Alpaugh, California

Alpaugh
Location in Tulare County and the state of California
Location in Tulare County and the state of California
Alpaugh is located in the United States
Alpaugh
Alpaugh
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 35°53′19″N 119°29′12″W / 35.88861°N 119.48667°W / 35.88861; -119.48667
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
CountyTulare
Area
 • Total0.42 sq mi (1.08 km2)
 • Land0.42 sq mi (1.08 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0%
Elevation
213 ft (65 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total871
 • Density2,083.73/sq mi (804.37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code
93201
Area code559
FIPS code06-01164
GNIS feature ID1660246

Alpaugh is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 1,026 at the 2010 census, up from 761 at the 2000 census.

It is named for John Alpaugh, one of the officers of the Home Extension Colony which reclaimed (or land speculated on[2]) the land the town is built on.[3]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "...attracted speculators...headed by J. O. Brubaker. The townsite of Alpaugh (named after one of the investors) was platted and recorded on February 5, 1906. W. H. Wilbur's Second Home Extension ..." - Historic Tulare County: A Sesquicentennial History, 1852-2002 By Chris Brewer, page 28
  3. ^ Gudde, Erwin; William Bright (2004). California Place Names (Fourth ed.). University of California Press. p. 9. ISBN 0-520-24217-3.