City profile · Town
Atwater, California
Verified Oct 11, 2026Who leads Atwater, with the evidence behind the record.
City leadership
- Leader
- Mike Nelson
- Role
- Mayor (Ceremonial)
- Party
- Nonpartisan
- Population
- 23,113
- Census Bureau estimate
- Last verified
- Oct 11, 2026
- Matched the official page in an automated check
- Last checked
- Oct 11, 2026
- The check matched the published record
Source & verification
- Verification sourceatwater.org/city-council ↗
- Official leadership pageatwater.org/city-council ↗
- City websiteatwater.org ↗
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Record history
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Leaders on record
- Mike Nelson CurrentMayor (Ceremonial) · added May 4, 2026 · verified Oct 11, 2026
Reviewed changes
No reviewer-published changes yet.
Demographics
Census Bureau data for the city
- Population
- 23,113
- Median household income
- $64,195
- Median age
- 33.5
- Land area
- 6.57 sq mi
- Population density
- 3,518 per sq mi
- County
- Merced County
- Metro area
- Merced, CA
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