 km2) |
• Land | 1.981 sq mi (5.131 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 4,404 |
• Density | 2,200/sq mi (860/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 95316 |
Area code | 209 |
FIPS code | 06-18856 |
GNIS feature ID | 1655964 |
Denair is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 4,404 at the 2010 census, up from 3,446 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Denair was established in 1904, along the Santa Fe Railroad tracks. The town was renamed from Elmwood Colony to Denair in honor of a local landowner, John Denair. One famous person known to have grown up in Denair is artist and musician Doug TenNapel.
Denair is located at 37°31′39″N 120°47′59″W / 37.52750°N 120.79972°W (37.527532, -120.799813).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all of it land.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Denair had a population of 4,404. The population density was 2,222.9 people per square mile (858.2/km²). The racial makeup of Denair was 3,425 (77.8%) White, 25 (0.6%) African American, 55 (1.2%) Native American, 42 (1.0%) Asian, 4 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 699 (15.9%) from other races, and 154 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,423 persons (32.3%).