Winton ( born Winton ; previously - Merced Colony No. 1 , Merced Colony No. 2 , Windfield [2] ) is a statistically isolated area in Merced County, California, USA. Located 4 kilometers from Atwoter [2] , height - 54 m [1] . According to the 2010 census, 10,613 people lived in the area (in 2000 there were 8,832).
| Statistically isolated area | |
| Vinton | |
|---|---|
| Winton | |
| A country |  USA |
| State | California |
| District | Merced |
| History and geography | |
| Square | 7876 km² |
| Center height | 54 m |
| Timezone | UTC-8 , in summer UTC-7 |
| Population | |
| Population | 10,613 people |
| Density | 1,347.5 p / km² |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +1 209 |
| Postcode | 95388 |
| GNIS | 1660195 [1] |
| GNIS | |
| Other | |
| FIPS | 06-86076 |
In the area is the Wagon Wheel Bar , which for a long time was the gathering place of the Hell's Angels . In the 1970s, Vinton was mentioned as the most criminal place among cities of his size in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson .
The local police station was opened in 1912 [2] , and the name of the locality was given in honor of the explorer of these territories, JE Winton [2] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Winton . Geographical Names Information System (USA) , US Geological Survey .
- 2 1 2 3 4 Durham, David L. California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of the State. - Quill Driver Books, 1998. - p. 847. - ISBN 9781884995149 .