Exeter (California)
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Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | March 2, 1911 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Tulare County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 18 ′ N , 119 ° 9 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 9,168 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,580.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5.8 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.8 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 119 m | ||
| Postal code : | 93221 | ||
| Area code : | +1 559 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-23126 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1652707 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofexeter.com | ||
| Mayor : | Leon Ooley | ||
Exeter is a city in Tulare County in the US state of California , United States .
The town's roots go back to a railway line built through the San Joaquin Valley in 1888 . DW Parkhurst, a representative of Southern Pacific Transportation , bought the land from settler John Firebaugh and established a settlement he named after his hometown of Exeter .
In October 1929 there was an uprising against the Filipino people in Exeter . A mob stormed a Filipino labor camp and burned it down. This racial unrest against the Filipino population spread along the west coast of the United States.
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the City of Exeter . Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
- ^ Racial hate once flared on Central Coast . Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
