Dinuba is a town in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 21,006 in 2008. Current city limit signs indicate the population at 20,007. It is part of the Visalia Metropolitan Statistical Area according to the United States Census Bureau. The Alta District Museum is located in Dinuba in a restored railroad station; the museum has a collection of materials to illustrate local history.[1]
Geography
Dinuba is located at 36°32′42″N 119°23′21″W / 36.545°N 119.38917°W / 36.545; -119.38917 (36.544898, -119.389260)[2].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.4 square miles (8.8 km²), all of it land. The general topography is quite level ground, at an elevation of approximately 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea datum [3]. The gradient is approximately ten feet per mile, from east-northeast to west-southwest. Groundwater generally also flows with the surface of the terrain, that is, from the northeast to the southwest.[4] There are small hills to the northeast side of Dinuba with some elevations achieving heights of 526 feet (160 m).
Demographics
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 16,504 people, 4,493 households, and 3,724 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,923.8 people per square mile (1,901.6/km²). There were 4,670 housing units at an average density of 1,365.1/sq mi (527.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 49.34% White, 0.34% African American, 1.28% Native American, 2.42% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 37.98% from other races, and 5.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 79.08% of the population.
There were 4,493 households out of which 52.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.1% were non-families. 14.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.72 and the average family size was 4.02.
In the city the population was spread out with 35.8% under the age of 18, 12.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,345, and the median income for a family was $33,769. Males had a median income of $23,663 versus $25,364 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,566. About 31.1% of families and 26.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 37.1% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.
Politics
In the state legislature Dinuba is located in the 16th Senate District, represented by Democrat Dean Florez, and in the 31st Assembly District, represented by Democrat Juan Arambula. Federally, Dinuba is located in California's 21st congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of R +13[6] and is represented by Republican Devin Nunes.
Trivia
President George W. Bush made a visit to this small community in October 2003 to commemorate Ruiz Foods' 20th anniversary.
Famous Dinubans
- Cruz Bustamante, 45th Lieutenant Governor of California
- Doris Matsui, member of the United States House of Representatives
- Rose Ann Vuich, California's First Woman State Senator and local park's namesake
- Ester Hernandez, an artist of the Chicano Movement
- Oswald Hope Robertson, founder of the world's first blood bank
- Burt Rutan, founder of Scaled Composites, designer of both the Voyager aircraft, and SpaceShipOne the world's first non-governmental spacecraft.
- William Michaelian, Novelist, short story writer, poet.
- Bryce Seligman DeWitt, Theoretical physicist, author of seminal work in quantum gravity.
- Earl Kim, Korean-American composer.
- Russ Letlow, NFL player for the Green Bay Packers.
Economy
Dinuba is home to the food company Ruiz Foods and the production facility of popular juice company Odwalla. There is also a Best Buy distribution center which sits on the western edge of the town. Many new businesses have been made around the Wal-Mart shopping center such as Burger King, Panda Express, IHOP, Starbucks, Jamba Juice, Baskin Robbins, and many more.
Sister cities
References
- ^ Alta District Museum
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey, Orange Grove South Quadrangle, 1947, photorevised 1974
- ^ Environmental Site Assessment, Dinuba shopping Center, 9037 Avenue 416 (East El Monte Way), Dinuba, Tulare County, California, Earth Metrics Incorporated, Report 10106, September 29, 1989
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?". Campaign Legal Center Blog. http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
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