Friant, California
| Friant | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Fresno County and the state of California |
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 Friant
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| Coordinates: 36°59′16″N 119°42′43″W / 36.98778°N 119.71194°WCoordinates: 36°59′16″N 119°42′43″W / 36.98778°N 119.71194°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Fresno |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Tom Berryhill (R) |
| • State Assembly | Jim Patterson (R) |
| • U. S. Congress | Devin Nunes (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.325 sq mi (3.434 km2) |
| • Land | 1.275 sq mi (3.303 km2) |
| • Water | 0.050 sq mi (0.131 km2) 3.8% |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 509 |
| • Density | 380/sq mi (150/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93626 |
| Area code(s) | 559 |
| FIPS code | 06-27014 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 223946, 2408265 |
Friant (formerly, Converse Ferry, Jones Ferry, Hamptonville, and Pollasky) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 549 at the 2010 census, down from 778 at the 2000 census. Friant is located 11.5 miles (19 km) north of Clovis, at an elevation of 344 feet (105 m).
The CDP is located along the banks of the San Joaquin River and at the base of Friant Dam and Millerton Lake.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), of which 96.2% is land and 3.8% is water.
The place was first called Converse Ferry for Charles Converse, who established a ferry across the San Joaquin River in 1852. It was renamed Jones Ferry for J.R. Jones, a local merchant. The post office came in 1881 and named the place Hamptonville, after William R. Hampton, its first postmaster. The Southern Pacific Railroad arrived in 1891 and named the place Pollasky for Marcus Pollasky, a railroad official. In the 1920s the place was renamed for Thomas Friant, a lumber company executive.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Friant had a population of 509. The population density was 383.9 people per square mile (148.2/km²). The racial makeup of Friant was 433 (85.1%) White, 4 (0.8%) African American, 14 (2.8%) Native American, 7 (1.4%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 11 (2.2%) from other races, and 40 (7.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 63 persons (12.4%).
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