Armona, California

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Geography

Armona is located in northern Kings County at Script error: No such module "Coordinates"..[2] California State Route 198 runs through the community, leading east into Hanford, the county seat, and west Script error: No such module "convert". to Lemoore.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., all of it land.

History

The name "Armona" was applied to a railroad station in the 1880s. It was subsequently transferred to the present location on the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1891. Reportedly, the name was coined by transposing the first two letters of the name "Ramona".[4]

The first school in the Armona vicinity was the Giddings School built in 1880. The Giddings School District was renamed Armona in 1907. A new brick school house was constructed in the early 1920s. As that structure did not comply with California's earthquake standards (the Field Act), it was replaced in 1953 with what is now the Armona Elementary School.[5]

The Armona post office was established in 1887.[1]

Demographics

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Armona first appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1950 U.S. census;[15] and as a census-designated place in the 1980 United States census.[18]

The 2020 United States census reported that Armona had a population of 4,274. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of Armona was 30.2% White, 3.1% African American, 1.8% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 40.9% from other races, and 21.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 74.3% of the population.

The whole population lived in households.

There were 1,241 households, out of which 45.2% included children under the age of 18, 51.7% were married-couple households, 6.9% were cohabiting couple households, 26.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.4% of households were one person, and 6.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.44. There were 983 families (79.2% of all households).

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There were 1,279 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which 1,241 (97.0%) were occupied. Of these, 61.2% were owner-occupied, and 38.8% were occupied by renters.[3][22]

Economy

In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median income for a household in the CDP was $60,100, and the median income for a family was $60,991. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,293. About 12.2% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. It was estimated that 10.5% of people were unemployed.[23]

Transportation

Bus

Kings Area Regional Transit (KART) operates regularly scheduled fixed route bus service, vanpool service for commuters and Dial-A-Ride (demand response) services throughout Kings County as well as to Fresno [1].

Major highway

File:California 198.svg Highway 198

Rail

Amtrak does not have a station in Armona but does provide passenger service to Hanford, which is Script error: No such module "convert". east of Armona. Freight service is available from the San Joaquin Valley Railroad, which passes through Armona.

Education

Public schools in the community are operated by the Armona Union Elementary School District. They include:

  • Armona Elementary School
  • Parkview Middle School

The district also sponsors the Crossroads Charter Academy, a K-12 independent study charter school.

There is one K-12 private school, Armona Union Academy, which is operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Armona is in the Hanford Joint Union High School District.

Nearby community colleges include West Hills College Lemoore and the Hanford center of College of the Sequoias.

Government

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In the United States House of Representatives, Armona is in California's 22nd District and is represented by Republican David Valadao. Armona is represented on the Kings County Board of Supervisors by Rusty Robinson.[25]

Notable people

Lyn Lary played shortstop for six different teams in his twelve-year career in Major League Baseball including with the New York Yankees

Notable sites

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Armona United Methodist Church

The United Methodist Church was constructed in 1910.

References

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