Tulare County is a county located in the
Central ValleyCalifornia's Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of California. It is home to California's most productive agricultural efforts. The valley stretches approximately from northwest to southeast inland and parallel to the Pacific Ocean coast. Its northern half is...
of the
U.S. stateA U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of
CaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, south of
FresnoFresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
.
Sequoia National ParkSequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California, in the United States. It was established on September 25, 1890. The park spans . Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly , the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the...
is located in the county, as are part of
Kings Canyon National ParkKings Canyon National Park is a National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. The park was established in 1940 and covers...
, in its northeast corner (shared with
Fresno CountyFresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...
), and part of
Mount WhitneyMount Whitney is the highest summit in the contiguous United States with an elevation of . It is on the boundary between California's Inyo and Tulare counties, west-northwest of the lowest point in North America at Badwater in Death Valley National Park...
, on its eastern border (shared with
Inyo County-National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178...
). As of the 2010 census, the population was 442,179, up from 368,021 at the 2000 census. Its
county seatA county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
is
VisaliaVisalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
.
The county is named for
Tulare LakeTulare Lake, named Laguna de Tache by the Spanish, is a fresh-water dry lake with residual wetlands and marshes in southern San Joaquin Valley, California...
, once the largest freshwater lake west of the
Great LakesThe Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...
. Drained for agricultural development, the site is now in
Kings CountyKings County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is located in a rich agricultural region. Kings County is also home to NAS Lemoore, which is the U.S. Navy's newest and largest master jet air station. The county seat is Hanford...
, which was created in 1893 from the western portion of the formerly larger Tulare County.
History
The land was occupied for thousands of years by varying cultures of
indigenous peoplesIndigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
. Beginning in the seventeenth century, Spain established missions to colonize the area and convert the American Indians to Christianity. Comandante
Pedro FagesPere Fages Beleta , nicknamed L'Ós , was a soldier, explorer, and the second Spanish military Governor of Las Californias Province of New Spain from 1770 to 1774, and the Governor of Las Californias from 1782 to 1791.-Life:...
, while hunting for deserters in 1772, discovered a great
lakeA lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
surrounded by
marshIn geography, a marsh, or morass, is a type of wetland that is subject to frequent or continuous flood. Typically the water is shallow and features grasses, rushes, reeds, typhas, sedges, other herbaceous plants, and moss....
es and filled with
rushJuncaceae, the rush family, are a monocotyledonous family of flowering plants. There are eight genera and about 400 species. Members of the Juncaceae are slow-growing, rhizomatous, herbaceous plants, and they may superficially resemble grasses. They often grow on infertile soils in a wide range...
es; he named it
Los Tules (the tules). It is from this lake that the county derives its name. The root of the name
Tulare is found in the
MexicanSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
word
tullin, designating cattail or similar reeds.
After Mexico achieved independence, it continued to rule California. The United States defeated Mexico in 1848, and European Americans formed Tulare County from parts of
Mariposa CountyMariposa County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It lies north of Fresno, east of Merced, and southeast of Stockton. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,251 up from 17,130 at the 2000 census...
in 1852. Parts of the county's territory were given to
Fresno CountyFresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...
in 1856, to
Kern CountySpreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...
in 1866, to
Inyo County-National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178...
in 1866 and
Kings CountyKings County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is located in a rich agricultural region. Kings County is also home to NAS Lemoore, which is the U.S. Navy's newest and largest master jet air station. The county seat is Hanford...
in 1893.
The infectious disease
TularemiaTularemia is a serious infectious disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. A Gram-negative, nonmotile coccobacillus, the bacterium has several subspecies with varying degrees of virulence. The most important of those is F...
caused by the bacterium
Francisella tularensis is named after Tulare County.
In 1908 Colonel Allen Allensworth and associates founded
AllensworthAllensworth is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Allensworth sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Allensworth's population was 471....
as a black farming community. They intended to develop a place where African Americans could thrive free of white discrimination. It was the only community in California founded, financed and governed by African Americans. While its first years were highly successful, the community encountered environmental problems from dropping water tables which eventually caused it to fail. Today the historic area is preserved as the
Colonel Allensworth State Historic ParkColonel Allensworth State Historic Park is a state park unit of California, USA, preserving Allensworth, the only California town to be founded, financed and governed by African Americans. The small farming community was founded in 1908 by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth, Professor William Payne,...
, which is listed on the
National Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.
Economy
The dairy industry, with sales of milk products, brings in the most revenue for the county, typically more than
US$The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
1 billion a year annually. Oranges, grapes, and cattle-related commodities also earn hundreds of millions of dollars annually.
In 2001, Tulare became the most productive county in the U.S. in terms of agricultural revenues, at US$ 3.5 billion annually. It surpassed Fresno County's US$ 3.2 billion, which had held the top spot for over two decades. Due to the importance of agriculture in the county as well as its location in the state, since 1968 the city of
TulareTulare is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 59,278 at the 2010 census.Just eight miles south of Visalia, it is part of the Census Bureau's designation of the Visalia Metropolitan Area. The city is named for the currently dry Tulare Lake, once the largest...
has been the site of the annual
World Ag ExpoThe World Ag Expo is one of the world's largest agricultural expositions. Each year it is held in Tulare, California, in the United States during the second week of February...
, the world's largest agricultural exposition.
Minor league sports teams, such as the baseball Visalia Rawhide of the class-A level
California LeagueThe California League is a Class A Advanced minor league baseball league which operates throughout the state of California. Before 2002, it was classified as a "High-A" league, indicating its status as a Class A league with the highest level of competition within that classification, and the fifth...
(an affiliate to the
Arizona DiamondbacksThe Arizona Diamondbacks are a professional baseball team based in Phoenix. They play in the West Division of Major League Baseball's National League. From 1998 to the present, they have played in Chase Field...
), two teams of the Minor League Football Association in Tulare and Visalia, and four teams of the Central California Basketball League based in Porterville, attract many residents and add to the amenities in the county.
Top employers
According to the County's
2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the county are:
| # |
Employer |
# of Employees |
| 1 |
County of Tulare |
4,320 |
| 2 |
Porterville Developmental Center The California Department of Developmental Services is a state agency of California, headquartered in Downtown Sacramento. The agency provides services for California residents with several developmental disabilities, such as autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, mental retardation and conditions...
|
3,000 |
| 3 |
Kaweah Delta Medical Center The Kaweah Delta Medical Center is a 454-bed hospital located in Visalia, California, USA. It is operated by the Kaweah Delta Healthcare District, a political subdivision of the State of California which is governed by an elected board of directors.-Overview:...
|
2,000 |
| 4 |
Ruiz Foods Ruiz Foods is an American food production and service company based in Dinuba, California founded in 1964. As of April 2010, it was the top seller of frozen Mexican dishes in the US. Under the brand names of El Monterey and Tornados it produces around 200 frozen Mexican foods for grocery stores...
|
1,800 |
| 5 |
Wal-MartWal-Mart Stores, Inc. , branded as Walmart since 2008 and Wal-Mart before then, is an American public multinational corporation that runs chains of large discount department stores and warehouse stores. The company is the world's 18th largest public corporation, according to the Forbes Global 2000...
|
1,692 |
| 6 |
College of the Sequoias College of the Sequoias is a public two-year community college located in Visalia in Tulare County, in California's San Joaquin Valley. The current enrollment of COS is 13,000 students, and the college offers a variety of transfer, vocational, and community-based classes, including the fire/police...
|
1,160 |
| 7 |
CignaCigna , headquartered in Bloomfield, Connecticut, is a global health services company, owing to its expanding international footprint and the fact that it provides administrative services only to approximately 80 percent of its clients...
|
900 |
| 8 |
Jostens Jostens is an American company providing yearbooks and class rings for various high schools and colleges as well as championship rings for sports, including the Super Bowl rings....
|
720 |
| 9 |
Land O'LakesLand O'Lakes is a member-owned agricultural cooperative based in Arden Hills, Minnesota, focusing on the dairy industry. The co-op states that it has about 3200 producer-members, 1000 member-cooperatives, and about 9000 employees who process and distribute products for about 300,000 agricultural...
|
600 |
| 10 |
Monrovia Nursery |
600 |
Geography
According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 4839.09 square miles (12,533.2 km²), of which 4823.97 square miles (12,494 km²) (or 99.69%) is land and 15.12 square miles (39.2 km²) (or 0.31%) is water.
Cities, towns, and unincorporated communities
Incorporated cities
- Dinuba
Dinuba is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 21,453 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Visalia Metropolitan Statistical Area according to the United States Census Bureau...
- Exeter
Exeter is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. It is situated near the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 census....
- Farmersville
Farmersville is a suburb of Visalia, in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 10,588 at the 2010 census, up from 8,737 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Farmersville is located at ....
- Lindsay
Lindsay is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 11,768 at the 2010 census. Lindsay is located southeast of Visalia and is considered part of the Visalia Metropolitan Area by the United States Census Bureau.-History:...
- Porterville
Porterville is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California, United States. Porterville's population was 54,165 at the 2010 census. The city's population grew dramatically as the city annexed many properties and unincorporated areas in and around Porterville. Not included in the...
- Tulare
Tulare is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 59,278 at the 2010 census.Just eight miles south of Visalia, it is part of the Census Bureau's designation of the Visalia Metropolitan Area. The city is named for the currently dry Tulare Lake, once the largest...
- Visalia
Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
- Woodlake
Woodlake is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 7,279 at the 2010 census, up from 6,651 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Woodlake is located at ....
Census-designated places (CDPs)
- Allensworth
Allensworth is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Allensworth sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Allensworth's population was 471....
- Alpaugh
Alpaugh is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 1,026 at the 2010 census, up from 761 at the 2000 census....
- California Hot Springs
California Hot Springs is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. California Hot Springs is east of Ducor. California Hot Springs has a post office with ZIP code 93207...
- Camp Nelson
Camp Nelson is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Camp Nelson is east of Springville. Camp Nelson has a post office with ZIP code 93208...
- Cedar Slope
Cedar Slope is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Cedar Slope sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported that Cedar Slope was uninhabited.-Geography:...
- Cutler
Cutler is a community and census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 5,000 at the 2010 census, up from 4,491 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cutler is located at ....
- Delft Colony
Delft Colony is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Delft Colony sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Delft Colony's population was 454.-Geography:...
- Ducor
Ducor is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 612 at the 2010 census, up from 504 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ducor is located at ....
- Earlimart
Earlimart is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 8,537, up from 6,583 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Earlimart is located at ....
- East Orosi
East Orosi is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 495 at the 2010 census, up from 426 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Orosi is located at ....
- East Porterville
East Porterville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 6,767 at the 2010 census, up from 6,730 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Porterville is located at ....
- East Tulare Villa
East Tulare Villa is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. East Tulare Villa sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported East Tulare Villa's population was 778.-Geography:...
- El Rancho
El Rancho is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. El Rancho sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported El Rancho's population was 124.-Geography:...
- Goshen
Goshen is a census-designated place in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 census, up from 2,394 at the 2000 census...
- Hartland
Hartland is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Hartland sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Hartland's population was 30.-Geography:...
- Idlewild
Idlewild is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Idlewild sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Idlewild's population was 43.-Geography:...
- Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 4,495 at the 2010 census, up from 4,474 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ivanhoe is located at ....
- Kennedy Meadows
Kennedy Meadows is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Kennedy Meadows sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Kennedy Meadows's population was 28.-Geography:...
- Lemon Cove
Lemon Cove is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 308 at the 2010 census, up from 298 at the 2000 census.-Geography and ecology:...
- Lindcove
Lindcove is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 406 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.7 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:The 2010 United States Census...
- Linnell Camp
Linnell Camp is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Linnell Camp sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Linnell Camp's population was 849.-Geography:...
- London
London is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 1,869 at the 2010 census, up from 1,848 at the 2000 census .-Geography:London is located at ....
- Matheny
Matheny is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Matheny sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Matheny's population was 1,212.-Geography:...
- McClenney Tract
McClenney Tract is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. McClenney Tract sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported McClenney Tract's population was 10.-Geography:...
- Monson
Monson is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Monson sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Monson's population was 188.-Geography:...
- Orosi
Orosi is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 8,770 at the 2010 census, up from 7,318 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Orosi is located at ....
- Panorama Heights
Panorama Heights is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Panorama Heights sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Panorama Heights's population was 41.-Geography:...
- Patterson Tract
Patterson Tract is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Patterson Tract sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Patterson Tract's population was 1,752.-Geography:...
- Pierpoint
Pierpoint is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Pierpoint sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Pierpoint's population was 52.-Geography:...
- Pine Flat
Pine Flat is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Pine Flat sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Pine Flat's population was 166.-Geography:...
- Pixley
Pixley is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,310 at the 2010 census, up from 2,586 at the 2000 census...
- Plainview
Plainview is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Plainview sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Plainview's population was 945.-Geography:...
- Ponderosa
Ponderosa is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Ponderosa sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Ponderosa's population was 16.-Geography:...
- Poplar-Cotton Center
Poplar-Cotton Center is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,470 at the 2010 census, up from 1,496 at the 2000 census...
- Posey
Posey is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Posey is east-southeast of Ducor. Posey has a post office with ZIP code 93260, which opened in 1915...
- Poso Park
Poso Park is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Poso Park sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Poso Park's population was 9.-Geography:...
- Richgrove
Richgrove is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,882 at the 2010 census, up from 2,723 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Richgrove is located at ....
- Rodriguez Camp
Rodriguez Camp is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Rodriguez Camp sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Rodriguez Camp's population was 156.-Geography:...
- Sequoia Crest
Sequoia Crest is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Sequoia Crest sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sequoia Crest's population was 10.-Geography:...
- Seville
Seville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Seville is located along California State Route 201 southeast of Cutler and . northwest of Woodlake. The population was 480 at the 2010 census.-History:...
- Silver City
Silver City is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Silver City sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Silver City was uninhabited.-Geography:...
- Springville
Springville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 934 at the 2010 census, down from 1,109 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Springville is located at ....
- Strathmore
Strathmore is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,819 at the 2010 census, up from 2,584 at the 2000 census.-History:...
- Sugarloaf Mountain Park
Sugarloaf Mountain Park is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Sugarloaf Mountain Park sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sugarloaf Mountain Park was uninhabited.-Geography:...
- Sugarloaf Saw Mill
Sugarloaf Saw Mill is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Sugarloaf Saw Mill sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sugarloaf Saw Mill's population was 18.-Geography:...
- Sugarloaf Village
Sugarloaf Village is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Sugarloaf Village sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sugarloaf Village's population was 10.-Geography:...
- Sultana
Sultana is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Sultana is east of Dinuba. Sultana has a post office with ZIP code 93666...
- Terra Bella
Terra Bella is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,310 at the 2010 census, down from 3,466 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Terra Bella is located at ....
- Teviston
Teviston is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Teviston sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Teviston's population was 1,214.-Geography:...
- Three Rivers
Three Rivers is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,182 at the 2010 census, down from 2,248 at the 2000 census....
- Tipton
Tipton is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,543 at the 2010 census, up from 1,790 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tipton is located at ....
- Tonyville
Tonyville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Tonyville sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Tonyville's population was 316.-Geography:...
- Tooleville
Tooleville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Tooleville sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Tooleville's population was 339.-Geography:...
- Traver
Traver is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 713 at the 2010 census, down from 732 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Traver is located at ....
- Waukena
Waukena is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Waukena is located on California State Route 137 northeast of Corcoran. Waukena has a post office with ZIP code 93282...
- West Goshen
West Goshen is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. West Goshen sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported West Goshen's population was 511.-Geography:...
- Wilsonia
Wilsonia is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Wilsonia sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Wilsonia's population was 5.Wilsonia is home to the Wilsonia Historic District.-Geography:...
- Woodville
Woodville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 1,740 at the 2010 census, up from 1,678 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Woodville is located at ....
- Yettem
Yettem is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Yettem is located on California State Route 201 north of Visalia. Yettem has a post office with ZIP code 93670. Yettem sits at an elevation of...
Other unincorporated communities
- Advance
Advance is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Advance is north of Three Rivers. Advance was the site of the Kaweah Cooperative Colony, an experimental socialist which existed from 1885 to 1891. A post office opened in the community in 1890; it was moved to...
- Angiola
Angiola is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Angiola is located on California State Route 43 west-northwest of Earlimart. The community was named after Angela Bacigalupi, wife of a landowner there. Angiola had a post office from 1898 to 1927....
- Badger
Badger is an unincorporated town located in Tulare County in California. It has a population of 140. The zip code is 93603 and the area code 559....
- Balance Rock
Balance Rock is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Balance Rock is east of Posey. The community was named after Balance Rock, a geographic feature in the area, by a Mrs. Shively in 1900. Balance Rock once had a post office, which operated from 1935 to 1950....
- Cairns Corner
Cairns Corner is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. The community is located near the junction of California State Route 65 and California State Route 137 west of Lindsay....
- Calgro
Calgro is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Calgro is located on California State Route 63 and California State Route 201 north of Visalia. The name of the community comes from an acronym for the California Growers Wineries....
- Johnsondale
Johnsondale is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Johnsondale is northeast of California Hot Springs. A post office opened in Johnsondale in 1939. The community is named after Walter Johnson of the Mount Whitney Lumber Company....
- Kaweah
Kaweah is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Kaweah is north-northwest of Three Rivers. Kaweah has a post office with ZIP code 93237....
- Rocky Hill
- White River
White River is a little village in Tulare County, ten miles east of Delano, California, United States. It was founded as a gold camp in 1856, during the Kern River Gold Rush. It was first located on the Coarse Gold Gulch two miles east of the present site and was called Dogtown.When the first road...
- Yokohl Ranch, California
Yokohl Ranch, California is a proposed 36,000 acres town in an unincorporated area of Tulare County, California. It would be located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, 15 miles east of Visalia and 30 miles west of Sequoia National Park. The J.G...
(proposed town)
- Yokohl Valley
- Zante
Zante is an unincorporated community in Tulare County, California, United States. Zante is north-northwest of Porterville....
Indian reservations
- Tule River Indian Reservation
Adjacent counties
- Fresno County
Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. As of the 2010 census, it is the tenth most populous county in California with a population of 930,450, and the sixth largest in size with an area of . The county...
- north
- Inyo County
-National protected areas:* Death Valley National Park * Inyo National Forest * Manzanar National Historic Site-Major highways:* U.S. Route 6* U.S. Route 395* State Route 127* State Route 136* State Route 168* State Route 178...
- east
- Kern County
Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...
- south
- Kings County
Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. It is located in a rich agricultural region. Kings County is also home to NAS Lemoore, which is the U.S. Navy's newest and largest master jet air station. The county seat is Hanford...
- west
National protected areas
- Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge
Blue Ridge National Wildlife Refuge is located in the Sierra Nevada, in Tulare County, California. The refuge is one of four units of the Hopper Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Complex for California condors.-Geography:...
- Giant Sequoia National Monument
The Giant Sequoia National Monument is a U.S. National Monument located in the southern Sierra Nevada in eastern central California. It is administered by the United States Forest Service as part of the Sequoia National Forest and includes 38 of the 39 Giant Sequoia groves that are located in the...
(part)
- Inyo National Forest
Inyo National Forest is a federally administered forest in the United States. The forest covers parts of the eastern Sierra Nevada of California, and the White Mountains of California and Nevada. It contains two wilderness areas: the John Muir Wilderness and the Ansel Adams Wilderness...
(part)
- Kings Canyon National Park
Kings Canyon National Park is a National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. The park was established in 1940 and covers...
(part)
- Pixley National Wildlife Refuge
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge is located south of Tulare, California and north of Bakersfield in the San Joaquin Valley. The nature refuge represents one of the few remaining examples of the grasslands, vernal pools, and playas that once bordered historic Tulare Lake, the largest lake west of...
- Sequoia National Forest
Sequoia National Forest is located in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains of California. The U.S. National Forest is named for the majestic Giant Sequoia trees which populate 38 distinct groves within the boundaries of the forest....
(part)
- Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park is a national park in the southern Sierra Nevada east of Visalia, California, in the United States. It was established on September 25, 1890. The park spans . Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly , the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the...
Major highways
- State Route 43
State Route 43 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. State of California, routed along the southern San Joaquin Valley connecting the towns of Shafter, Wasco, Hanford, and Selma, running roughly parallel to SR 99...
- State Route 63
State Route 63 is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California in the Central Valley. It begins from near Tulare at Route 137, runs north through the city of Visalia and the towns of Cutler and Orosi, before ending north of Orange Cove, where it reaches its northern terminus...
- State Route 65
State Route 65 , commonly known as Highway 65, is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California composed of two segments connecting Bakersfield to Exeter and Roseville to Olivehurst...
- State Route 99
California State Route 99 , commonly known as Highway 99 or, simply, as 99 , is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California, stretching almost the entire length of the Central Valley...
- State Route 198
State Route 198 is an east–west state highway that connects the California Central Coast to the mid-Central Valley at Visalia, although the most-traveled portion is in the Central Valley itself....
Public transportation
Tulare County Transit provides a countywide bus service linking the population centers. A connection to Delano in Kern County is also operated.
The cities of Tulare, Porterville, and Visalia have their own local bus services.
GreyhoundGreyhound Lines, Inc., based in Dallas, Texas, is an intercity common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 3,700 destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico, operating under the well-known logo of a leaping greyhound. It was founded in Hibbing, Minnesota, USA, in 1914 and...
and
Orange Belt StagesOrange Belt Stages is a bus company based in Visalia, California. OBS was incorporated on November 30, 1935, and offers charters anywhere in the U.S. and Canada, as well as scheduled runs in California and to Las Vegas, Nevada.-History:...
provide long-distance, intercity bus service.
Airports
The
Visalia Municipal AirportVisalia Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles west of the central business district of Visalia, a city in Tulare County, California, United States...
has very limited commercial passenger service.
Sequoia FieldSequoia Field is a county-owned, public-use airport located eight nautical miles north of the central business district of Visalia, a city in Tulare County, California, United States.-History:Activated 4 October 1941...
, just north of Visalia, is a county-owned
general aviationGeneral aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airport. Mefford Field is a city-owned
general aviationGeneral aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
airport located in Tulare.
The nearest full operation commercial airports are
BakersfieldBakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....
's
Meadows Field AirportMeadows Field is the primary airport serving the Greater Bakersfield metropolitan area, and one of two international airports in the San Joaquin Valley. Also known as Kern County Airport #1, it is located in Oildale, California, approximately northwest of Downtown Bakersfield. The airport is owned...
to the South, and
FresnoFresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
's
Fresno Yosemite International AirportFresno Yosemite International Airport , formerly known as Fresno Air Terminal, is a joint civil-military public airport located in eastern Fresno, in Fresno County, California. The airport is more than south of Yosemite National Park on California State Route 41. The airport covers and has two...
to the North.
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Tulare County had a population of 442,179. The racial makeup of Tulare County was 265,618 (60.1%) White, 7,196 (1.6%) African American, 6,993 (1.6%) Native American, 15,176 (3.4%) Asian, 509 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 128,263 (29.0%) from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 18,424 (4.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 268,065 persons (60.6%).
| Population reported at 2010 United States Census |
The CountyTulare 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...
|
Total
Population |
White |
African
American |
Native
American |
Asian |
Pacific
Islander |
other
racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
|
two or
more races |
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race) |
Tulare CountyTulare 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...
|
442,179 |
265,618 |
7,196 |
6,993 |
15,176 |
509 |
128,263 |
18,424 |
268,065 |
Incorporated
cities |
Total
Population |
White |
African
American |
Native
American |
Asian |
Pacific
Islander |
other
racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
|
two or
more races |
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race) |
| Dinuba Dinuba is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 21,453 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Visalia Metropolitan Statistical Area according to the United States Census Bureau...
|
21,453 |
11,166 |
141 |
193 |
454 |
17 |
8,630 |
852 |
18,114 |
| Exeter Exeter is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. It is situated near the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. The population was 10,334 at the 2010 census....
|
10,334 |
7,150 |
67 |
171 |
138 |
8 |
2,416 |
384 |
4,703 |
| Farmersville Farmersville is a suburb of Visalia, in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 10,588 at the 2010 census, up from 8,737 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Farmersville is located at ....
|
10,588 |
5,295 |
60 |
213 |
72 |
5 |
4,494 |
449 |
8,876 |
| Lindsay Lindsay is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 11,768 at the 2010 census. Lindsay is located southeast of Visalia and is considered part of the Visalia Metropolitan Area by the United States Census Bureau.-History:...
|
11,768 |
6,480 |
85 |
128 |
267 |
4 |
4,367 |
437 |
10,056 |
| Porterville Porterville is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California, United States. Porterville's population was 54,165 at the 2010 census. The city's population grew dramatically as the city annexed many properties and unincorporated areas in and around Porterville. Not included in the...
|
54,165 |
31,847 |
673 |
1,007 |
2,521 |
64 |
15,482 |
2,571 |
33,549 |
| Tulare Tulare is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 59,278 at the 2010 census.Just eight miles south of Visalia, it is part of the Census Bureau's designation of the Visalia Metropolitan Area. The city is named for the currently dry Tulare Lake, once the largest...
|
59,278 |
36,347 |
2,328 |
694 |
1,276 |
80 |
15,713 |
2,840 |
34,062 |
| Visalia Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
|
124,442 |
80,203 |
2,627 |
1,730 |
6,768 |
164 |
27,249 |
5,701 |
57,262 |
| Woodlake Woodlake is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 7,279 at the 2010 census, up from 6,651 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Woodlake is located at ....
|
7,279 |
3,691 |
37 |
108 |
52 |
9 |
3,072 |
310 |
6,381 |
Census-designated
placesA 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...
|
Total
Population |
White |
African
American |
Native
American |
Asian |
Pacific
Islander |
other
racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
|
two or
more races |
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race) |
| Allensworth Allensworth is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Allensworth sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Allensworth's population was 471....
|
471 |
158 |
22 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
279 |
4 |
436 |
| Alpaugh Alpaugh is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 1,026 at the 2010 census, up from 761 at the 2000 census....
|
1,026 |
381 |
4 |
11 |
4 |
0 |
597 |
29 |
867 |
| California Hot Springs California Hot Springs is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. California Hot Springs is east of Ducor. California Hot Springs has a post office with ZIP code 93207...
|
37 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Camp Nelson Camp Nelson is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Camp Nelson is east of Springville. Camp Nelson has a post office with ZIP code 93208...
|
97 |
94 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
| Cedar Slope Cedar Slope is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Cedar Slope sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported that Cedar Slope was uninhabited.-Geography:...
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cutler Cutler is a community and census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 5,000 at the 2010 census, up from 4,491 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Cutler is located at ....
|
5,000 |
2,421 |
50 |
53 |
64 |
1 |
2,241 |
170 |
4,829 |
| Delft Colony Delft Colony is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Delft Colony sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Delft Colony's population was 454.-Geography:...
|
454 |
213 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
224 |
4 |
428 |
| Ducor Ducor is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 612 at the 2010 census, up from 504 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ducor is located at ....
|
612 |
251 |
0 |
15 |
20 |
0 |
302 |
24 |
502 |
| Earlimart Earlimart is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 8,537, up from 6,583 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Earlimart is located at ....
|
8,537 |
3,193 |
67 |
45 |
536 |
0 |
4,303 |
393 |
7,805 |
| East Orosi East Orosi is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 495 at the 2010 census, up from 426 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Orosi is located at ....
|
495 |
209 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
261 |
17 |
466 |
| East Porterville East Porterville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 6,767 at the 2010 census, up from 6,730 at the 2000 census.-Geography:East Porterville is located at ....
|
6,767 |
3,660 |
65 |
153 |
102 |
58 |
2,431 |
298 |
4,930 |
| East Tulare Villa East Tulare Villa is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. East Tulare Villa sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported East Tulare Villa's population was 778.-Geography:...
|
778 |
491 |
9 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
226 |
36 |
428 |
| El Rancho El Rancho is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. El Rancho sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported El Rancho's population was 124.-Geography:...
|
124 |
71 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
2 |
117 |
| Goshen Goshen is a census-designated place in Visalia, Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 census, up from 2,394 at the 2000 census...
|
3,006 |
1,186 |
76 |
90 |
11 |
1 |
1,496 |
146 |
2,482 |
| Hartland Hartland is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Hartland sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Hartland's population was 30.-Geography:...
|
30 |
27 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Idlewild Idlewild is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Idlewild sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Idlewild's population was 43.-Geography:...
|
43 |
43 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ivanhoe Ivanhoe is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 4,495 at the 2010 census, up from 4,474 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ivanhoe is located at ....
|
4,495 |
2,002 |
19 |
80 |
29 |
1 |
2,221 |
143 |
3,752 |
| Kennedy Meadows Kennedy Meadows is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Kennedy Meadows sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Kennedy Meadows's population was 28.-Geography:...
|
28 |
25 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Lemon Cove Lemon Cove is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 308 at the 2010 census, up from 298 at the 2000 census.-Geography and ecology:...
|
308 |
261 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
25 |
76 |
| Lindcove Lindcove is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 406 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of 0.7 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:The 2010 United States Census...
|
406 |
284 |
2 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
96 |
9 |
197 |
| Linnell Camp Linnell Camp is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Linnell Camp sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Linnell Camp's population was 849.-Geography:...
|
849 |
397 |
3 |
18 |
8 |
0 |
393 |
30 |
832 |
| London London is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 1,869 at the 2010 census, up from 1,848 at the 2000 census .-Geography:London is located at ....
|
1,869 |
761 |
6 |
46 |
0 |
0 |
976 |
80 |
1,737 |
| Matheny Matheny is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Matheny sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Matheny's population was 1,212.-Geography:...
|
1,212 |
651 |
44 |
24 |
4 |
0 |
436 |
53 |
890 |
| McClenney Tract McClenney Tract is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. McClenney Tract sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported McClenney Tract's population was 10.-Geography:...
|
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Monson Monson is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Monson sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Monson's population was 188.-Geography:...
|
188 |
121 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
57 |
0 |
147 |
| Orosi Orosi is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 8,770 at the 2010 census, up from 7,318 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Orosi is located at ....
|
8,770 |
3,861 |
65 |
57 |
803 |
1 |
3,638 |
345 |
7,606 |
| Panorama Heights Panorama Heights is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Panorama Heights sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Panorama Heights's population was 41.-Geography:...
|
41 |
35 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| Patterson Tract Patterson Tract is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Patterson Tract sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Patterson Tract's population was 1,752.-Geography:...
|
1,752 |
999 |
0 |
33 |
73 |
0 |
577 |
70 |
1,133 |
| Pierpoint Pierpoint is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Pierpoint sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Pierpoint's population was 52.-Geography:...
|
52 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Pine Flat Pine Flat is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Pine Flat sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Pine Flat's population was 166.-Geography:...
|
166 |
158 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
| Pixley Pixley is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,310 at the 2010 census, up from 2,586 at the 2000 census...
|
3,310 |
1,473 |
90 |
28 |
16 |
0 |
1,587 |
116 |
2,675 |
| Plainview Plainview is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Plainview sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Plainview's population was 945.-Geography:...
|
945 |
358 |
8 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
517 |
40 |
865 |
| Ponderosa Ponderosa is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Ponderosa sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Ponderosa's population was 16.-Geography:...
|
16 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| Poplar-Cotton Center Poplar-Cotton Center is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,470 at the 2010 census, up from 1,496 at the 2000 census...
|
2,470 |
1,729 |
1 |
15 |
356 |
0 |
327 |
42 |
1,809 |
| Posey Posey is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Posey is east-southeast of Ducor. Posey has a post office with ZIP code 93260, which opened in 1915...
|
10 |
6 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Poso Park Poso Park is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Poso Park sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Poso Park's population was 9.-Geography:...
|
9 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Richgrove Richgrove is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,882 at the 2010 census, up from 2,723 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Richgrove is located at ....
|
2,882 |
1,068 |
20 |
38 |
140 |
7 |
1,521 |
88 |
2,705 |
| Rodriguez Camp Rodriguez Camp is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Rodriguez Camp sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Rodriguez Camp's population was 156.-Geography:...
|
156 |
51 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
98 |
7 |
151 |
| Sequoia Crest Sequoia Crest is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Sequoia Crest sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sequoia Crest's population was 10.-Geography:...
|
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Seville Seville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Seville is located along California State Route 201 southeast of Cutler and . northwest of Woodlake. The population was 480 at the 2010 census.-History:...
|
480 |
200 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
259 |
16 |
458 |
| Silver City Silver City is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Silver City sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Silver City was uninhabited.-Geography:...
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Springville Springville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 934 at the 2010 census, down from 1,109 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Springville is located at ....
|
934 |
836 |
5 |
20 |
7 |
0 |
25 |
41 |
109 |
| Strathmore Strathmore is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,819 at the 2010 census, up from 2,584 at the 2000 census.-History:...
|
2,819 |
1,490 |
12 |
41 |
7 |
1 |
1,162 |
106 |
2,238 |
| Sugarloaf Mountain Park Sugarloaf Mountain Park is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Sugarloaf Mountain Park sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sugarloaf Mountain Park was uninhabited.-Geography:...
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sugarloaf Saw Mill Sugarloaf Saw Mill is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Sugarloaf Saw Mill sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sugarloaf Saw Mill's population was 18.-Geography:...
|
18 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Sugarloaf Village Sugarloaf Village is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Sugarloaf Village sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Sugarloaf Village's population was 10.-Geography:...
|
10 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Sultana Sultana is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Sultana is east of Dinuba. Sultana has a post office with ZIP code 93666...
|
775 |
315 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
424 |
27 |
695 |
| Terra Bella Terra Bella is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,310 at the 2010 census, down from 3,466 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Terra Bella is located at ....
|
3,310 |
1,426 |
5 |
20 |
75 |
2 |
1,733 |
49 |
2,894 |
| Teviston Teviston is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Teviston sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Teviston's population was 1,214.-Geography:...
|
1,214 |
449 |
50 |
9 |
10 |
0 |
640 |
56 |
1,039 |
| Three Rivers Three Rivers is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,182 at the 2010 census, down from 2,248 at the 2000 census....
|
2,182 |
1,976 |
7 |
27 |
31 |
1 |
75 |
65 |
212 |
| Tipton Tipton is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,543 at the 2010 census, up from 1,790 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tipton is located at ....
|
2,543 |
1,535 |
3 |
15 |
9 |
0 |
924 |
57 |
2,147 |
| Tonyville Tonyville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Tonyville sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Tonyville's population was 316.-Geography:...
|
316 |
178 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
115 |
11 |
286 |
| Tooleville Tooleville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Tooleville sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Tooleville's population was 339.-Geography:...
|
339 |
145 |
5 |
19 |
8 |
2 |
148 |
12 |
279 |
| Traver Traver is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 713 at the 2010 census, down from 732 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Traver is located at ....
|
713 |
302 |
1 |
22 |
6 |
2 |
357 |
23 |
551 |
| Waukena Waukena is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. Waukena is located on California State Route 137 northeast of Corcoran. Waukena has a post office with ZIP code 93282...
|
108 |
86 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
45 |
| West Goshen West Goshen is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. West Goshen sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported West Goshen's population was 511.-Geography:...
|
511 |
276 |
2 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
195 |
21 |
358 |
| Wilsonia Wilsonia is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Wilsonia sits at an elevation of . The 2010 United States census reported Wilsonia's population was 5.Wilsonia is home to the Wilsonia Historic District.-Geography:...
|
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Woodville Woodville is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 1,740 at the 2010 census, up from 1,678 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Woodville is located at ....
|
1,740 |
1,345 |
1 |
31 |
6 |
0 |
324 |
33 |
1,545 |
| Yettem Yettem is a census-designated place in Tulare County, California. Yettem is located on California State Route 201 north of Visalia. Yettem has a post office with ZIP code 93670. Yettem sits at an elevation of...
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211 |
48 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
148 |
10 |
199 |
Unincorporated
communitiesIn law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
|
Total
Population |
White |
African
American |
Native
American |
Asian |
Pacific
Islander |
other
racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
|
two or
more races |
Hispanic
or Latino
(of any race) |
| All others not CDPs (combined) |
67,213 |
46,040 |
512 |
1,753 |
1,245 |
78 |
15,416 |
2,169 |
34,101 |
2000
As of the
censusA 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. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 368,021 people, 110,385 households, and 87,093 families residing in the county. The
population densityPopulation density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 76 people per square mile (29/km²). There were 119,639 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile (10/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 58.08%
WhiteRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 1.59%
BlackRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
African AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 1.56%
Native AmericanRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 3.27%
AsianRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 0.11%
Pacific IslanderRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, 30.79% from
other racesRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 4.60% from two or more races. 50.77% of the population were
HispanicRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
or
LatinoRace and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
of any race. 6.2% were of
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, 5.7% German and 5.0%
EnglishThe English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
ancestry according to Census 2000. 56.3% spoke
EnglishEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, 38.9%
SpanishSpanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and 1.1%
PortuguesePortuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
as their first language.
There were 110,385 households out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were
married couplesMarriage 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, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.67.
In the county the population was spread out with 33.8% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $33,983, and the median income for a family was $36,297. Males had a median income of $30,892 versus $24,589 for females. The
per capita incomePer capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the county was $14,006. About 18.8% of families and 23.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 32.6% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.
Crime statistics
(reported by the sheriff's office or county police)
- Murders: 3
- Rapes: 40
- Robberies: 87
- Assaults: 411
- Burglaries: 1328
- Thefts: 2117
- Auto thefts: 11
Politics
Tulare County vote
by party in presidential elections
| Year |
GOPThe Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
|
DEM The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
|
Others |
2008The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...
|
41.5% 43,634 |
2.0% 2,126 |
| 2004 The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...
|
32.9% 32,494 |
1.0% 967 |
2000The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President....
|
36.8% 33,006 |
3.1% 2,742 |
1996The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack...
|
38.1% 32,669 |
8.1% 6,905 |
1992The United States presidential election of 1992 had three major candidates: Incumbent Republican President George Bush; Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot....
|
35.2% 31,188 |
19.1% 16,883 |
1988The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the...
|
39.0% 30,711 |
1.4% 1,067 |
1984The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate. Reagan was helped by a strong economic recovery from the deep recession of 1981–1982...
|
35.1% 28,065 |
1.0% 812 |
1980The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent...
|
35.5% 25,155 |
6.2% 4,374 |
1976The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It pitted incumbent President Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic...
|
43.7% 25,551 |
1.8% 1,027 |
1972The United States presidential election of 1972 was the 47th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 7, 1972. The Democratic Party's nomination was eventually won by Senator George McGovern, who ran an anti-war campaign against incumbent Republican President Richard...
|
36.2% 21,775 |
3.9% 2,327 |
1968The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial United States presidential election. Coming four years after Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson won in a historic landslide, it saw Johnson forced out of the race and Republican Richard Nixon elected...
|
39.5% 22,180 |
8.4% 4,695 |
1964The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's...
|
60.1% 33,974 |
0.1% 51 |
1960The United States presidential election of 1960 was the 44th American presidential election, held on November 8, 1960, for the term beginning January 20, 1961, and ending January 20, 1965. The incumbent president, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, was not eligible to run again. The Republican Party...
|
45.6% 24,887 |
0.4% 239 |
1956The United States presidential election of 1956 saw a popular Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully run for re-election. The 1956 election was a rematch of 1952, as Eisenhower's opponent in 1956 was Democrat Adlai Stevenson, whom Eisenhower had defeated four years earlier.Incumbent President Eisenhower...
|
47.2% 23,407 |
0.3% 160 |
1952The United States presidential election of 1952 took place in an era when Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was escalating rapidly. In the United States Senate, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin had become a national figure after chairing congressional...
|
42.1% 22,208 |
0.8% 437 |
1948The United States presidential election of 1948 is considered by most historians as the greatest election upset in American history. Virtually every prediction indicated that incumbent President Harry S. Truman would be defeated by Republican Thomas E. Dewey. Truman won, overcoming a three-way...
|
50.2% 19,681 |
2.8% 1,097 |
1944The United States presidential election of 1944 took place while the United States was preoccupied with fighting World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had been in office longer than any other president, but remained popular. Unlike 1940, there was little doubt that Roosevelt would run for...
|
50.0% 16,221 |
0.7% 238 |
1940The United States presidential election of 1940 was fought in the shadow of World War II as the United States was emerging from the Great Depression. Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt , a Democrat, broke with tradition and ran for a third term, which became a major issue...
|
56.0% 20,129 |
1.2% 428 |
1936The United States presidential election of 1936 was the most lopsided presidential election in the history of the United States in terms of electoral votes. In terms of the popular vote, it was the third biggest victory since the election of 1820, which was not seriously contested.The election took...
|
67.7% 18,956 |
1.6% 435 |
1932The United States presidential election of 1932 took place as the effects of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, the Revenue Act of 1932, and the Great Depression were being felt intensely across the country. President Herbert Hoover's popularity was falling as...
|
62.5% 15,631 |
5.2% 1,302 |
1928The United States presidential election of 1928 pitted Republican Herbert Hoover against Democrat Al Smith. The Republicans were identified with the booming economy of the 1920s, whereas Smith, a Roman Catholic, suffered politically from Anti-Catholic prejudice, his anti-prohibitionist stance, and...
|
35.1% 6,635 |
1.2% 218 |
1924The United States presidential election of 1924 was won by incumbent President Calvin Coolidge, the Republican candidate.Coolidge was vice-president under Warren G. Harding and became president in 1923 when Harding died in office. Coolidge was given credit for a booming economy at home and no...
|
18.3% 3,425 |
30.9% 5,765 |
1920The United States presidential election of 1920 was dominated by the aftermath of World War I and a hostile response to certain policies of Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic president. The wartime economic boom had collapsed. Politicians were arguing over peace treaties and the question of America's...
|
32.4% 4,837 |
6.3% 941 |
Tulare is a strongly Republican county in
PresidentialThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
and
congressionalThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
elections. The last Democratic candidate for President to win a majority in the county was
Lyndon JohnsonLyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...
in
1964The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's...
.
Tulare is part of
California's 21st congressional districtCalifornia'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 is held by Republican
Devin NunesDevin 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...
. In the
State AssemblyThe 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...
, Tulare is in the 29th, 30th, 31st, and 34th districts. The 31st is held by Democrat
Henry PereaHenry T. Perea was elected to the California State Assembly in November 2010. He is a Democrat representing the 31st District, encompassing parts of Fresno and Tulare counties including Cutler-Orosi, Dinuba, Firebaugh, Fowler, Kerman, Mendota, Parlier, Reedley, Sanger, San Joaquin, Selma and the...
, while the 29th, 30th, and 34th are held by Republicans
Linda HaldermanLinda Halderman is an American politician currently serving in the California State Assembly. She is a Republican representing the 29th district, encompassing parts of Fresno and Madera counties. Prior to being elected to the state assembly, she was a general surgeon specializing in breast cancer.-...
,
Danny GilmoreDanny Gilmore was a Republican Assemblymember from California's 30th State Assembly district. In the November 2008 election, Gilmore won an upset victory over Shafter Mayor Fran Florez, the mother of State Senator and former 30th District Assemblyman Dean Florez.-Education:Gilmore is a graduate of...
, and
Connie ConwayConnie Conway is a Republican politician from California. She is currently in the California State Assembly and is the Assemblymember from the 34th district which takes in many parts of California's Central Valley and High Desert areas. Prior to serving in the Assembly, Conway served as a Tulare...
, respectively. In the
State SenateThe California State Senate is the upper house of the California State Legislature. There are 40 state senators. The state legislature meets in the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The Lieutenant Governor is the ex officio President of the Senate and may break a tied vote...
, Tulare is part of the 16th and 18th districts, which are held by Democrat Michael Rubio and Republican
Jean FullerJean Fuller is a U.S. politician who serves in the California State Senate. A Republican, she was previously a member of the California Assembly and the Superintendent of Schools for the Bakersfield City School District....
respectively.
Lakes
Rivers
Parks
Sequoia National Park
Sequoia National Park is a
national parkA national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of
Visalia, CaliforniaVisalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately southeast of San Francisco and north of Los Angeles...
, in the United States of America. It was established in 1890 as the second U.S. national park, after
Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
. The park spans 404051 acres (1,635.1 km²). Encompassing a vertical relief of nearly 13000 feet (3,962.4 m), the park contains among its natural resources the highest point in the contiguous 48 United States,
Mount WhitneyMount Whitney is the highest summit in the contiguous United States with an elevation of . It is on the boundary between California's Inyo and Tulare counties, west-northwest of the lowest point in North America at Badwater in Death Valley National Park...
, at 14505 feet (4,421.1 m) above sea level. The park is south of and contiguous with
Kings Canyon National ParkKings Canyon National Park is a National Park in the southern Sierra Nevada, east of Fresno, California. The park was established in 1940 and covers...
; the two are administered by the
National Park ServiceThe National Park Service is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, many national monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations...
as one unit, called Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks.
Clemmie Gill School Of Science And Conservation
Clemmie Gill School Of Science And Conservation is an outdoor school (first in California,) that all 5th and 6th graders are sent for either a week or a day, depending on the age.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Tulare County, California
- Tulare Lake
Tulare Lake, named Laguna de Tache by the Spanish, is a fresh-water dry lake with residual wetlands and marshes in southern San Joaquin Valley, California...
- Tule
Schoenoplectus acutus , called tule , common tule, hardstem tule, tule rush, hardstem bulrush, or viscid bulrush, is a giant species of sedge in the plant family Cyperaceae, native to freshwater marshes all over North America...
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