Place:Escalon, San Joaquin, California, United States

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NameEscalon
TypeCity
Coordinates37.794°N 120.995°W
Located inSan Joaquin, California, United States
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Escalon (Spanish: Escalón, meaning "Step") is a city in San Joaquin County, California, United States. The population was 7,132 at the 2010 census, up from 5,963 at the 2000 census. Escalon is a Spanish word meaning "stepping stones." The name comes from founder James Wheeler Jones who came upon the name in a book in the Stockton Free Library and liked the name so much he gave the name to the town.

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