Goshen, California
| Goshen | |
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| census-designated place | |
 Location in Tulare County and the state of California |
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 Goshen
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| Coordinates: 36°20′51″N 119°25′12″W / 36.34750°N 119.42000°WCoordinates: 36°20′51″N 119°25′12″W / 36.34750°N 119.42000°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Tulare |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.772 sq mi (4.589 km2) |
| • Land | 1.772 sq mi (4.589 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 3,006 |
| • Density | 1,700/sq mi (660/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 93227 |
| Area code | 559 |
| FIPS code | 06-30476 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1660689 |
Goshen is a census-designated place (CDP) near Visalia, in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 3,006 at the 2010 census, up from 2,394 at the 2000 census. Until the twentieth century, Goshen was an island in a marsh at the edge of Tulare Lake, formerly the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes until drained.
In 1858, the Butterfield Overland Mail passed through the area stopping at Head of Cross Creek Station, 4 miles northwest of Goshen, at the head of the place where Cross Creek divided into two branches for a time, making it easier to cross them separately. It was 12 miles west of the next stop at Visalia, and 15 miles southeast of the next stop in the other direction, Whitmore's Ferry.
In the early 1890s, Chris Evans and John Sontag robbed a Southern Pacific Railroad train at Goshen.
Goshen is located at 36°20′51″N 119°25′12″W / 36.34750°N 119.42000°W (36.347447, -119.420015).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), all of it land.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Goshen had a population of 3,006. The population density was 1,696.4 people per square mile (655.0/km²). The racial makeup of Goshen was 1,186 (39.5%) White, 76 (2.5%) African American, 90 (3.0%) Native American, 11 (0.4%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 1,496 (49.8%) from other races, and 146 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2,482 persons (82.6%).
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