Chowchilla, California | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Aerial view of Chowchilla | |
 Location in Madera County, California | |
  Chowchilla, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 37°7′N 120°16′W / 37.117°N 120.267°W | |
| Country |  United States of America |
| State |  California |
| County | Madera |
| Incorporated | February 7, 1923[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.13 sq mi (28.83 km2) |
| • Land | 11.09 sq mi (28.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 19,039 |
| • Density | 1,717.39/sq mi (663.07/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Code | 93610 |
| Area code | 559 |
| FIPS code | 06-13294 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277601, 2409459 |
| Website | www |
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Chowchilla is a city in Madera County, California, United States.[3] The city's population was 19,039 at the 2020 census.[4] Chowchilla is located 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Madera,[5] at an elevation of 240 feet (73 m).[3]
The city is the location of two prisons: Central California Women's Facility and Valley State Prison.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Microsoft Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
- ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chowchilla, California
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Chowchilla city, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 758. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.