Hughson, California
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| Motto: A Small Community, with a Big Heart! | ||
 Location in Stanislaus County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 37°36′11″N 120°52′1″W / 37.60306°N 120.86694°WCoordinates: 37°36′11″N 120°52′1″W / 37.60306°N 120.86694°W | ||
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 California
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| County | Stanislaus | |
| Incorporated | December 9, 1972 | |
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| • Total | 1.815 sq mi (4.701 km2) | |
| • Land | 1.815 sq mi (4.701 km2) | |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% | |
| Elevation | 125 ft (38 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 6,640 | |
| • Density | 3,700/sq mi (1,400/km2) | |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) | |
| ZIP code | 95326 | |
| Area code | 209 | |
| FIPS code | 06-34904 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 1656082 | |
| Website | www |
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Hughson is a city in Stanislaus County, California, United States. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 6,640 at the 2010 census, up from 3,980 at the 2000 census.
Hughson is surrounded by orchards and has been a long-time farming community. Initially, it was known for its enormous production of peaches, which garnered the area the title "The Peach Capital of the World". Peaches are no longer the primary crop in the area, and have been replaced for the most part by almond trees. Almond production in the area is one of the largest in the world. The crops grown in Hughson include almonds, peaches, walnuts, nectarines, cherries, apples, and the occasional vineyard.
In recent years, many orchards have been torn down due to development.
Hughson is located at 37°36′11″N 120°52′1″W / 37.60306°N 120.86694°W (37.603082, -120.866838).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Hughson had a population of 6,640. The population density was 3,658.0 people per square mile (1,412.3/km2). The racial makeup of Hughson was 5,125 (77.2%) White, 55 (0.8%) African American, 74 (1.1%) Native American, 97 (1.5%) Asian, 13 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 982 (14.8%) from other races, and 294 (4.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,871 persons (43.2%).
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