Tulare, California

Tulare County

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Tulare is a city in Tulare County in the U.S. state of California.

Population

According to the 2000 census, the population of 43,994 people, 13,543 households, and 10,753 families existed. The population density was 1,023 inh. / Km ².

The population consisted of 56.38 % White, 5.02% African- Americans, 1.40% Indians and 2.02 % Asian. 45.59 % of the population are Hispanic or Latino or Latinos of mixed ancestry.

Of the 13,543 households 46.3 % have children under 18, 55.9 % are married couples, 17.1% single mothers, 20.6% single-person households.

34.6 % of the population is under 18, 10.5 % from 18 to 24, 28.7 % from 25 to 44, 16.8% between 45 and 64, and 9.4 % are 65 and older. The average age is 28 years.

The average income per household is $ 33,637, and the median income per family $ 36,935. The average income of men is $ 31,467 and for women $ 23.775.

The average income per capita is $ 13,655. 20.7 % of the population and 16.9 % of families are below the poverty line.

27.1 % of the population below the poverty line are younger than 18, 14.0% are 65 and older.

Tulare Farm Show

Known worldwide for the Tulare is held annually the World Ag Expo, the world's largest agricultural fair. In 2007, she took place for 40.Mal. More than 100,000 visitors from over 60 countries come to the three-day event.

Sons and daughters of the town

Tularemia

The tularemia, a potentially lethal infectious disease in wild rodents, has been named by the American physician Edward Francis under California's place " Tulare " since the beginning of the 20th century discovered the disease for the first time in the region Tulare has been. Tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis and can be transmitted to humans.

  • Location in California
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