Coalinga, California Coalinga, California City of Coalinga Coalinga City Hall Coalinga City Hall Flag of Coalinga, California Flag Official seal of Coalinga, California state of California state of California Coalinga, California is positioned in the US Coalinga, California - Coalinga, California State California l e / or /k l e /) is a town/city in Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, in central California.
It is the site of both Pleasant Valley State Prison and Coalinga State Hospital.
California Historical Landmark #344 marks the approximate site of where he was slain, near the junction of present-day State Route 33 and Route 198.
Local tradition has it that an official of Southern Pacific made the name more sonorous by adding an a to it. However, it is just as likely that the small railside signs of the day, which often abbreviated names, read "COALINGA" to mean "Coaling A." Coalinga's water was so mineral-laden that potable water had to be brought in by barns in tanker cars from Armona, California.
Coalinga was one of only a several suburbs in the United States that had three taps one for hot water, one for cold water, and one for drinking water.
Finally, in the early 1960s, Coalinga held the first practical demonstration for reverse osmosis (RO), and its Armona water was replaced by RO water. On May 2, 1983, Coalinga was hit by an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.5, which nearly finished more than 300 homes and apartment buildings; another 691 buildings suffered primary damage, and hundreds more had minor damage.
Coalinga is positioned 52 miles (84 km) southwest of Fresno, at an altitude of 673 feet (205 m). The topography is generally level, suitable for a number of field crops which do not require large amounts of water.
Surrounding the town in a semicircle from the west, around the north, and to the east are a several anticlinal formations including considerable accumulations of oil as the Coalinga Oil Field, from which petroleum has been withdrawn for more than a hundred years.
The town/city is home to the Coalinga Oil Field, directed by Chevron and Aera Energy; the Guijarral Hills Oil Field; Pleasant Valley State Prison; and Coalinga State Hospital.
Coalinga is home to California's first new mental community hospital in more than 50 years: a 1,500-bed facility assembled specifically to home sexually violent predators.
Coalinga State Hospital opened in September 2005.
Coalinga High School.
Coalinga is the site of West Hills College Coalinga, which is part of the California Community Colleges system.
Its kids are served by the Coalinga-Huron Joint Unified School District, of which Coalinga High School is a part.
The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Coalinga had a populace of 13,380.
The ethnic makeup of Coalinga was 7,734 (57.8%) White, 549 (4.1%) African American, 171 (1.3%) Native American, 407 (3.0%) Asian, 36 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 3,937 (29.4%) from other competitions, and 546 (4.1%) from two or more competitions.
Coalinga home in 2009 The populace was spread out with 3,763 citizens (28.1%) under the age of 18, 1,610 citizens (12.0%) aged 18 to 24, 3,646 citizens (27.2%) aged 25 to 44, 3,308 citizens (24.7%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,053 citizens (7.9%) who were 65 years of age or older.
6,192 citizens (46.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,560 citizens (41.6%) lived in rental housing units.
The ethnic makeup of Coalinga under those circumstances was 57.3 percent white, 2.4 percent African American, 1.5 percent Native American, 1.7 percent Asian, 0.2 percent Pacific Islander, 32.3 percent from other competitions, and 4.6 percent from two or more competitions.
The median age in 2000 was 28.6 years, younger than the 33.3 figure for California and the 35.3 figure for the United States as a whole.
The median income for a family was $41,208, about $11,000 less than for other families in California or the nation at large.
The Coalinga Chamber of Commerce Web site in 2007 estimated a populace of 18,061 for the city.
2000 figures Coalinga California United States It is positioned on Interstate 5 east of Coalinga.
The Horned Toad Derby is held in Coalinga in late May over the Memorial Day weekend annually. The three-day event is similar to the more famous Jumping Frog Jubilee held in Calaveras County, California, but utilizes locally caught horned toads (lizards) clean water frogs.
The WHAMOBASS Balloon Rally is hosted by Coalinga annually on the November weekend closest to Montgolfiere Day (November 21) every year.
The Coalinga Rifle Club, whose 25 point, 1000 yard range facility is west of town, is host to various California State Rifle Championships.
These include: California State Long Range, Mid Range, Palma Rifle, Fullbore, Service Rifle and High Power Championships.
The New Coalinga Municipal Airport is host to the annual Northern California Aerobatic contest. This early June event is typically the biggest of five annual California county-wide aerobatic contests sanctioned by the International Aerobatic Club.
Coalinga, California topics "California Cities by Incorporation Date".
"City Of Coalinga City Council".
State of California.
California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State.
William Bright, 2004, California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names Plant - Maps: Hardiness Zone for Coalinga "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA Coalinga city".
Coalinga Rifle Club website https://usnationalaerobatics.org/iacdb/Contest - Detail.asp?h - Scheduled - Contest - ID=365 | Northern California Aerobatic Contest Official City of Coalinga website Coalinga Chamber of Commerce.com : History of Coalinga Coalinga, California.
Municipalities and communities of Fresno County, California, United States
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