Biola, California
| Biola | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Fresno County and the state of California |
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 Biola
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| Coordinates: 36°48′08″N 120°00′59″W / 36.80222°N 120.01639°WCoordinates: 36°48′08″N 120°00′59″W / 36.80222°N 120.01639°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Fresno |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Anthony Cannella (R) |
| • State Assembly | Joaquin Arambula (D) |
| • U. S. Congress | Jim Costa (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.647 sq mi (1.676 km2) |
| • Land | 0.647 sq mi (1.676 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,623 |
| • Density | 2,500/sq mi (970/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93606 |
| Area code(s) | 559 |
| FIPS code | 06-06728 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1659697, 2407849 |
Biola is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 1,623 at the 2010 census, up from 1,037 in 2000. Biola is located 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Kerman, at an elevation of 253 feet (77 m).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land.
Biola was founded by William Kerchoff in 1912. The name was an acronym of the "Bible Institute of Los Angeles". A post office operated in Biola from 1912 to 1918, and from 1920 to the present.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Biola had a population of 1,623. The population density was 2,508.4 people per square mile (968.5/km²). The racial makeup of Biola was 510 (31.4%) White, 6 (0.4%) African American, 43 (2.6%) Native American, 316 (19.5%) Asian, 2 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 692 (42.6%) from other races, and 54 (3.3%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1,196 persons (73.7%).
The Census reported that 1,623 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 342 households, out of which 234 (68.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 212 (62.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 81 (23.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 25 (7.3%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 25 (7.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 21 households (6.1%) were made up of individuals and 10 (2.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.75. There were 318 families (93.0% of all households); the average family size was 4.84.
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