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Tranquility, California

Tranquillity
census-designated place
Location in Fresno County and the state of California
Location in Fresno County and the state of California
Tranquillity is located in the US
Tranquillity
Tranquillity
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°38′56″N 120°15′10″W / 36.64889°N 120.25278°W / 36.64889; -120.25278Coordinates: 36°38′56″N 120°15′10″W / 36.64889°N 120.25278°W / 36.64889; -120.25278
Country  United States
State  California
County Fresno
Government
 • State Senator Anthony Cannella (R)
 • State Assembly Joaquin Arambula (D)
 • U. S. Congress David Valadao (R)
Area
 • Total 0.617 sq mi (1.599 km2)
 • Land 0.617 sq mi (1.599 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 164 ft (50 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 799
 • Density 1,300/sq mi (500/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 93668
Area code(s) 559
FIPS code 06-80266
GNIS feature IDs 1660022, 2409347

Tranquillity is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 799 at the 2010 census, down from 813 at the 2000 census. Tranquillity High School is the only high school in Tranquillity. Tranquillity is located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Mendota, at an elevation of 164 feet (50 m).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all of it land.

The first post office opened in Tranquillity in 1910.

The 2010 United States Census reported that Tranquillity had a population of 799. The population density was 1,294.1 people per square mile (499.6/km²). The racial makeup of Tranquillity was 504 (63.1%) White, 9 (1.1%) African American, 13 (1.6%) Native American, 2 (0.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 251 (31.4%) from other races, and 20 (2.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 637 persons (79.7%).

The Census reported that 799 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 229 households, out of which 120 (52.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 141 (61.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 21 (9.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 20 (8.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 15 (6.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 38 households (16.6%) were made up of individuals and 13 (5.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.49. There were 182 families (79.5% of all households); the average family size was 3.98.


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