Modesto
| Modesto, California | ||
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| City of Modesto | ||
Modesto Arch, including the city motto
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| Motto: Water Wealth Contentment Health | ||
 Location in Stanislaus County and the state of California |
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 Modesto, California
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| Coordinates: 37°39′41″N 120°59′40″W / 37.66139°N 120.99444°WCoordinates: 37°39′41″N 120°59′40″W / 37.66139°N 120.99444°W | ||
| Country |  United States of America |
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 California
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| Region | San Joaquin Valley | |
| Founded | November 8, 1870 | |
| Incorporated | August 6, 1884 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council-manager | |
| • Mayor | Ted Brandvold | |
| • City manager | Jim Holgersson | |
| Area | ||
| • City | 37.092 sq mi (96.069 km2) | |
| • Land | 36.867 sq mi (95.486 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.225 sq mi (0.583 km2) 0.61% | |
| • Metro | 1,515 sq mi (3,920 km2) | |
| Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • City | 201,165 | |
| • Estimate (2013) | 204,933 | |
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1st in Stanislaus County 18th in California |
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| • Density | 5,400/sq mi (2,100/km2) | |
| • Metro | 514,453 | |
| • Metro density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) | |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | |
| ZIP codes | 95350–95358, 95397 | |
| Area code | 209 | |
| GNIS IDs | 277609, 2411130 | |
| FIPS code | 06-48354 | |
| Website | www |
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Modesto /məˈdɛstoʊ/ (Spanish for "modest"), officially the City of Modesto, is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, it is the 18th largest city in the state of California and forms part of the Modesto-Merced combined Statistical Area. The Modesto Census County Division, which includes the cities of Ceres and Riverbank, had a population of 312,842 as of 2010[update].
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