Orosi (from ''Oro'',

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for "Gold") is a

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(CDP) in

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, United States. The population was 8,770 at the 2010 census, up from 7,318 at the 2000 census.

History

The community was founded in 1888 by Daniel R. Shafer. It was named "oro," or gold, for the golden poppies covering the nearby fields. A post office was established in 1892. Nearly eight percent of Orosi's population is Filipino, and Orosi has its own ''

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Geography

Orosi is located at (36.542448, -119.288808). According to the

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

Demographics

2010

The

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reported that Orosi had a population of 8,770. The population density was . The racial makeup of Orosi was 3,861 (44.0%)

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, 65 (0.7%)

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, 57 (0.6%) Native American, 803 (9.2%)

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, 1 (0.0%)

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, 3,638 (41.5%) from

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, and 345 (3.9%) from two or more races.

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of any race were 7,606 persons (86.7%). The Census reported that 8,770 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 1,985 households, out of which 1,285 (64.7%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,180 (59.4%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 375 (18.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 197 (9.9%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 196 (9.9%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 7 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 167 households (8.4%) were made up of individuals, and 85 (4.3%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.42. There were 1,752

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(88.3% of all households); the average family size was 4.50. The population was spread out, with 3,086 people (35.2%) under the age of 18, 1,083 people (12.3%) aged 18 to 24, 2,397 people (27.3%) aged 25 to 44, 1,552 people (17.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 652 people (7.4%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.1 males. There were 2,070 housing units at an average density of , of which 1,118 (56.3%) were owner-occupied, and 867 (43.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.7%. 4,928 people (56.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 3,842 people (43.8%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 7,318 people, 1,678 households, and 1,461 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,741 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 29.42%

, 0.36%

, 0.92% Native American, 10.21%

, 0.03%

, 53.53% from

, and 5.55% from two or more races.

of any race were 81.99% of the population. There were 1,678 households, out of which 53.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% were

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living together, 15.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.9% were non-families. 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.36 and the average family size was 4.49. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.8% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 114.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,400, and the median income for a family was $29,600. Males had a median income of $17,323 versus $19,195 for females. The

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for the CDP was $7,928. About 25.2% of families and 30.9% of the population were below the

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, including 40.3% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

In the state legislature Orosi is located in the 16th

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District, represented by

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, and in . In the

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, Orosi is in

Education

The community is served by the

Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District The Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District is a school district in California. The towns of Cutler (pop. 6,999; elev. 358') and Orosi (pop. 11,181; elev. 373), separated by about 1 mile, are located in Tulare County, California. The Cutler- ...

. Senior students attend

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. A campus of the

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is located on Orosi High School grounds.

Notable people

* Mike Garcia, professional baseball player. *

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, college football player and coach; member of

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. * Ariana Rodriguez-Perez, college soccer player; member of the 2017 undefeated conference, state and National title team. Also named to the 2018 1st Team United Soccer Coaches All-America Team

References

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