Acampo, California

Acampo was laid out in 1876 when the railroad was extended to that point. The name comes from a Spanish word for "portion of the common given to the herds for pasture". A post office called Acampo has been in operation since 1872. ==Geography==

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.9 square mile (2.4 km), all land. ==Demographics==

Acampo first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census, one of ten CDPS (Acampo, Collierville, Dogtown, Mountain House, Peters, Terminous, Thornton, Victor, Waterloo, and Woodbridge) formed out of the deleted North Woodbridge CDP and South Woodbridge CDP. 0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas. The census reported that 100% of the population lived in households. There were 102 households, of which 32.4% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 56.9% were married-couple households, 5.9% were cohabiting couple households, 12.7% had a male householder with no partner present, and 24.5% had a female householder with no partner present. About 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.27. There were 81 families (79.4% of all households). ==Education==

Acampo students are zoned to Lodi Unified School District schools. Joe Serna Jr. Charter school is in Acampo. It is open to students of K-8th grade and specializes in teaching students in both English and Spanish. Serna shares the school campus with Houston Elementary school that operates in K-6th grades. Oak View Elementary School District operates a single K-8 school in an unincorporated area near, but not in, Acampo. High school students in the Oak View area attend the Galt Joint Union High School District. ==References==