Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1515 sqmi, of which 20 sqmi (1.3%) are covered by water.

Stanislaus County has historically been divided socially and economically by the north-flowing San Joaquin River, which provided a natural barrier to trade and travel for much of the county's history. Isolated from the main rail corridors through the county and the irrigation projects that generated much of the region's

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