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Orange Blossom, California

census-designated place in California, United States

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 14, 2026
Entity authorityQ106514964 ↗
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Orange Blossom is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Stanislaus County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, Orange Blossom had a population of 1,068. It is located along Orange Blossom Road in the northern part of the county, on the north side of the Stanislaus River. It is bordered to the east by Knights Ferry and to the west by East Oakdale, and it is 7 miles (11 km) east of Oakdale, the nearest city.

Demographics

Orange Blossom first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Orange Blossom had a population of 1,068. The median age was 51.4 years. 18.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 119.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 120.4 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

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The public source identifies “Orange Blossom, California” as census-designated place in California, United States. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Orange, Blossom and California.

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