Lemon Cove is a

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(CDP) in the

San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley ( ; es, Valle de San Joaquín) is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies south of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River. It comprises seven c ...

Tulare County Tulare County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 473,117. The county seat is Visalia. The county is named for Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes. ...

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. The population was 308 at the 2010 census, up from 298 at the 2000 census.

Geography and ecology

Lemon Cove is located at (36.381425, -119.025917) near the confluence of

Lime Kiln Creek Lime Kiln Creek is a stream within Tulare County in central California. An alternative name for this creek is Dry Creek. Course The Lime Kiln Creek headwaters are in the Sierra Nevada and flow into the San Joaquin Valley. The creek discharges ...

and the

Kaweah River The Kaweah River is a river draining the southern Sierra Nevada in Tulare County, California in the United States. Fed primarily by high elevation snowmelt along the Great Western Divide, the Kaweah begins as four forks in Sequoia National Park, ...

. There are numerous

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and

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species in the vicinity of Lemon Cove. The local Lime Kiln Creek watershed contains many

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s of numerous

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; included in these are the yellow mariposa lily, ''

Calochortus luteus ''Calochortus luteus'', the yellow mariposa lily, is a mariposa lily endemic to California. Description The primarily bright deep yellow flower is 3–5 cm across and perianth bulb-shaped, lined red-brown inside, often also with central re ...

''. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.

Climate

Lemon Cove has a

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(

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) typical of the foothills of California's Central Valley with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters.

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Lemon Cove had a population of 308. The population density was . The racial makeup of Lemon Cove was 261 (84.7%)

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, 0 (0.0%)

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, 5 (1.6%) Native American, 3 (1.0%)

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, 2 (0.6%)

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, 12 (3.9%) from

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, and 25 (8.1%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 76 persons (24.7%). The Census reported that 308 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 120 households, out of which 39 (32.5%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 53 (44.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 19 (15.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 7 (5.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (3.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 37 households (30.8%) were made up of individuals, and 10 (8.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57. There were 79

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(65.8% of all households); the average family size was 3.16. The population was spread out, with 82 people (26.6%) under the age of 18, 32 people (10.4%) aged 18 to 24, 58 people (18.8%) aged 25 to 44, 92 people (29.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 44 people (14.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.3 males. There were 153 housing units at an average density of , of which 77 (64.2%) were owner-occupied, and 43 (35.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%. 202 people (65.6% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 106 people (34.4%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses incl ...

of 2000, there were 298 people, 121 households, and 76 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 145 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 87.25%

, 0.67%

, 4.70% Native American, 2.01%

, 4.70% from

, and 0.67% from two or more races.

of any race were 12.08% of the population. There were 121 households, out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were

married couples Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognized union between people called spouses. It establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between t ...

living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.4% were non-families. 34.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.18. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 26.2% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,333, and the median income for a family was $36,607. Males had a median income of $20,938 versus $30,625 for females. The

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for the CDP was $16,200. About 21.9% of families and 32.6% of the population were below the

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, including 54.2% of those under the age of eighteen and 16.7% of those 65 or over.

Government

In the

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, Lemon Cove is split between , and , and in the

California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The A ...

it is split between , and . In the

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, Lemon Cove is in .

Notable people

Willard Hershberger Willard McKee Hershberger (May 28, 1910 – August 3, 1940) was an American baseball catcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1938 to 1940. In 160 career games, Hershberger recorded a batting average of .316 and accumula ...

, baseball player. *

Susan Peters Susan Peters (born Suzanne Carnahan; July 3, 1921 – October 23, 1952) was an American actress who appeared in over twenty films over the course of her decade-long career. Though she began her career in uncredited and ingénue roles, she would ...

, Actress

References

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