Woodbridge, California

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Woodbridge, California is a small town located on the northwest side of Lodi, California. It occupies the zip code 95258. It is most known for being in California's San Joaquin Valley winegrowing region. Woodbridge is the home of the famous Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi winery.

1 Demographics
2 History
3 Government
4 References

[edit] Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there were 1,320 people living in North Woodbridge and 2,825 living in South Woodbridge.

The racial makeup of North Woodbridge was 92% White, 0.1% African American, 0.8% Native American, 3.1% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 0.5% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.7% of the population. Average household size was 2.68 and average family size was 2.93. Average per capita income was $45,693; average family income was $87,285 and average household income was $79,417. ^[1]

The racial makeup of South Woodbridge was 76.2% White, 0.1% African American, 1.0% Native American, 4.8% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 13.7% from other races, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.4% of the population. Average household size was 3.15 and average family size was 3.46. Average per capita income was $19,067; average family income was $51,810 and average household income was $48,476. ^[2]

[edit] History

Woodbridge was founded in 1852 by Jeremiah H. Woods and Alexander McQueen, who built a ford across the Mokelumne River. They later built a bridge in 1858. Woods hoped that the settlement would grow larger than Stockton, and even hoped to form a separate county, Mokelumne County, with Woodbridge as the seat. In 1867, however, the railroad chose to bypass Woodbridge and lay tracks through neighboring Lodi instead.^[3]

Woodbridge then became an educational center, with the Woodbridge Seminary and San Joaquin Valley College both opening doors in 1879. The college closed in 1897 due to declining enrollment. ^[4]