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Irwin, California 
Summary
Irwin is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California, United States.[1] It is located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west-northwest of Delhi and about 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Hilmar,[2] at an elevation of 98 feet (30 m).[1] For census purposes, Irwin is aggregated with nearby communities in the census-designated place Hilmar-Irwin, California.
Irwin | |
|---|---|
  Irwin Location in California  Irwin Irwin (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°23′49″N 120°51′00″W / 37.39694°N 120.85000°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State | California |
| County | Merced County |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
A post office operated at Irwin from 1911 to 1958.[2] The name honors W.A. Irwin, founder of the town.[2]
In the early twentieth century, Irwin had a schoolhouse with several teachers, three churches, a hotel, and two cream shipping stations. Much of the population of the time was of Swedish descent.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Irwin, California
- ^ a b c Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 786. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ Merced County, California. Merced, CA: Merced Evening Sun (Supplement). 1913.