Madera County (redirected from Madera County, California)

Madera County, California

209 W Yosemite Ave
Madera, CA 93637
Phone: (559) 675-7721
Fax: (559) 675-7870
www.madera-county.com

In central CA, N of Fresno; organized Mar 11, 1893 from Fresno County. Name Origin: Spanish for 'lumber' because the town around which the county developed was a lumbering center.

Area (sq mi): 2153.32 (land 2135.86; water 17.46). Pop per sq mi: 66.90.
Pop 2005: 142,788. State rank: 33. Pop change: 2000-20005 16.00%; 1990-2000 39.80%. Pop 2000: 123,109 (White 46.60%; Black or African American 4.10%; Hispanic or Latino 44.30%; Asian 1.30%; Other 32.40%). Foreign born: 20.10%. Median age: 32.70.
Income 2000: per capita $14,682; median household $36,286; Pop below poverty level: 21.40%. *Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $18,317-$20,382.
Unemployment 2004: 8.80%. Change from 2000: -3.30%. Median travel time to work: 26.30 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 31.20%.

Cities with population over 10,000:

Madera (50,043)

Chowchilla (15,693)

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