Orange Cove is a city in
Fresno County
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California
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United States
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. The population was at the 2010 census, up from at the 2000 census.
Description
Almost all of Orange Cove's residents are
Hispanic
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, many of them
farmer
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s. Orange Cove is located in the
San Joaquin Valley
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, east-northeast of
Reedley,
at an elevation of .
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , all of its land.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Orange Cove has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate
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, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
History
Elmer M. Sheridan founded the town in 1914, and named it prior to large scale citrus growing.
The first post office opened in 1914.
The city incorporated in 1948.
Demographics
2010
At the
2010 census Orange Cove had a population of . The population density was people per square mile (/km). The racial makeup of Orange Cove was () White, 72 () African American, 131 () Native American, 101 () Asian, 3 () Pacific Islander, () from other races, and 350 () from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were persons ().
The census reported that people (100% of the population) lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were households, out of which () had children under the age of 18 living in them, () were
opposite-sex married couples living together, 430 () had a female householder with no husband present, 222 () had a male householder with no wife present. There were 207 ()
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 10 ()
same-sex married couples or partnerships. 174 households () were one person and 88 () had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.39. There were families ( of all households); the average family size was 4.53.
The age distribution was people () under the age of 18, people () aged 18 to 24, people () aged 25 to 44, people () aged 45 to 64, and 513 people () who were 65 or older. The median age was 23.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.1 males.
There were housing units at an average density of per square mile (/km), of which 2,068 were occupied, of which 893 () were owner-occupied, and () were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.5%. people ( of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and people () lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the
2000 census there were people, households, and families in the city. The population density was people per square mile (/km). There were housing units at an average density of per square mile (/km). The
racial makeup
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of the city was 33.55% White, 0.31% Black or African American, 2.42% Native American, 1.49% Asian, 58.84% from other races, and 3.38% from two or more races. 90.60% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were households, 62.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.7% were non-families. 7.1% of households were one person and 3.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.56 and the average family size was 4.66.
The age distribution was 40.4% under the age of 18, 13.9% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 12.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% 65 or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.7 males.
The median
income
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for a household in the city was , and the median family income was $. Males had a median income of $ versus $ for females. The per capita income for the city was $. About 39.9% of families and 44.5% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 54.6% of those under age 18 and 20.0% of those age 65 or over.
Municipal government
Orange Cove's local government includes an elected mayor, mayor pro tem, and a three-member city council.
As of 2020, its current mayor is Victor P. Lopez.
Lopez was mayor of Orange Cove for over three decades before being voted out of office in 2010. He was later elected to the city council in 2013 and re-elected as mayor in 2014 in what he claimed would be his last term in office, but he then went on to win re-election as mayor again in 2018.
Police department
The community of Orange Cove maintained its own police department for many years. In 1992 however, the city disbanded its police department, due to an inadequate budget and began contracting with the Fresno County
Sheriff's Department
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for police services.
As of December 16, 2009, the city restarted its police department. Frank Steenport was the Chief.
Later, Marty Rivera became the Chief of Police.
Education
Schools in Orange Cove are part of the
Kings Canyon Unified School District.
Orange Cove has one High School (Orange Cove High School) and Middle School (Citrus Middle School) as well as three Elementary Schools: Sheridan Elementary School,
McCord Elementary School, and A.L. Conner Elementary School.
Parks
*U.S Senator Dianne Feinstein Park
*P. Rod Skate Park
*BMX Park
*Sheridan Park
*James O. Eaton Memorial Park, Javier Bejar Memorial
Health care
* Adventist Health Medical Office
* United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley
See also
*
List of towns in California
References
External links
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Incorporated cities and towns in California
Cities in Fresno County, California
Populated places established in 1914