King City, California City of King City The Robert Stanton Theater at King City High School (1939) The Robert Stanton Theater at King City High School (1939) City of King City is positioned in the US City of King City - City of King City King City (variant: Kings City) is a town/city in Monterey County, California, United States.

King City is positioned on the Salinas River 51 miles (82 km) southeast of Salinas, at an altitude of 335 feet (102 m). It lies along U.S.

King City is a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments.

6.1 Film shot in King City The first European territory exploration of Alta California, the Spanish Portola expedition, camped on the Salinas River just south of today's King City on September 26, 1769, having followed the route of today's Jolon Road from the south. King City was originally known as King's City for the founder, Charles King.

It was originally called "Hog Town" since swine were one of the primary agricultural products of the region in the 1880s. The King City postal service first opened in 1887. King City incorporated under the name "City of King" in 1911. Ernst Steinbeck, father of the novelist John Steinbeck, claimed to have been the first permanent resident of King City.

King City altitude is 330 feet (100 m) above sea level, between Greenfield to the northwest and San Lucas to the southeast, both also on U.S.

The amount of territory area in King City is 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2).

The Salinas River flows on the west side of the city; due to its sandy bed, portions of the river sometimes flow underground, especially amid the summer months. King City has a semi-arid climate (BWk or BWh), although bordering on a Mediterranean climate (Csb), with very warm, mostly dry summers and cool, wet winters.

There are an average of 50.6 days with highs of 90 F (32 C) or higher and an average of 49.7 days with lows of 32 F (0 C) or lower.

Although snow often falls in the winter in the Santa Lucia mountain peaks west of the city, it is quite rare in the Salinas Valley; however, 5.3 inches (130 mm) fell in January 1957 and 3.0 inches (76 mm) fell in December 1954. The low humidity in the region contributes to freezing temperatures at evening, and intense temperatures amid daylight.

Climate data for King City, California (1981 2010 normals) King City Bible Church The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that King City had a populace of 12,874.

The ethnic makeup of King City was 6,173 (47.9%) White, 150 (1.2%) African American, 347 (2.7%) Native American, 172 (1.3%) Asian, 8 (0.1%), Pacific Islander, 5,451 (42.3%) from other competitions, and 573 (4.5%) from two or more competitions.

The Enumeration reported that 12,815 citizens (99.5% of the population) lived in homeholds, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 59 (0.5%) were institutionalized.

There were 3,008 homeholds, out of which 1,852 (61.6%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 1,823 (60.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 386 (12.8%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 272 (9.0%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.

The populace was spread out with 4,374 citizens (34.0%) under the age of 18, 1,819 citizens (14.1%) aged 18 to 24, 3,937 citizens (30.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,984 citizens (15.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 760 citizens (5.9%) who were 65 years of age or older.

5,586 citizens (43.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 7,229 citizens (56.2%) lived in rental housing units.

As of the census of 2000, there were 11,094 citizens , 2,736 homeholds, and 2,251 families residing in the city.

The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 42.09% White, 0.59% Black or African American, 1.05% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 50.46% from other competitions, and 4.46% from two or more competitions.

There were 2,736 homeholds out of which 54.6% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families.

In the city, the populace was spread out with 35.7% under the age of 18, 13.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older.

The median annual income for a homehold in the town/city was $34,398 and the median annual income for a family was $33,750.

The per capita annual income for the town/city was $11,685.

Local newspapers include the Gannett-owned Salinas Californian and the town's own weekly, The King City Rustler.

Vivian was later succeeded as publisher by his grandson Harry Casey, who was called home to King City in 1952 to take over management of the journal by his aunt Ruth Steglich after the death of her husband, then-publisher Bill Steglich.

Casey, whose sons Rich and Bill still operate Casey Printing in King City, died in 1998.

King City is also mentioned repeatedly in John Steinbeck's novel, East of Eden.

King City is revealed to be the home town of The Man in the Tan Jacket in the Welcome to Night Vale novel, and the town is a primary part of the plot.

"California Cities by Incorporation Date" (Word).

"Mayor & City Council".

King City.

Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: King City, California a b "King City (city) Quick - Facts".

"Our History" - King City official website King City - Monterey County Historical Society "2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - King City city".

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for King City.

Municipalities and communities of Monterey County, California, United States

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1911 establishments in California - Cities in Monterey County, California - Incorporated metros/cities and suburbs in California - Populated places established in 1911 - Salinas Valley