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About Stanislaus County

Stanislaus County occupies the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley – one of the most agriculturally productive regions on earth, where the deep alluvial soils and abundant irrigation water from the Sierra Nevada snowpack combine to produce an extraordinary range...

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County at a Glance

County SeatModesto

Population565,000

Land Area1,521 mi²

Founded1854

Websitestanislaussheriff.com

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