Turlock, CA

Turlock has several very nice parks.  I spent a lot of time in them growing up here in Turlock, especially Donnely and Crane parks.

  I spent a lot of time as a kid in the mid 70's fishing here with my friends. 

This is part of the Turlock Childrens Play Park at Donnely Park.  This was added to the park in the mid 90's.

    

 

This is the brand new playground equipment at Crane Park in Turlock.  It was just installed over the last couple of weeks.  This equipment replaced the equipment that I used to play on as a kid.

 

 

 

 

 

              

 

 

These are the tennis courts at Crane Park.  They are lightted for night play and are free to use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   This is the playground at Summer Faire Park in Turlock.

If you are thinking about moving to the Turlock area call me at 209-633-2839.  You can view homes for sale in the area by going to my website at www.JPattonHomes.com 

Education in Turlock

Turlock is the home of California State University Stanislaus (CSUS). CSUS was opened for students in 1960. The University is composed of the College of the Arts, College of Business Administration, College of Education, College of Human and Health Sciences, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the College of Natural Sciences.

For more information about CSUS click here.

Turlock has two public high schools. Turlock High school was established in 1907 and is located on Canal Dr. Pitman High School was established in 2002 and is located on Christoferson Parkway.

For more information about Turlock High School Click here.

For more information about Pitman High School Click here.

Turlock has 9 elementary schools and 2 Junior High/Middle schools.

For information on the Turlock Unified School District click here.

Turlock Ca, was founded on December 22,1871 by John Mitchell, a grain farmer in the area. Turlock was incorporated as a city on February 15,1908. ( Happy 100th Turlock)

In it's early days agriculture was the main industry in Turlock. (Agriculture still is a major industry in Turlock) The construction of the Central Pacific Railroad through the area allowed farmers to ship thier produce through out the country. One of the most important early crops were melons, which led to annual Melon Festival. The Melon Festival eventually turned into the Stanislaus County fair which is still going strong today.

In the 1930's Turlock was cited by Ripley's Believe It or Not as having the most churches per capita in the United States.

In 1960, California State University Stanislaus opened to students in Turlock. The current enrollemnt is around 8000 students.

The current population of Turlock is just over 69,000. As the title says this is part 1. I will be adding new posts about the city of Turlock so be sure to check back. I have lived in Turlock all of my life and think it's a great place to live. If you are thinking about moving to the Turlock area feel free to call or email me for any information you might need about the city.