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24-924: Moraga may refer to: Locations [ edit ] Moraga, California , US Moraga Adobe , Orinda, California, US Moraga Estate , Los Angeles, California, US Moraga Formation , California, US Plaza Moraga , Manila, Philippines People [ edit ] Alberto Morales Moraga , Chilean politician Cherríe Moraga (born 1952), American writer David Moraga (born 1975), American baseball player Eva Laura Moraga (born 1946), Mexican artist Gabriel Moraga (1765–1823), Spanish explorer John Moraga (born 1984), American mixed martial artist José Joaquín Moraga (1745–1785), Spanish explorer Mario Moraga (born 1939), Chilean politician Natasha Moraga , American-born Mexican tile artist Sergio Jiménez Moraga (born 1933), Chilean politician See also [ edit ] Moragas Topics referred to by

48-546: A claim for Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1853, and the grant was patented to Joaquín Moraga in 1878. Juan Bernal died in 1847, and Joaquín Moraga died in 1855. By 1859, through a series of complex and often questionable transactions, most of the Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados had been acquired by lawyer Horace Carpentier . Carpentier sold

72-475: A fiscal emergency, because a sinkhole in the downtown area and a failed bridge on Canyon Road were expected to cost $ 5 million to repair. Moraga is located at 37°50'06" North, 122°07'47" West, at an elevation of 499 feet (152 m). It is located adjacent to the cities of Lafayette and Orinda , as well as the unincorporated community of Canyon . Other nearby cities include Walnut Creek , Oakland , San Francisco , Concord and Berkeley . According to

96-687: A private college. In 2011, Moraga was named a top city to live and learn in. The majority of Moraga is in the Moraga School District . That district includes: A small section of Moraga is in Orinda Union Elementary School District . All of Moraga is in the Acalanes Union High School District . That district includes: The Saklan School (formerly known as Saklan Valley School and The Carden School of Moraga),

120-701: A private elementary school founded in 1954, is also located in Moraga. It is a co-educational school with around 155 students from preschool to 8th grade. The school is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (a member of the National Association of Independent Schools ), and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges . It has a maximum class size of 16. Moraga's only public high school

144-569: Is Campolindo High School , although some Moraga students choose to attend Miramonte High School , located just across the town border in Orinda . Both schools are part of the Acalanes Union High School District , which encompasses Moraga, Lafayette, Orinda, and parts of Walnut Creek. Orion Academy is a private secondary school for students with conditions such as Asperger syndrome , attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and nonverbal learning disorder . Saint Mary's College of California

168-422: Is a common occurrence, but it usually burns off by the late morning or early afternoon, giving way to clear skies the rest of the day. Most of the annual rainfall comes during the winter; snow is very rare, but occasional light dustings have been seen. Over the course of a year, the town averages 26 days of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher, 40 nights of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower, and 59 days with rain. In 2014,

192-608: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Moraga, California Moraga is a town in Contra Costa County , California , in the San Francisco Bay Area . The town is named in honor of Joaquín Moraga, member of the famed Californio family. As of 2020, Moraga had a total population of 16,870 people. Moraga is the home of Saint Mary's College of California . The land now called Moraga

216-559: Is located just northeast of downtown Moraga; it is a Catholic university with 3,962 undergraduate and postgraduate students in the 2007–2008 school year. The college was originally located in San Francisco and then Oakland , but moved to Moraga in 1928. The Moraga Library of the Contra Costa County Library is located along Saint Marys Road in Moraga. Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados It

240-488: Is located on the 1835 Mexican Land Grant Rancho Laguna de los Palos Colorados given to Joaquin Moraga and his cousin, Juan Bernal. Part of that grant was the property today known as Moraga Ranch. The Moraga Adobe has been preserved and is located in neighboring Orinda . Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School, a middle school in Moraga, bears his name. In the first half of the 20th century, the line of

264-651: The Sacramento Northern Railroad ran through Moraga; much of the old right-of-way is now part of the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail . Moraga's first post office opened in 1886, and was closed in 1887; it reopened in 1915. In 1955, Moraga built a new post office. Saint Mary's College of California moved to Moraga in 1928. Moraga incorporated in 1974, when the communities of Moraga Town , Rheem , and Rheem Valley , united into one town. In June 2017, Moraga declared

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288-487: The United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 9.4 square miles (24 km ), of which 9.4 square miles (24 km ) is land and 0.09% is water. Moraga is in a valley, surrounded by rolling hills. Large sections of the Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail pass through the town. Moraga has a Mediterranean climate , with warm, dry summers and cool, wet winters. In the summer, morning fog

312-485: The land in 1889 to two railroad men, Angus A. Grant (1843–1901) and James A. Williamson (1829–1902). They formed the Moraga Land Association and planned to build a railroad and to subdivide the property into town sites and small ranches, but the plan never materialized and Carpentier foreclosed on the property. In 1912, Charles A. Hooper (1843–1914) and James Irvine II were interested in purchasing

336-493: The original rancho to the Utah Construction Company . The company was met with organized opposition from the community. During the thirteen years that Utah Construction owned the land, they never built a single home although this was the period of the great growth in the valley. They did, however, develop the subdivisions that were sold to numerous building contractors. Among those building contractors emerged

360-644: The population) lived in households, 1,545 (9.6%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 178 (1.1%) were institutionalized. There were 5,570 households, out of which 1,945 (34.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,685 (66.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 418 (7.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 165 (3.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 121 (2.2%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 24 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 1,073 households (19.3%) were made up of individuals, and 564 (10.1%) had someone living alone who

384-494: The population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,220 people (13.9%) lived in rental housing units. As of February 10, 2019, Moraga has 11,024 voters with 4,737 (43%) registered Democrats , 2,766 (25.1%) registered Republicans and 3,105 (28.2%) independent voters. Moraga is home to the grade schools of Los Perales Elementary, Donald L. Rheem School, Camino Pablo School, and Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School; Campolindo High School; and Saint Mary's College of California,

408-461: The property. The Oakland & Antioch Railroad, which had been granted a right of way through the Rancho, had been completed in 1913. Hooper purchased the property and just a week later he made the first of a number of sales to his rival, Irvine. By 1923, Irvine's Moraga Company had acquired most of the rancho. Irvine died in 1947 and in 1953 his heirs sold his remaining 5,000 acres (20 km ) of

432-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Moraga . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moraga&oldid=1250777785 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

456-626: The southwestern US was plagued by a serious drought. Moraga was badly burdened, with high fire warnings. The 2010 United States Census reported that Moraga had a population of 16,016. The population density was 1,696.3 inhabitants per square mile (654.9/km ). The racial makeup of Moraga was 12,201 (76.2%) White , 277 (1.7%) African American , 31 (0.2%) Native American , 2,393 (14.9%) Asian , 25 (0.2%) Pacific Islander , 281 (1.8%) from other races , and 808 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 1,123 persons (7.0%). The Census reported that 14,293 people (89.2% of

480-414: Was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males. There were 5,754 housing units at an average density of 609.4 units per square mile (235.3 units/km ), of which 4,673 (83.9%) were owner-occupied, and 897 (16.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.1%. 12,073 people (75.4% of

504-418: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57. There were 4,268 families (76.6% of all households); the average family size was 2.95. The population was spread out, with 3,474 people (21.7%) under the age of 18, 2,342 people (14.6%) aged 18 to 24, 2,193 people (13.7%) aged 25 to 44, 4,947 people (30.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 3,060 people (19.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

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528-684: Was first inhabited by the Saklan Native Americans who belonged to the Bay Miwok language group. Joaquin Moraga was the grandson of José Joaquín Moraga , builder of the Presidio of San Francisco and founder of the pueblo that grew into the city of San Jose . Joaquin's father Gabriel Moraga was also a soldier, and an early explorer who named many of the state's rivers, including the Sacramento and San Joaquin . Moraga

552-636: Was given in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Joaquín Moraga and his cousin, Juan Bernal. The name means "Ranch of the Lake of the Redwoods" in Spanish. The rancho included the present-day Orinda , Lafayette and Moraga , as well as the communities of Canyon and Rheem . In 1835, Joaquín Moraga (1792–1855) and his cousin, Juan Bernal (1802–1847), successfully petitioned and were granted their request for Rancho Laguna de Los Palos Colorados. Joaquín Moraga

576-735: Was the grandson of José Joaquín Moraga , who was a Spanish soldier on the Anza Expedition . Juan Bernal was the grandson of Juan Francisco Bernal, also a Spanish soldier on the Anza Expedition. With the cession of California to the United States following the Mexican-American War , the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo provided that the land grants would be honored. As required by the Land Act of 1851,

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