Farmersville

Farmersville is a city in the San Joaquin Valley in Tulare County, California, United States, just to the east of Visalia. The population was 10,588 at the 2010 census, up from 8,737 at the 2000 census. The current population of Farmersville, California is 10,359 based on our projections of the latest US Census estimates. The city helps sponsor many events throughout the year, including a Memorial Day Parade in May, which is well attended and manage to draw around 4,000 visitors from the surrounding areas every Memorial Day. In October a Fall Festival is held on the downtown boulevard. In December a Christmas Tree Lighting event is held at the Old Methodist Church building. Until 1863, other residents living on the east side of the county traveled through Farmersville on the Visalia Road. They rode their horse-drawn wagons to get their mail, purchase supplies and bring their goods to sell. In 1866 two entrepreneurs, John Crowley and his brother in law Merrill Jasper opened a large general store in Farmersville. During this time the application for the Post Office and the name of the town were finally approved by the US Government. The location of the Brundage General Merchandise store and the Brown Hotel is near what is now Sam's Foods Supermarket (old Nickel's Payless store), commemorated by a historic granite marker in the parking lot. In 1945 Farmersville voted to pay for its own police department. The town had one on duty during this time.

History

Farmersville's first school was built there to accommodate the farm children in the area. In the Fly family history, which is preserved in a book written about their travels to California, there is talk about attending the Deep Creek School in the 1860s. Just east of the Brundage General Store was the Brown Hotel, which served meals to passengers during the horse changeover for the Overland Stage. The first city council was composed of James Tornow, James Truman, James Qualls, Don Freeman, Steven Willis Freeman, and Jim Carl Waddle. The city struggled to get proper water and wastewater treatment plant on the City Council's first disincorporation in October 1968. In October 1968, the city council disincorporated and Farmersville became a city. The name Farmersville was finally approved by the US Government in December 1910. The town had one Police Officer on duty during this time. A small group of residents presented themselves to these officials early as early as 1945 to incorporate. Before 1960, the town was under the authority of the County of Fresno. In 1960 the town had its own police department, and by the end of the 1960s the city had one police officer on duty, and it was the first city to pay for its own water and Wastewater treatment plant. It was also the first town to have its own post office, and the first post office to open in Farmersville. It is now a suburb of Fresno, California, with a population of about 2,000.

Geography

Farmersville is located at 36°184N 119°1227W (36.301169, -119.207603).According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), all of it land. The city is located on the banks of the Red River. The Red River flows through the center of the city. The town has a population of about 2,000. It is located near the junction of the Arkansas River and the Arkansas Turnpike. The Arkansas River runs through the middle of the town. It also runs through a portion of the eastern side of the village. The river runs from north to south through the town of Farmersville. It was named after Farmersville, an early settler of the area. The community is also known as Farmersville or Farmersville County, after the first settlers of the region. The name Farmersville means "farmersville" or "farmer's village" in English. It means "home" in Spanish. It has a history of being known as "Farmer'sville" and "Farmsville" in the Spanish language. It became a city in the 19th century, and was named for the Farmersville family, who settled the area in the 18th century. The current mayor of the community is David Farmers, who was born in Farmersville in 1881. The U.N. World Heritage Site is located in the town, and is listed as one of the world's oldest cities.

Demographics

The 2010 United States Census reported that Farmersville had a population of 10,588. There were 2,726 housing units at an average density of 1,207.0 per square mile (466.0/km²), of which 1,590 (61.3%) were owner-occupied, and 1,005 (38.7%) were occupied by renters. In 2000, there were 8,737 people, 2,151 households, and 2,854 families residing in the city. The average household size was 4.08. The median income for a household in Farmersville was $27,682, and the average family income was $29,682. The racial makeup of the city was 42.36% White, 0.40% African American, 1.76% Native American,1.14% Asian, 0,03% Pacific Islander, 48.35% from other races, and 5.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 72.02% of the population. In 2010, the city's population was 5,295 (50.0%) with 8,876 persons (83.8%) living in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. The city's median age was 26.2 years, with 3,895 people (36.8) under the age of 18, 1,234 people (11.7%), 2,941 people (27.8%), 1,822 people (17.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 696 people (6.6%) aged 65 or older.

Government

Farmersville is in California's 22nd congressional district. It is in the California State Legislature's 14th Senate District and the 26th Assembly District. The City Manager is Jennifer Gomez, hired in 2018. The mayor is Tina Hernandez, a Real Estate Agent. The vice mayor is Danny Valdovinos Jr, the owner of KO Gym in Farmersville. The city's mayor is Gregorio Gomez, a Systems Administrator for the Tulare County Information and Communications Technology Department. The council member is Paul Boyer, a retired Development Program Director for Self-Help Enterprises. The town's mayor, Armando Hinojosa, is a self employed online businessman and photographer. The U.S. House of Representatives is represented by Republican Connie Conway of Farmersville, California. It's in the 14th State Senate District, represented by Democrat Anna Caballero, and the 26th State Assembly District, Represented by Republican Devon Mathis. It has a population of 2,000 people, with a population growth rate of 1.7% in the last five years. The average income is $50,000. The area's unemployment rate is 2.7%. The town has a crime rate of 0.8%. The city has a poverty rate of 2.3%. The average household income is 1.8% and the town's poverty rate is 0.9%. It has an unemployment rate of 3.3% and a poverty level of 1%. It is the largest town in the Tulareda County, California, region, with an average population of 1,200 people.

Economics

Farmersville is a commuter town, with many residents having to travel to larger population centers to seek employment. Local commerce is composed primarily of small, family-owned businesses. The city also hosts a number of restaurants, including Rainbow Drive In, McDonald's, Jack-In-The-Box, Ana Maria's, Subway, and Taco Bell. El Agave Nightclub is a popular weekend attraction for many of the Spanish-speaking residents of the city and the surrounding communities. La Mejor del Valle tortilla factory, a manufacturer of Mexican food products, is headquartered in Farmersville. Cemex, Dunn's Sand, and National Raisin Company are major industrial manufacturers with operations in the city. Its stores include Dollar General, Rite Aide, Sams Foods Supermarket, AutoZone, Napa, and O'Reilly's auto parts. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, near San Francisco and San Diego. It has a population of about 3,000. It was founded as a college town in the early 1900s. It became a city in the mid-20th century, and is now home to the University of California, San Francisco. It also has a university campus, which was founded in the late 20th century. The town is located on the banks of the San Franciso River, which flows into the San Diego River. The San Francisco River runs through Farmersville, which runs through the center of the town. The river is a major source of water supply for Farmersville and surrounding areas.

Education

Farmersville has a single unified school district with Farmersville High School (the Aztecs), a middle school, and 3 elementary schools. J.E. Hester School is an elementary school for kindergartners and 1st graders, George L. Snowden Elementary is for 2nd and 3rd graders. The newest school is Freedom Elementary which is for 4th, 5th and 6th graders and Farmersville will be building a new middle school east of Freedom School in the future. Farmersville Methodist Church was built in the 1870s in Goshen, California, and after little usage the Visalia Methodist congregation purchased the church with the help of Farmersville church members in 1899-1900. It was established on South Farmersville Boulevard just south of Visalia Road, also known as the "Four Corners". The Boys and Girls Club took over the building for a couple of years. In 2009 it found a new location and was moved to N farmersville Boulevard and W. Front Street. The steeple broke and was rebuilt using fishtail shingles. The Farmersville United Methodist Church continued until March 2004. It is now located on N Farmersville Blvd and W Front Street and is open to the public for worship and other activities. The church is located on the corner of South Farmersvill Boulevard and N Farmersvill Blvd. It has a capacity of about 1,000 people and is located in a large parking lot. The chapel was rolled into Farmersville on logs, pulled by horses sometime afterward. The Founders of the early FarmersvilleMethodist Church were Thomas J Brundage, Mr Sims and Rev. G. E Foster.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Farmersville, Tulare County, California = 2.2. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 30. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 87. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Farmersville = 5.7 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 1,407 individuals with a median age of 26.5 age the population grows by 17.10% in Farmersville, Tulare County, California population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 4,700 residents per square mile of area (1,800/km²). There are average 4.22 people per household in the 2,420 households with an average household income of $34,441 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 15.90% of the available work force and has dropped -2.24% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 19.62%. The number of physicians in Farmersville per 100,000 population = 109.1.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Farmersville = 10.2 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 40. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 269. 97 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 37.2 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 54, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Farmersville, Tulare County, California which are owned by the occupant = 64.10%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 30 years with median home cost = $91,970 and home appreciation of -27.33%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $8.02 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $5,221 per student. There are 19.5 students for each teacher in the school. 12064.03% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 1.86% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).