Lemoore Station is a

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(CDP) in

Naval Air Station Lemoore Naval Air Station Lemoore or NAS Lemoore is a United States Navy base, located in Kings County, California, Kings County and Fresno County, California, Fresno County, California, United States. Lemoore Station, California, Lemoore Station, a censu ...

Kings County, California Kings County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. The population was 152,486 at the 2020 census. The California Department of Finance estimated the county's population was 152,940 as of July 1, 2019.http://dof.ca.gov/Forecastin ...

, United States. It is part of the Hanford– Corcoran

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. The population was 7,438 as of the

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Geography

Lemoore Station is located at (36.260534, -119.891936). According to the

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

Climate

According to the

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system, Lemoore Station has a

semi-arid climate A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of semi ...

, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.

Demographics

2010

The

reported that Lemoore Station had a population of 7,438. The population density was . The racial makeup of Lemoore Station was 4,883 (65.6%)

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, 729 (9.8%)

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, 70 (0.9%) Native American, 560 (7.5%) Asian, 53 (0.7%)

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, 418 (5.6%) from

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, and 725 (9.7%) from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1,445 persons (19.4%). The Census reported that 5,495 people (73.9% of the population) lived in households, 1,923 (25.9%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 20 (0.3%) were institutionalized. There were 1,585 households, out of which 1,253 (79.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,382 (87.2%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 133 (8.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 26 (1.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 8 (0.5%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 11 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 37 households (2.3%) were made up of individuals, and 1 (0.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47. There were 1,541 families (97.2% of all households); the average family size was 3.52. The population was spread out, with 2,407 people (32.4%) under the age of 18, 2,205 people (29.6%) aged 18 to 24, 2,682 people (36.1%) aged 25 to 44, 130 people (1.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 14 people (0.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 144.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 166.8 males. There were 1,627 housing units at an average density of , of which 5 (0.3%) were owner-occupied, and 1,580 (99.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.1%. 19 people (0.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,476 people (73.6%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

As of the

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of 2000, there were 5,749 people, 1,309 households, and 1,286 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,390 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 61.68%

, 10.96%

, 1.30% Native American, 9.57% Asian, 0.77%

, 8.94% from

, and 6.78% from two or more races.

or Latino of any race were 16.84% of the population. There were 1,309 households, out of which 80.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 92.2% 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 ...

living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 1.7% were non-families. 1.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.56 and the average family size was 3.56. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 35.4% under the age of 18, 26.4% from 18 to 24, 36.7% from 25 to 44, 1.3% from 45 to 64, and 0.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 138.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 158.3 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,449, and the median income for a family was $30,407. Males had a median income of $21,035 versus $20,144 for females. The

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for the CDP was $12,682. About 5.7% of families and 6.3% of the population were below the

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, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the

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, Lemoore Station is located in the 16th

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District, which is represented by

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Andy Vidak, and in the 32nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat

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. Federally, Hanford is located in California's 21st congressional district and is represented by Republican

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. Lemoore Station is represented on the Kings County Board of Supervisors by Doug Verboon.

References

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