Armona, California
Armona is a census-designated place in Kings County, California, United States. Armona is located west-southwest of Hanford, at an elevation of. It is part of the Hanford-Corcoran metropolitan area. The population was 4,274 at the 2020 census. Armona's motto is "Small and Proud".
Geography
Armona is located in northern Kings County at. California State Route 198 runs through the community, leading east into Hanford, the county seat, and west to Lemoore.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, all of it land.
History
The name "Armona" was applied to a railroad station in the 1880s. It was subsequently transferred to the present location on the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1891. Reportedly, the name was coined by transposing the first two letters of the name "Ramona".The first school in the Armona vicinity was the Giddings School built in 1880. The Giddings School District was renamed Armona in 1907. A new brick school house was constructed in the early 1920s. As that structure did not comply with California's earthquake standards, it was replaced in 1953 with what is now the Armona Elementary School.
The Armona post office was established in 1887.
Demographics
Armona first appeared as an unincorporated community in the 1950 U.S. census; and as a census-designated place in the 1980 United States census.The 2020 United States census reported that Armona had a population of 4,274. The population density was. The racial makeup of Armona was 30.2% White, 3.1% African American, 1.8% Native American, 2.2% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 40.9% from other races, and 21.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 74.3% of the population.
The whole population lived in households.
There were 1,241 households, out of which 45.2% included children under the age of 18, 51.7% were married-couple households, 6.9% were cohabiting couple households, 26.6% had a female householder with no partner present, and 14.7% had a male householder with no partner present. 16.4% of households were one person, and 6.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.44. There were 983 families.
The age distribution was 30.3% under the age of 18, 10.3% aged 18 to 24, 26.6% aged 25 to 44, 22.1% aged 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 31.2years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males.
There were 1,279 housing units at an average density of, of which 1,241 were occupied. Of these, 61.2% were owner-occupied, and 38.8% were occupied by renters.
Economy
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median income for a household in the CDP was $60,100, and the median income for a family was $60,991. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,293. About 12.2% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over. It was estimated that 10.5% of people were unemployed.Transportation
Bus
Kings Area Regional Transit operates regularly scheduled fixed route bus service, vanpool service for commuters and Dial-A-Ride services throughout Kings County as well as to Fresno .Major highway
Highway 198Rail
Amtrak does not have a station in Armona but does provide passenger service to Hanford, which is east of Armona. Freight service is available from the San Joaquin Valley Railroad, which passes through Armona.Education
Public schools in the community are operated by the Armona Union Elementary School District. They include:- Armona Elementary School
- Parkview Middle School
There is one K-12 private school, Armona Union Academy, which is operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Armona is in the Hanford Joint Union High School District.
Nearby community colleges include West Hills College Lemoore and the Hanford center of College of the Sequoias.
Government
In the California State Legislature, Armona is in, and in.In the United States House of Representatives, Armona is in California's 22nd District and is represented by Republican David Valadao. Armona is represented on the Kings County Board of Supervisors by Rusty Robinson.