Tulare County

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Tulare County Courthouse (1912)
Tulare County Courthouse (1912)
administration
US state : California
Administrative headquarters : Visalia
Foundation : 1852
Demographics
Residents : 442,179  (2010)
Population density : 35.4 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 12,533 km²
Water surface : 39 km²
map
Map of Tulare County within California
Website : www.co.tulare.ca.us

Tulare County is a county in the Central Valley of the state of California in the United States . The county seat is Visalia .

geography

The county is located slightly southeast of the geographic center of California and is bordered clockwise by the counties: Fresno County , Inyo County , Kern County, and Kings County .

history

Tulare County was formed from parts of Mariposa County in 1852. Parts of the county were added to Fresno County in 1856, Kern County in 1866, Inyo County in 1866 and Kings County in 1893.

Comandante Pedro Fages , who was chasing deserters in 1772, discovered a large lake surrounded by marshland. He called this Los Tules . The roots of the county name Tulare are Spanish . Tullin referred reeds or cattails or other Riet .

A total of 34 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .

economy

Tulare County is one of the poorest counties in California, although Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks are nearby.

The county's agriculture is considered the most productive in the entire United States after Fresno County . It is also one of the most agriculturally productive regions in the world. Milk production plays a special role in this. The annual World Ag Expo , the largest agricultural fair in the world, takes place here in the second week of February.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1860 4638 -
1870 4533 -2.3%
1880 11,281 148.9%
1890 24,574 117.8%
1900 18,375 -25.2%
1910 35,440 92.9%
1920 59,031 66.6%
1930 77,442 31.2%
1940 107.152 38.4%
1950 149.264 39.3%
1960 168.403 12.8%
1970 188,322 11.8%
1980 245.738 30.5%
1990 311.921 26.9%
2000 368.021 18%
2010 442.179 20.2%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

The Mount Russell on the border with Inyo County
Age pyramid of Tulare County (as of 2000)

As of the 2000 census , Tulare County had a population of 368,021. There were 110,385 households and 87,093 families. The population density was 29 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 58.08% White, 1.59% African American, 1.56% Native American, 3.27% Asian, 0.11% Pacific Islander, and 30.79% other races Groups; 4.60% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 50.77% of the population.

Of the 110,385 households, 44.90% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 58.10% were married couples living together, 14.50% were single mothers. 21.10% were not families. 17.10% were single households and 7.70% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.28 and the average family size was 3.67 people.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 33.80% residents under 18 years of age, 10.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.60% between 25 and 44 years of age, 18.20% between 45 and 64 years of age 9.80% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females there were 100.00 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 97.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $ 33,983 , and the median income for a family is $ 36,297. Males had a median income of $ 30,892 versus $ 24,589 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,006. 23.90% percent of the population and 18.80% of families are below the poverty line. 32.60% of these were under 18 years of age and 10.50% were 65 years of age or older.

Sons and Daughters of the County

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 277318. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 27, 2017.
  3. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  4. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

Web links

Commons : Tulare County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 36 ° 14 ′  N , 118 ° 48 ′  W