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Stratford (formerly, Stratton) is a
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
(CDP) in Kings County,
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, United States. Stratford is located southwest of
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, at an elevation of . It is part of the
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Lemoore Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,121 at the 2020 census, down from 1,277 at the 2010 census.


Geography

Stratford lies near the historic shoreline of
Tulare Lake Tulare Lake () or Tache Lake ( Yokuts: ''Pah-áh-su'', ''Pah-áh-sē'') is a freshwater lake in the southern San Joaquin Valley, California, United States. Historically, Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi R ...
. The Kings River flows through an artificial channel into the normally dry Tulare Lake bed about south of Stratford. According to the
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, Stratford has a total area of , all of it land. Stratford is located at .


History

The town was originally named Stratton in 1901 for William Stratton of the Empire Land and Water Company. The name was changed to Stratford in 1906 due to the efforts of the local women's club. The first post office at Stratford opened in 1910. From the 1930s through the 1970s, Stratford was the home of Irigaray's, a restaurant run by Mariana Irigaray and her daughter Alice, pioneering a Basque-inspired version of what would later be called
California cuisine California cuisine is a food movement that originated in Northern California. The cuisine focuses on dishes that are driven by local and sustainable ingredients with an attention to seasonality and an emphasis on the bounty of the region. Th ...
. Many local residents are employed in agriculture, affected by the
Great Recession The Great Recession was a period of market decline in economies around the world that occurred from late 2007 to mid-2009.
and the
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. Stratford has been affected by
land subsidence Subsidence is a general term for downward vertical movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities. Subsidence involves little or no horizontal movement, which distinguishes it from slope mov ...
. In November 2016, the unemployment rate was estimated at 13.1%.


Transportation

Kings Area Regional Transit Kings Area Regional Transit (KART, previously Kings Area Rural Transit) is the primary bus service serving residents and visitors to the cities of Avenal, Hanford, and Lemoore in Kings County, California. KART is the branded service operated by ...
(KART) operates regularly scheduled fixed route bus service, vanpool service for commuters and Dial-A-Ride (demand response) services throughout Kings County as well as to Fresno. Highway 41 runs north-northeast on the west side of town, connecting it with Kettleman City on the south and Lemoore on the north.


Education

Stratford Elementary School is within the Central Union School District.


Politics

In the
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, Stratford is located in the 14th
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District, which is represented by
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Melissa Hurtado, and in the 32nd Assembly District, represented by Democrat Rudy Salas. Federally, Stratford is located in
California's 21st congressional district California's 21st congressional district (or CA-21) is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California. It is located in the San Joaquin Valley and includes parts of Fresno County, California, Fresno County and Tulare County, Californi ...
and is represented by Democrat TJ Cox. Stratford is represented on the Kings County Board of Supervisors by Joe Neves, a Stratford resident.


Demographics

Stratford first appeared as a
census designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...
in the 2000 U.S. Census.


2020

The 2020 United States census reported that Stratford had a population of 1,121. The population density was . The racial makeup of Stratford was 309 (27.6%)
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, 6 (0.5%)
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, 28 (2.5%) Native American, 6 (0.5%) Asian, 0 (0.0%)
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, 549 (49.0%) from other races, and 223 (19.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 970 persons (86.5%). The census reported that 1,102 people (98.3% of the population) lived in households, 19 (1.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 294 households, out of which 134 (45.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 157 (53.4%) were married-couple households, 26 (8.8%) were
cohabiting Cohabitation is an arrangement where people who are not legally married live together as a couple. They are often involved in a romantic or sexually intimate relationship on a long-term or permanent basis. Such arrangements have become incr ...
couple households, 65 (22.1%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 46 (15.6%) had a male householder with no partner present. 42 households (14.3%) were one person, and 16 (5.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.75. There were 237
families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(80.6% of all households). The age distribution was 338 people (30.2%) under the age of 18, 114 people (10.2%) aged 18 to 24, 307 people (27.4%) aged 25 to 44, 244 people (21.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 118 people (10.5%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 30.0years. For every 100 females, there were 103.8 males. There were 308 housing units at an average density of , of which 294 (95.5%) were occupied. Of these, 178 (60.5%) were owner-occupied, and 116 (39.5%) were occupied by renters. In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $61,090, and the
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was $19,886. About 24.7% of families and 25.8% of the population were below the poverty line.


2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Stratford had a population of 1,277. The population density was .
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or Latino of any race were 1,069 persons (83.7%). The racial makeup of Stratford was 574 (44.9%)
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, 19 (1.5%) Asian, 17 (1.3%) Native American, 16 (1.3%)
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, 1 (0.1%)
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, 617 (48.3%) from other races, and 33 (2.6%) from two or more races. The Census reported that 1,277 people (100% of the population) lived in households. There were 312 households, of which 184 (59.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 206 (66.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 44 (14.1%) had a female householder with no husband present, 22 (7.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 18 (5.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (1.3%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 31 households (9.9%) were made up of individuals, and 13 (4.2%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.09. There were 272
families Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as ...
(87.2% of all households); the average family size was 4.33. 433 people (33.9%) were under the age of 18, 143 people (11.2%) aged 18 to 24, 332 people (26.0%) aged 25 to 44, 277 people (21.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 92 people (7.2%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.5 males. There were 328 housing units at an average density of , of which 206 (66.0%) were owner-occupied, and 106 (34.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 2.7%. 827 people (64.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 450 people (35.2%) lived in rental housing units.


References

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