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Madera is a city in and the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Madera County
Madera County, California

Madera County is a county of the U.S. state of California, located in the California Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada north of Fresno County, California....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, United States
United States

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. It is a principal city of the Madera–Chowchilla
Chowchilla, California

Chowchilla is a city in Madera County, California, California, United States. It is a principal city of the Madera, California–Chowchilla Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 Metropolitan Statistical Area,which encompasses all of Madera County. It is located in California's Central Valley
California Central Valley

The Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U.S. state of California, United States. It is home to many of California's most productive agricultural efforts....
. As of 2008, the city's population is about 55,000. The City of Madera is home to the Madera Unified School District
Madera Unified School District

Madera Unified School District is a public school school district serving Madera, California, California....
 and Golden Valley School District.



ra is located at (36.963411, -120.067316).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

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, the city has a total area of 12.3 square miles (31.8 kmē), all of it land.

Madera is the location of the Madera American Viticultural Area
American Viticultural Area

An American Viticultural Area is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States distinguishable by geography features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau , United States Department of the Treasury....
.

38 Miles east of Madera is the geographic center of California.






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Madera is a city in and the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Madera County
Madera County, California

Madera County is a county of the U.S. state of California, located in the California Central Valley and the Sierra Nevada north of Fresno County, California....
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It is a principal city of the Madera–Chowchilla
Chowchilla, California

Chowchilla is a city in Madera County, California, California, United States. It is a principal city of the Madera, California–Chowchilla Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 Metropolitan Statistical Area,which encompasses all of Madera County. It is located in California's Central Valley
California Central Valley

The Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U.S. state of California, United States. It is home to many of California's most productive agricultural efforts....
. As of 2008, the city's population is about 55,000. The City of Madera is home to the Madera Unified School District
Madera Unified School District

Madera Unified School District is a public school school district serving Madera, California, California....
 and Golden Valley School District.



Geography

Madera is located at (36.963411, -120.067316).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 12.3 square miles (31.8 kmē), all of it land.

Madera is the location of the Madera American Viticultural Area
American Viticultural Area

An American Viticultural Area is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States distinguishable by geography features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau , United States Department of the Treasury....
.

38 Miles east of Madera is the geographic center of California. Geographic centers of the United States
Geographic centers of the United States

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Education


Higher Educational Sites

  • Madera Center Community College (a campus of the State Center Community College District
    State Center Community College District

    State Center Community College District simply known as SCCCD is the college district for Fresno City College in Fresno, California and Reedley College in Reedley, California....
    )


School Districts

  • Madera Unified School District
    Madera Unified School District

    Madera Unified School District is a public school school district serving Madera, California, California....
     (K-12)


Highways

Within the city of Madera, State Route 99
California State Route 99

State Route 99 , commonly known as Highway 99 or 99, is a north-south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley ....
 carries traffic in a generally northwest / southeast orientation. East of the city, State Route 41
California State Route 41

State Route 41 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, connecting the Cabrillo Highway in Morro Bay, CA with Fresno, CA and Yosemite National Park via the San Joaquin Valley....
 can be accessed via either eastbound county roads, or via State Route 145
California State Route 145

State Route 145 is a state highway in California, USA, which runs through the heart of the San Joaquin Valley from Interstate 5 north to California State Route 41 north of Fresno, California....
, the latter of which turns from a northeast / southwest bearing to a directly south orientation within the city. The eastern terminus of State Route 152
California State Route 152

State Route 152 is a state highway that runs near the latitudinal middle of the U.S. state of California from Watsonville, California to California State Route 99 southeast of Merced, California....
 is located to the north of the city, on State Route 99
California State Route 99

State Route 99 , commonly known as Highway 99 or 99, is a north-south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley ....
.

Demographics

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 43,207 people, 11,978 households, and 9,438 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 3,515.3 people per square mile (1,357.4/kmē). There were 12,521 housing units at an average density of 1,018.7/sq mi (393.4/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 48.15% White, 3.85% African American, 2.79% Native American, 1.43% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 38.01% from other races
Race (United States Census)

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, and 5.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 67.75% of the population.

There were 11,978 households out of which 48.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples
Marriage

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 living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57 and the average family size was 3.90.

In the city the population was spread out with 35.4% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 14.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 102.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.

The median income
Income

Income, refers to consumption opportunity gained by an entity within a specified time frame, which is generally expressed in monetary terms. However, for households and individuals, "income is the sum of all the wages, salaries, profits, interests payments, rents and other forms of earnings received......
 for a household in the city was $31,033, and the median income for a family was $31,927. Males had a median income of $29,776 versus $23,210 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $11,674. About 25.6% of families and 32.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 40.0% of those under age 18 and 12.7% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature
California State Legislature

The California State Legislature is the State legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members....
 Madera is located in the 12th Senate
California State Senate

The California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 State Senators. The state legislature meets in the state capital, Sacramento, California....
 District, represented by Republican
Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party . It is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP....
 Jeff Denham
Jeff Denham

Jeffrey "Jeff" Denham is a Republican Party politician serving his second term in the California State Senate. Denham represents the California's 12th State Senate district, which includes Madera County, California, Merced County, California, Monterey County, California, San Benito County, California and Stanislaus County, California counti...
, and in the 29th Assembly
California State Assembly

The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature. There are 80 members in the Assembly, representing an approximately equal number of constituents, with each district having a population of at least 420,000....
 District, represented by Republican Michael Villines
Michael Villines

Michael Villines has been in the California State Assembly since 2004. He represents the 29th district. He succeeded Steven N. Samuelian who retired after one term to devote more time to his family....
. Federally, Madera is located in California's 19th congressional district
California's 19th congressional district

California's 19th congressional district covers parts of Fresno County, California, Madera County, California, Mariposa County, California, Tuolumne County, California, and Stanislaus County, California counties....
, which has a Cook PVI
Cook Partisan Voting Index

The Cook Partisan Voting Index , sometimes referred to as simply the Partisan Voting Index , is a measurement of how strongly an United States congressional district leans toward one political party compared to the nation as a whole....
 of R +10 and is represented by Republican George Radanovich
George Radanovich

George P. Radanovich is a Republican Party member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the California's 19th congressional district of California....
.

Notable Residents


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See also

  • California wine
    California wine

    California wine has a long and continuing history, and in the late twentieth century became recognized as producing some of the world's finest wine....


External links

  • , Madera newspaper founded March 31, 1892
  • -- Transcription of 1933 document that includes early history of the city of Madera