Armona, California
| Armona, California | |
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| Census-designated place | |
Armona, California
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 Location in Kings County and the state of California |
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 Armona, California
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| Coordinates: 36°18′57″N 119°42′30″W / 36.31583°N 119.70833°WCoordinates: 36°18′57″N 119°42′30″W / 36.31583°N 119.70833°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 California
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| County | Kings |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.904 sq mi (4.932 km2) |
| • Land | 1.904 sq mi (4.932 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 239 ft (73 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,156 |
| • Density | 2,200/sq mi (840/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| ZIP code | 93202 |
| Area code | 559 |
| FIPS code | 06-02700 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1652665, 2407762 |
Armona is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kings County, California, United States. Armona is located 3.5 miles (6 km) west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of 239 feet (73 m). It is part of the Hanford–Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,156 at the 2010 census. Armona's motto is "Small But Proud".
Armona is located at 36°18′57″N 119°42′30″W / 36.31583°N 119.70833°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), all of it land.
The name "Armona" was applied to a railroad station in the 1880s. It was subsequently transferred to the present location on the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1891. Reportedly, the name was coined by transposing the first two letters of the name "Ramona".
The first school in the Armona vicinity was the Giddings School built in 1880. The Giddings School District was renamed Armona in 1907. A new brick school house was constructed in the early 1920s. As that structure did not comply with California's earthquake standards (the Field Act), it was replaced in 1953 with what is now the Armona Elementary School.
The Armona post office was established in 1887.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Armona had a population of 4,156. The population density was 2,182.5 people per square mile (842.7/km²). The racial makeup of Armona was 2,058 (49.5%) White, 99 (2.4%) African American, 64 (1.5%) Native American, 85 (2.0%) Asian, 13 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 1,597 (38.4%) from other races, and 240 (5.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,784 persons (67.0%).
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