Kings County, California

administration
The Kings County Courthouse in Hanford, listed on the NRHP
US state :	California
Administrative headquarters :	Hanford
Foundation :	1893
Made up from:	Tulare County
Demographics
Residents :	152,982 (2010)
Population density :	42.5 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	3604 km²
Water surface :	1 km²
map

Website : www.countyofkings.com

The Kings County is a county in the southern center of the US state of California . The county seat is Hanford .

history

Kings County was formed in 1893 from parts of Tulare County . The county got its name from the Kings River , discovered by Padre Munoz Expedition and called Rio de Los Santos Reyes (River of the Holy Kings).

4 of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	9871	-
1910	16,230	64.4%
1920	22,031	35.7%
1930	25,385	15.2%
1940	35,168	38.5%
1950	46,768	33%
1960	49,954	6.8%
1970	64,610	29.3%
1980	73,738	14.1%
1990	101,469	37.6%
2000	129,461	27.6%
2010	152.982	18.2%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010 Kings County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

Kings County had a population of 129,461 as of the 2000 census . There were 34,418 households and 26,983 families. The population density was 36 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 53.68% White, 8.30% African American, 1.68% Native American, 3.07% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, and 28.28% other races Groups; 4.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 43.61% of the population.

Of the 34,418 households, 46.40% had children and adolescents under the age of 18 living with them. 58.00% were married couples living together, 14.30% were single mothers. 21.60% were not families. 17.00% were single households and 6.80% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.18 and the average family size was 3.56.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 29.00% residents under 18 years of age, 11.80% between 18 and 24 years of age, 35.00% between 25 and 44 years of age, 16.80% between 45 and 64 years of age 7.40% were 65 years of age or over. The average age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 134.80 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 148.80 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 35,749 , and the median income for a family is $ 38,111. Males had a median income of $ 31,700 versus $ 24,772 for females. The per capita income was $ 15,848. 19.50% of the population and 15.80% of families are below the poverty line. 25.90% of these were under 18 years of age and 8.80% were 65 years or older.

places

Individual evidence

↑ GNIS-ID: 277280. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2017.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

Web links

Commons : Kings County (California) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

36.07 -119.81Coordinates: 36 ° 4 ′ N , 119 ° 49 ′ W

[1] GNIS-ID: 277280. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 26, 2017.

[3] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[4] Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012