Lemoore, California

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Coordinates: 36°18′14″N 119°47′11″W / 36.30389, -119.78639
Lemoore, California
Location in Kings County and the state of California
Country	United States
State	California
County	Kings
Area
- Total	8.5 sq mi (21.9 km²)
- Land	8.5 sq mi (21.9 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²)
Elevation	226 ft (69 m)
Population (2008)
- Total	24,502
- Density	2,319.1/sq mi (900.1/km²)
Time zone	Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
- Summer (DST)	PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP codes	93245-93246
Area code(s)	559
FIPS code	06-41152
GNIS feature ID	1660905

Lemoore is a city in Kings County, California, United States. It is part of the Hanford - Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 19,712 at the 2000 census. However, the California Department of Finance estimates that the population had grown to 24,502 as of January 1, 2008.

1 Geography
2 Culture
- 2.1 Media
3 Demographics
4 Government
5 Education
6 Notable residents
7 References
8 External links

[edit] Geography

Lemoore is located at 36°18′14″N, 119°47′11″W (36.303874, -119.786449)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.4 square miles (21.9 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Culture

[edit] Media

The city has a local paper called The Lemoore Advance.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 21,900 people, 6,450 households, and 4,927 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,332.3 people per square mile (900.7/km²). There were 6,823 housing units at an average density of 807.3/sq mi (311.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 59.29% White, 7.28% African American, 1.59% Native American, 8.37% Asian, 0.33% Pacific Islander, 17.35% from other races, and 5.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.50% of the population.

There were 6,450 households out of which 48.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.0% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.6% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.46.

In the city the population was spread out with 34.6% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females there were 98.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,314, and the median income for a family was $44,006. Males had a median income of $34,726 versus $25,759 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,876. About 11.4% of families and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

In the state legislature Lemoore is located in the 16th Senate District, represented by Democrat Dean Florez, and in the 30th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Nicole Parra. Federally, Lemoore is located in California's 20th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +5^[3] and is represented by Democrat Jim Costa.

[edit] Education

The Lemoore Union Elementary School District provides kindergarten through eighth grade education for most of the city. It operates the following elementary and junior high schools:^[4]

Cinnamon Elementary
Engvall Elementary
Lemoore Elementary
Meadow Lane Elementary
Liberty Middle School
University Charter School

The Central Union School District serves much of the outlying parts of Lemoore and provides kindergarten through eighth grade education. It operates the following elementary schools:^[5]

Akers Elementary

Neatra Elementary

The Island Union Elementary School District serves the west side of Lemoore and operates Island Elementary School which has grades kindergarten through eighth.^[6]

The Lemoore Union High School District provides public secondary education. It operates the following schools:^[7]

Lemoore Union High School
Donald C. Jamison High School
Middle College High School
Gundacker Community Day School
Yokuts High School

West Hills College is a community college based in Coalinga, California that currently operates a campus in Lemoore.^[8]

schools in Lemoore include:

Kings Christian School - pre-kindergarten through high school.^[9]
Mary Immaculate Queen School - kindergarten through eighth grade.^[10]

[edit] Notable residents

San Diego Chargers fullback Lorenzo Neal played for Lemoore High School and Fresno State University. Neal was a state champion wrestler as a heavyweight for Lemoore High School.
Rock musician and Journey leader Steve Perry moved to Lemoore as a teenager and began developing his craft while attending high school there.
Sprinter Tommie Smith ran high school track at Lemoore High School before setting a world record in the 200 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Smith, along with his teammate John Carlos, is best known for his Black Power salute during the medal ceremony.
Daniel Rhoads, a California pioneer and rancher who helped rescue the Donner Party. El Adobe de los Robles Rancho (California Historical Landmark #206), a building built by Rhoads, can be found north of Lemoore along state highway 41.
Drum Major Marcus Zellous works with marching bands around the world.
David Ausberry grew up and got his start in Lemoore. He currently plays for USC as a wide receiver.