SECTION 200. Districts
The City of Stockton is divided into six (6) political divisions, which
shall be known as districts. Following adoption of this Section and thereafter
following each decennial Federal census, and using the census as a basis,
the City Clerk shall adjust the boundaries of any or all of the districts
of the City so that the districts shall be as nearly equal in population
as may be according to the latest Federal decennial census. The City Clerk
shall adjust the boundary lines of the districts in conformance with the
following standards:
(a) Every district shall be contiguous.
(b) District boundaries should not cross census tract lines, except to the
extent necessary to ensure that the districts are as nearly equal in population
as may be according to the latest Federal decennial census.
(c) Districts shall be numbered consecutively commencing at the northern
boundary of the City and ending at the southern boundary.
*See Historical Notes at end of Article
(d) District number one shall be composed of the northern-most census tracts
in the City that contain one-sixth (1/6) of the population of the City. For
purposes of this Section a census tract shall be considered to be to the
north of other census tracts if it contains any area that is farther to the
north than all areas contained within the other census tracts. In the event
that two (2)
or more census tracts are equally northern by this definition, the City Clerk
shall select the western-most census tract.
(e) District number two shall be composed of the northern-most census tracts
in the City, excluding district number one, that contain one-sixth (1/6)
of the population of the City. Districts number three through six shall be
determined in the same manner, so that the entire City is divided into six
(6) districts.
(f) If at any time between each Federal decennial census the City annexes
territory, the City Clerk shall adjust the boundaries of any or all of the
districts of the City so that the districts shall be as nearly equal in population
as may be according to the latest Federal decennial census.
(Amended Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71; Amended Election 11/4/86 effective
12/9/86)
*Historical Notes:
Title:The title of Article II was amended at the Election of 10/12/71 effective
12/6/71.
Section 2•:Repealed Election 10/12/71 effective 12/6/71
Section 2.1•:Added Election 10/11/49 effective 12/19/49; Repealed Election
10/12/71 effective 12/6/71
• These section numbers refer to a numbering system that was in place
prior to the Election of 11/8/94.
Stockton,
CA 
