Kings County, County in San Joaquin Valley, California.
Description
This territory sits in the San Joaquin Valley in California and includes four cities: Hanford, Corcoran, Avenal, and Lemoore. Wide flat farmland defines the landscape, broken by irrigation canals and scattered farmhouses.
History
The region formed in 1893 when it separated from the western part of Tulare County. Early Spanish explorations in 1805 led to the naming of the river that later gave the area its name.
Culture
The name comes from the Kings River, named during a Spanish expedition and still flowing through the area today. Agriculture shapes daily life here and many residents work on dairy farms or in cotton and grain production across the valley floor.
Practical
The local transit system links the cities together, with Hanford serving as a central point. Interstate 5 runs west through the area and allows travel north or south through California.
Did you know?
Three state correctional facilities are located here, resulting in the highest imprisonment rate per resident in California. These institutions employ a considerable portion of the workforce in the region.
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Avenal State Prison
29.8 km
Kern National Wildlife Refuge
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Kettleman Hills Hazardous Waste Facility
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29.8 km
Taoist Temple
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45.2 km
Sequoia Springs
50 km
Hanford Carnegie Museum
32.3 km
Kings County Courthouse
32.3 kmZwang Peak
41.7 km
Kelly Slater's Wave Pool
20.7 km
Children’s Storybook Garden & Museum
32.5 kmLive Oak Park
46.8 kmConejo Viaduct
50.3 kmChestnut Park
30.2 kmOlsen Park
49.1 kmSwedish Coffee Pot Tower
54.7 kmJacalitos Canyon
50.2 kmLemoore Golf Course
23.9 kmKings Country Club
41.1 kmBravo Farms Kettleman City
16.2 kmTulare Golf and Country Club
45.1 kmValley Oaks Golf Course
47.4 kmLemoore Civic Auditorium
25.7 kmVeterans Memorial Auditorium
40.4 kmEl Diamante Theater
49.2 kmPreston's Pride
44.1 kmAircraft model, tourist attraction, monument featuring aircraft
44 km
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