Livingston is a city in Merced County, California. Livingston is located 7 miles west-northwest of Atwater, at an elevation of 131 feet. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 13,058, up from 10,473 at the 2000 census. Livingston's total area is 3.7 square miles, including undeveloped farmland annexed in anticipation of future growth.