Lemon Cove, California
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Lemon Cove is a census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 (CDP) in Tulare County
Tulare County, California
Tulare County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Fresno. Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as are part of Kings Canyon National Park, in its northeast corner , and part of Mount Whitney, on its eastern border...

, California
California
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, United States
United States
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. The population was 308 at the 2010 census, up from 298 at the 2000 census.

Geography and ecology

Lemon Cove is located at 36°22′53"N 119°1′33"W (36.381425, -119.025917) near the confluence of Lime Kiln Creek
Lime Kiln Creek
Lime Kiln Creek is a stream within Tulare County in central California. An alternative name for this creek is Dry Creek.-Course:The Lime Kiln Creek headwaters are in the Sierra Nevada and flow into the San Joaquin Valley. The creek discharges into the Kaweah River near Lemon Cove.-Ecology:The Lime...

 and the Kaweah River
Kaweah River
The Kaweah River in the U.S. state of California flows westward from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada into the Central Valley. It rises in forks in the southern Sierra Nevada inside Sequoia National Park, the longest of which is the Middle Fork, about long...

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There are numerous flora
Flora
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 and fauna
Fauna
Fauna or faunæ is all of the animal life of any particular region or time. The corresponding term for plants is flora.Zoologists and paleontologists use fauna to refer to a typical collection of animals found in a specific time or place, e.g. the "Sonoran Desert fauna" or the "Burgess shale fauna"...

 species in the vicinity of Lemon Cove. The local Lime Kiln Creek watershed contains many wildflower
Wildflower
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s of numerous taxa
Taxon
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; included in these are the Yellow Mariposa Lily, Calochortus luteus
Calochortus luteus
Calochortus luteus, or Yellow mariposa lily, is a mariposa lily endemic to California.-Description:The primarily a bright deep yellow flower is 3-5cm across and perianth Bulb-shaped, lined red-brown inside, often also with central red-brown blotch and sparse hair inside.-Distribution:This species...

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According to the United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all of it land.

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Lemon Cove had a population of 308. The population density
Population density
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 was 369.5 people per square mile (142.7/km²). The racial makeup of Lemon Cove was 261 (84.7%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 5 (1.6%) Native American, 3 (1.0%) Asian, 2 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 12 (3.9%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 25 (8.1%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 76 persons (24.7%).

The Census reported that 308 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 120 households, out of which 39 (32.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 53 (44.2%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 19 (15.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 7 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (3.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
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, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 37 households (30.8%) were made up of individuals and 10 (8.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57. There were 79 families
Family (U.S. Census)
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 (65.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.16.

The population was spread out with 82 people (26.6%) under the age of 18, 32 people (10.4%) aged 18 to 24, 58 people (18.8%) aged 25 to 44, 92 people (29.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 44 people (14.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males.

There were 153 housing units at an average density of 183.5 per square mile (70.9/km²), of which 77 (64.2%) were owner-occupied, and 43 (35.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%. 202 people (65.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 106 people (34.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 298 people, 121 households, and 76 families residing in the CDP. The population density
Population density
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 was 355.5 people per square mile (137.0/km²). There were 145 housing units at an average density of 173.0 per square mile (66.6/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.25% White, 0.67% African American, 4.70% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 4.70% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.08% of the population.

There were 121 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...

 living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,333, and the median income for a family was $36,607. Males had a median income of $20,938 versus $30,625 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the CDP was $16,200. About 21.9% of families and 32.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 54.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.7% of those sixty five or over.

Politics

In the state legislature
California State Legislature
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 Lemon Cove is located in the 18th Senate
California State Senate
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 District, represented by Republican
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 Roy Ashburn
Roy Ashburn
Roy Arthur Ashburn is an American politician from Kern County, California. A Republican, he served as a California State Senator from 2002 to 2010 representing the 18th district. He previously served three terms in the California State Assembly, representing the 32nd district and 12 years on the...

, and in the 34th Assembly
California State Assembly
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 District, represented by Republican Bill Maze
Bill Maze
Bill Maze is an American politician from California and a member of the Republican Party. Maze is the president of Citizens for Saving California Farming Industries, a non-profit dedicated to dividing California into two states....

. Federally, Lemon Cove is located in California's 21st congressional district
California's 21st congressional district
California's 21st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that covers all of Tulare County and the eastern half of Fresno County.The district is currently represented by Republican Devin Nunes.-Demographics:...

, which has a Cook PVI
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 of R +13 and is represented by Republican Devin Nunes
Devin Nunes
Devin Nunes is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2003. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district, located in the San Joaquin Valley, includes all of Tulare County, as well as much of eastern Fresno County. He is also the author of the book Restoring the Republic, published by...

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