Le Grand

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Le Grand

Total population

1,636

Median home value

$286,000

10.8%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$45,938

Le Grand$46k

National$74k

Weather97°F · Sunny

Coordinates37.23°, -120.25°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Le Grand is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Merced County, California, United States. Le Grand is 14 miles (23 km) east-southeast of Merced, the county seat at an elevation of 253 feet (77 m). The population was 1,592 at the 2020 census, down from 1,659 at the 2010 census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Le Grand, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Jacob Duran

American cutman

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Mt. Bullion
  22.6 mi away
• Parkwood
  23.6 mi away
• La Vina
  25.3 mi away · pop. 789
• Dos Palos
  26.8 mi away · pop. 5,765
• Firebaugh
  28.2 mi away · pop. 8,392
• Coarsegold
  30.4 mi away · pop. 3,967
• Nipinnawasee
  31.2 mi away
• Biola
  32.3 mi away · pop. 1,070
• Coulterville
  33.6 mi away
• Oakhurst
  35.4 mi away
• Fish Camp
  37.9 mi away
• Old Fig Garden
  38.7 mi away

Browse all places in California →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire DOME, Mariposa, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-15 · 42 mi
• Wildfire GANN, Calaveras, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-03 · 67 mi
• Prescribed Fire CRAWFORD CORRAL RX, Tulare, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-19 · 83 mi
• Wildfire Timber, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-09 · 107 mi
• Wildfire Plaskett, Monterey, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-26 · 112 mi
• Wildfire PLAINS, San Luis Obispo, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-12 · 126 mi
• Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 150 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 161 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Johnny Cash Tarantula

Aphonopelma johnnycashi

Seen 2026-09-23

silverleaf nightshade

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Seen 2026-08-28

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

Seen 2026-08-28

Domestic Budgerigar

Melopsittacus undulatus domesticus

Seen 2026-07-19

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Seen 2026-07-19

narrowleaf milkweed

Asclepias fascicularis

Seen 2026-07-14

Yellow Star-Thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

Seen 2026-07-13

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Seen 2026-06-29

Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider

Menemerus semilimbatus

Seen 2026-06-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-10-01 16:30 UTC.