Salida, California
| Salida | |
|---|---|
| Census-designated place | |
| Motto: Salida Welcomes You! | |
 Location in Stanislaus County and the state of California |
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| Coordinates: 37°42′36″N 121°5′21″W / 37.71000°N 121.08917°WCoordinates: 37°42′36″N 121°5′21″W / 37.71000°N 121.08917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Stanislaus |
| Railroad station | 1870 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.571 sq mi (14.430 km2) |
| • Land | 5.320 sq mi (13.780 km2) |
| • Water | 0.251 sq mi (0.650 km2) 4.50% |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 13,722 |
| • Density | 2,500/sq mi (950/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95368 |
| Area code | 209 |
| FIPS code | 06-64210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659792 |
Salida is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 13,722. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area. Cultivation of almonds has historically been a significant activity in the vicinity, including a major Blue Diamond processing facility nearby. The plant is involved exclusively in processing whole brown almond kernels with a "dry" process involving no water, heat or chemicals. Salida is within the East Stanislaus Resource Conservation District which comprises 984 square miles (2,550 km2) of land area and attends to a variety of environmental conservation and best management agricultural practices.
While Salida is named for the Spanish word meaning "exit", the name is customarily pronounced according to English phonetics, as Sah-LIE-duh, rather than according to Spanish phonetics.
In 1870, the Central Pacific Railroad reached its track construction to Stanislaus County's northern exit. There they established a railroad station with the Spanish name of salida, which in English means exit. This name favorably matched with modesto because both towns have Spanish meanings. They also laid the town out in the shape of a triangle. As of 2012, Modesto is attempting to annex Salida.
The Downtown of Salida is situated in the original town layout. Many government and commerce buildings line the sides of Broadway Ave. In the middle of Broadway Ave. there are beautiful oak trees and a walk trail.
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