Stratford, California

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Stratford is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kings County, California, United States. It is part of the Hanford - Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,264 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Stratford is located at 36°11′24″N, 119°49′25″W (36.190007, -119.823647)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,264 people, 292 households, and 259 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 697.2/km² (1,816.9/mi²). There were 311 housing units at an average density of 171.5/km² (447.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 33.47% White, 1.19% African American, 1.98% Native American, 1.74% Asian, 0.55% Pacific Islander, 54.83% from other races, and 6.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 75.95% of the population.

There were 292 households out of which 64.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.3% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.0% were non-families. 8.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.33 and the average family size was 4.57.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 40.8% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 15.7% from 45 to 64, and 5.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,205, and the median income for a family was $35,481. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $28,125 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,790. About 20.2% of families and 24.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.1% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.