Huron, California

Huron, California
City of Huron
Official seal of Huron, California
Location of Huron in Fresno County, California.
Location of Huron in Fresno County, California.
Huron is located in California
Huron
Huron
Location in the United States
Huron is located in the United States
Huron
Huron
Huron (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°12′10″N 120°06′11″W / 36.20278°N 120.10306°W / 36.20278; -120.10306
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyFresno
IncorporatedMay 3, 1951[1]
Government
 • MayorRey Leon[2]
 • State senatorShannon Grove (R)[3]
 • State assemblymanJoaquin Arambula (D)[4]
 • CongressmanJim Costa (D)[5]
Area
 • Total1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2)
 • Land1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation374 ft (114 m)
Population
 • Total6,206
 • Estimate 
(2019)[9]
7,281
 • Density3,900/sq mi (1,500/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (PST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93234
Area code559
FIPS code06-36084
GNIS feature IDs1652725, 2410081
Websitehttp://cityofhuron.com/

Huron is a small city in Fresno County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,754, up from 6,306 at the 2000 census. During the harvest season, the population swells to over 15,000 people due to the influx of migrant farm workers. Huron is located 15 miles (24 km) east-northeast of Coalinga,[10] at an elevation of 374 feet (114 m).[7] Huron was the city with the highest proportion of Hispanic or Latino people in the United States, according to the 2000 census.

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  2. ^ "Huron City Government". Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  3. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  4. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  5. ^ "California's 21st Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  6. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Huron". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  8. ^ "US Census Bureau". www.census.gov. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
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  10. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1049. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.