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By April 1930, Dr. S. V. Dragoo was the head of the emergency hospital. Dr. Dragoo was assisted by one office worker and two nurses, having two special nurses on call. Between five and six hundred calls per month with about thirty accident cases were handled by this organization, not to mention the
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couples living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.9% were non-families. 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.14 and the average family size was
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Avenal is a small city of approximately 13,696 people, including prison inmates. Avenal owes its origin to the discovery of oil on
October 4, 1928, in the adjacent Kettleman Hills. Avenal was the site of a "tent city" as the boom started, but foresight made the boom orderly, so that by 1940 Avenal
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Skyline Boulevard. By 1936, Avenal boasted a population of 3,000—mostly oil workers—with 100 businesses and 69 private telephones and numerous community organizations. In 1940, Avenal was the second-largest town in Kings
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There were 2,410 housing units at an average density of 124.1 units per square mile (47.9 units/km), of which 1,011 (45.5%) were owner-occupied, and 1,211 (54.5%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.9%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.1%. Four thousand and seventy-seven
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challenging the EPA permit. On August 12, 2014, the Ninth
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Growth continues today to include a more diversified economy based on oil, agriculture, and the service industry. In 1978, Avenal citizens voted to incorporate. The presence of the Avenal State Prison helps this rural community maintain economic stability, especially as the once-productive
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to take the place of the tents. A water line was laid and later a sewer plant was installed, a post office replaced a cigar box in the general store, a fire department was organized and a community grew. Standard Oil
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of Avenal was 6,044 (39.0%) White, 1,625 (10.5%) African
American, 186 (1.2%) Native American, 108 (0.7%) Asian, 6 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 7,188 (46.4%) from other races, and 348 (2.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11,130 persons (71.8%).
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a township was established and on April 1, 1937, E.W. Oliver was appointed as justice of the peace and
William "Bill" Brendal was named constable. Aiding and cooperating with them in the enforcement of the law was Deputy Sheriff Richard "Dick" Doty, who was appointed by
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African American, 0.95% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 47.38% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. 65.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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By election in February 1934, the Avenal Township formed a fire district, which served efficiently both in the town and country districts. The three fire district commissioners originally elected were Ray Mohler, Floyd Rice and Jess Hamilton.
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and that it would be air-cooled. The capital cost of the project would be $ 530 million. According to the project's proponents, the plant would have generated enough electricity to supply 450,000 homes and businesses annually. The
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was quoted in a news story as saying that an administrative appeal would be filed, and if that is unsuccessful, the organization would appeal to the Federal court. In June 2011, both People for Clean Air and Water and the
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to operate the fields. Avenal's economy dwindled and with it, many stores, buildings and houses were vacated until the 1960s when an influx of agricultural workers made a major impact on Avenal and surrounding area.
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and illegally approved the permit. We're going to continue to challenge it. It's going to court." On November 3, 2011, The Sierra Club, the Center for Biological Diversity and Greenaction filed suit with the
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during the 1850s with dreams of raising cattle and farming. Oil, however, would bring fame, fortune and people to the area. Native Americans had always known oil was in the hills, with natural seepage around
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that the agency would allow the project to proceed. According to a newspaper story, Bradley Angel commented that Greenaction would continue to fight the project. On May 26, 2011, U.S. District Court Judge
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An emergency hospital was built. Small and large homes were purposefully constructed to enjoy a fuller life in the erstwhile barren plains and trees were planted to provide much needed shade.
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The collapse of oil and gas production came with the intrusion of salt water into the oil reservoir, leaving 65 to 70 percent of the North Dome of the Kettleman Hills still undisturbed.
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letter to the California Energy Commission stating the company "will let the license expire on Sept. 16, 2015" ending the 7-year long effort to build the power plant.
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couples living together, 404 (18.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 236 (10.6%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 236 (10.6%)
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Market (later T&T Market). In the late 1990s, the post office was relocated to its current location near the intersection of Skyline Blvd and San Joaquin Street.
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gave its final approval to the project on December 16, 2009. However, opponents of the power plant vowed to continue to fight. Bradley Angel, executive director of
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for a household in the city was $ 29,710, and the median income for a family was $ 28,019. Males had a median income of $ 30,802 versus $ 20,852 for females. The
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in September 1979, and while going through the early stages of being a new city, the citizens pursued and were successful in bringing a state prison to Avenal.
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fire truck. Two full-time drivers were regularly employed and 20 firemen worked call. The firehouse provided living quarters for the employees.
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announced in 1929 that a townsite had been set aside on the northwestern slope of the hills and that it would be called Avenal.
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citizens who owned lands on the slope of the hills east of the oil field. It scarcely had emerged from the dream stage when the
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people (26.3% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 5,005 people (32.3%) lived in rental housing units.
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Monument to the Discovery of the Kettleman North Dome Oil Field in 1928
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1842:"Avenal, California Köppen Climate Classification"
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1227:U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
1219:Greenaction for Health and Environmental Justice
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1416:Reef-Sunset Unified School District
1192:Reef-Sunset Unified School District
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1451:West Hills College Coalinga
1382:the 32nd Assembly District
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2568:Avenal State Prison
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