Allensworth, California
| Allensworth, California | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Allensworth's restored buildings now occupy Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park.
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 Allensworth, California
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| Coordinates: 35°51′00″N 119°23′21″W / 35.85000°N 119.38917°WCoordinates: 35°51′00″N 119°23′21″W / 35.85000°N 119.38917°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Tulare |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.102 sq mi (8.035 km2) |
| • Land | 3.102 sq mi (8.035 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 213 ft (65 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 471 |
| • Density | 150/sq mi (59/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93219 |
| Area code | 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-01010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2585402 |
Allensworth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California. Allensworth sits at an elevation of 213 feet (65 m), the same elevation as the huge and historically important Tulare Lake shore when it was full. The 2010 United States census reported Allensworth's population was 471.
It was a town founded in 1908, with the idea that African Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth.
Now designated Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, the community is located in the ZIP Code 93219 and in the area code 661.
Allensworth marks the eastern high-water shoreline of Tulare Lake, (once the largest U.S. lake outside the Great Lakes,) which supported one of the largest Indian populations on the continent, herds of elk, millions of water fowl, as well as a commercial fishery and ferry service. Other townsites located on this historic shoreline include Lemoore on its northern tip, and Kettleman City on the western shore, while nearby Alpaugh is on the eastern end of a long, sandy ridge at elevation 210 ft. that was once called Hog Island. Due to diversions of the natural waterways since the mid to late 19th century, only a tiny remnant of Tulare Lake now remains. The last time Tulare Lake was full and overflowed its spillway (near Lemoore) was 1878.
Just north of Allensworth is the Pixley National Wildlife Refuge, 6,833-acre (27.65 km2) grassland and wetland habitats operated by the Department of the Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service. Of great interest, thousands of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis), use this refuge each winter from November through March. red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis), are among the 141 type of birds that can be seen here.Burrowing owls are sometimes present. Also present are Pacific pond turtles, once an important part of Tulare Lake's fishery trade with San Francisco.
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