Orosi | |
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census-designated place | |
Location in Tulare County and the state of California |
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Location in the United States | |
Coordinates: 36°32′33″N 119°17′20″W / 36.54250°N 119.28889°WCoordinates: 36°32′33″N 119°17′20″W / 36.54250°N 119.28889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Tulare |
Area | |
• Total | 2.446 sq mi (6.334 km2) |
• Land | 2.446 sq mi (6.334 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 374 ft (114 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 8,770 |
• Density | 3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2) |
Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
• Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
ZIP code | 93647 |
Area code(s) | 559 |
FIPS code | 06-54372 |
GNIS feature IDs | 230107, 2409000 |
Orosi is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 8,770 at the 2010 census, up from 7,318 at the 2000 census.
The community was founded in 1888 by Daniel R. Shafer. It was named 'oro', or gold, for the golden poppies covering the nearby fields. A post office was established in 1892.
Nearly eight percent of Orosi's population is Filipino, and Orosi has its own Little Manila.
Orosi is located at 36°32′33″N 119°17′20″W / 36.54250°N 119.28889°W (36.542448, -119.288808).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all of it land.
The 2010 United States Census reported that Orosi had a population of 8,770. The population density was 3,586.2 people per square mile (1,384.6/km²). The racial makeup of Orosi was 3,861 (44.0%) White, 65 (0.7%) African American, 57 (0.6%) Native American, 803 (9.2%) Asian, 1 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 3,638 (41.5%) from other races, and 345 (3.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7,606 persons (86.7%).