Chowchilla (California)
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Location in California
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| Foundation : | February 7, 1923 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Madera County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 7 ′ N , 120 ° 16 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 11,127 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 604.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 18.4 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) of which 18.4 km 2 (about 7 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 73 m | ||
| Postal code : | 93610 | ||
| Area code : | +1 559 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-13294 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0277601 | ||
Chowchilla is a city in Madera County in the US state of California with 14,700 inhabitants (as of 2004). The urban area has a size of 18.4 km². There is a prison hospital in the city.
The location was the scene of the hijacking of a school bus on July 15, 1976.
sons and daughters of the town
- Ronald D. Moore (* 1964), film and television producer, screenwriter and actor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Taylor, Chowchilla nightmares / 25 years later, kidnap victims still struggling struggling to forget past , SF Gate from July 15, 2001.