Explore Livingston voter guides, local civic context and official resources for Merced County campaigns, with dated population and registration facts.
At a glance: Livingston is an incorporated city in Merced County. Population: 14,402 (California Department of Finance estimate as of January 1, 2026). Registered voters: 6,900 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
Livingston is an incorporated Merced County city on Highway 99, northwest of Merced and approximately between Atwater and Delhi. Its 2018 LAFCo review connects the city’s urban area to a surrounding agricultural landscape. This corridor-and-fields setting distinguishes Livingston from the county’s west-side cities and provides a local frame for reading transportation and land-use decisions. The review records Livingston’s founding in 1871 and incorporation in 1922. Its governance discussion and organization chart connect city administration with planning, public works, parks and public safety. These are historical institutional descriptions, not a substitute for a current personnel directory or a current roster of council members. The service review discusses master planning for water, wastewater, storm drainage, traffic and parks. Reading these subjects together helps explain why new development raises more than a zoning question: utility systems, drainage and public facilities also need planning and financing. The review’s cost estimates and planned works remain dated evidence, not present bids or completed-project claims. The February 2018 final report records that the city’s water and sewer systems were built in 1928, following incorporation. It also identifies planning and advisory bodies alongside municipal administration. This institutional and infrastructure history helps explain why growth requires coordinated decisions, but the report’s old costs, staff counts and service agreements should not be presented as current operating facts.
The 2018 review places it northwest of Merced on Highway 99, approximately between Atwater and Delhi.
The review records incorporation in 1922 and founding in 1871.
The February 2018 report records that the city’s water and sewer systems were built in 1928, following incorporation.
It is a planning boundary for future service, distinct from the incorporated city limits; adopted city and LAFCo records govern the actual boundary.
6,900 (California Secretary of State, as of September 4, 2026).
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