Woodlake (California)
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Location in California
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1941 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Tulare County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 25 ′ N , 119 ° 6 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 6,651 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 1,296.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 6.37 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) of which 5.13 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 134 m | ||
| Postal code : | 93286 | ||
| Area code : | +1 559 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-86300 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0251787 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofwoodlake.com | ||
| Mayor : | Raul Gonzales, Jr. | ||
Woodlake is a city in Tulare County in the US state of California . In 2000 Woodlake had 6,651 residents. The nationally known Woodlake Lions Rodeo takes place every year on Mother's Day weekend .
geography
Woodlake is centrally located in California. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 6.3 km², of which 5.1 km² are land and 1.2 km² are water.
history
In 1908 the wealthy Gilbert F. Stevenson from Los Angeles bought about 13,000 acres (about 53 km²) of land. He wanted to build citrus plantations around a community planned on the drawing board. After establishing the Woodlake Ward in 1912, Stevenson built a two story house. The first houses were built around the streets laid out by Stevenson, the water and sewer network and drinking water sources.
In the period that followed, the place continued to develop. A bridge was built over the St. John's River, half of which was paid for by Stevenson, and the connection to the railroad network, which was based on a donation by Stevenson of three miles for a railroad area, was made.
In 1940, Woodlake residents voted in favor of the founding of the city, which finally took place on September 16, 1941.
Demographics
According to the 2000 census , 6,651 people lived in 1,777 households and 1,496 families in the city. The population density was 1,296.5 per km². There were 1,874 housing units at an average density of 365.4 per km². Here lived 47.06% white, 0.33% African-American, 1.08% American Indian and native people of Alaska, 0.9% Asians, 0.05% Pacific islanders, 45.81% of other origins and 4.77% with two or more origins. Hispanics and Latinos made up 83.82% of the population.
The age distribution was as follows: 37.8% were under 18 years of age, 11.7% were between 18 and 24, 28.0% were between 25 and 44, 15.0% were between 45 and 64 and 7.5% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25.3 years.
The median income for a Woodlake household is $ 23,653. The value for the entire United States is $ 41,994.
sons and daughters of the town
- Robben Ford (* 1951), blues guitarist and singer was born in Woodlake
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Census 2000 US Gazetteer Files. (TXT) US Census Bureau, accessed July 16, 2010 .
- ↑ a b The History of Woodlake, CA. (No longer available online.) In: The Kaweah Commonwealth. John Elliott and Sarah Barton Elliott, archived from the original on September 27, 2010 ; accessed on July 16, 2010 (English). 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.
- ↑ a b c History. (No longer available online.) City of Woodlake, archived from the original on Aug. 11, 2010 ; accessed on July 16, 2010 (English). 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.
- ↑ Table DP-3. Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000, Geographic Area: United States. (PDF; 40 kB) Archived from the original on February 15, 2010 ; Retrieved July 19, 2010 .
