Strathmore is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, su ...
(CDP) in
Tulare County,
California
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, United States. The population was 2,819 at the 2010 census, up from 2,584 at the 2000 census.
Strathmore was given its name by the
Scottish
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*Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family native to Scotland
*Scottish English
*Scottish national identity, the Scottish ide ...
corporation Balfour Guthrie Company in 1908. It is a
Scottish
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*Scottish English
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word which translates to “broad valley.” Previous names for Strathmore have been Roth Spur and Santos, CA.
History
Geography
Strathmore is located at (36.144891, -119.059506).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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An economy is an area of th ...
, the CDP has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.92% is water.
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Strathmore has a
semi-arid climate
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, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
Demographics
2010
At the
2010 census Strathmore had a population of 2,819. The population density was . The racial makeup of Strathmore was 1,490 (52.9%) White, 12 (0.4%) African American, 41 (1.5%) Native American, 7 (0.2%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,162 (41.2%) from other races, and 106 (3.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,238 persons (79.4%).
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 705 households, 422 (59.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 411 (58.3%) were
opposite-sex married couples living together, 130 (18.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 54 (7.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 51 (7.2%)
unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ ( , plural POSSLQs) is an abbreviation (or acronym) for "Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters", a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of ...
, and 4 (0.6%)
same-sex married couples or partnerships. 93 households (13.2%) were one person and 40 (5.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.00. There were 595 families (84.4% of households); the average family size was 4.35.
The age distribution was 1,051 people (37.3%) under the age of 18, 340 people (12.1%) aged 18 to 24, 696 people (24.7%) aged 25 to 44, 531 people (18.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 201 people (7.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 25.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
There were 751 housing units at an average density of 529.1 per square mile, of the occupied units 366 (51.9%) were owner-occupied and 339 (48.1%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.4%. 1,475 people (52.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 1,344 people (47.7%) lived in rental housing units.
2000
At the
2000 census there were 2,584 people, 678 households, and 551 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 743 housing units at an average density of . The
racial makeup of the CDP was 45.47% White, 0.23% African American, 1.08% Native American, 1.39% Asian, 47.64% from other races, and 4.18% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 68.54%.
Of the 678 households 51.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.2% were married couples living together, 15.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 15.9% of households were one person and 8.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.81 and the average family size was 4.25.
The age distribution was 38.5% under the age of 18, 12.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 15.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% 65 or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.
The median household income was $25,156 and the median family income was $27,917. Males had a median income of $22,188 versus $19,542 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,128. About 24.2% of families and 30.4% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 41.3% of those under age 18 and 21.5% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
In the
state legislature
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Two federations literally use the term "state legislature":
* The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Sta ...
Strathmore is located in the 18th
Senate
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District, represented by
Republican Roy Ashburn
Roy Arthur Ashburn (born March 21, 1954) is an American politician from Kern County, California. A Republican, he served as a California State Senator from 2002 to 2010 representing the 18th district. He previously served three terms in the ...
, and in the 34th
Assembly
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Organisations and meetings
* Deliberative assembly, a gathering of members who use parliamentary procedure for making decisions
* General assembly, an official meeting of the members of an organization or of their representa ...
District, represented by Republican
Bill Maze.
In the
United States House of Representatives
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, Strathmore is in
References
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Census-designated places in Tulare County, California
Census-designated places in California