Minkler, California Explained

Minkler
Settlement Type:census-designated place
Pushpin Map:California
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in California
Coordinates:36.7239°N -119.4581°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fresno
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Km2:15.187
Area Total Sq Mi:5.864
Area Land Km2:15.187
Area Land Sq Mi:5.864
Area Water Km2:0
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Area Water Percent:0
Elevation M:121
Elevation Ft:397
Population Total:867
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Pacific (PST)
Utc Offset:-8
Timezone Dst:PDT
Utc Offset Dst:-7
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Blank Name:GNIS feature IDs
Blank Info:228804; 2583082

Minkler is a census-designated place in eastern Fresno County, California, United States. The place is located on Highway 180, 2.25miles east-southeast of Centerville and 7.6 miles north of Reedley at an elevation of 397 feet (121 m). It has a population of 1,003 people. The town is named for Charles O. Minkler, a local farmer.

Minkler made headlines in February 2010 for a police shootout that took the lives of Fresno County Sheriff's Deputy Joel Whalenmair and Reedley Police Department officer Javier Bejar, as well as the shooter, Rick Liles.[2]

Demographics

At the 2010 census Minkler had a population of 1,003. The population density was 171.1sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of Minkler was 818 (81.6%) White, 4 (0.4%) African American, 20 (2.0%) Native American, 23 (2.3%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 108 (10.8%) from other races, and 30 (3.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 302 people (30.1%).[3]

The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.

There were 383 households, 103 (26.9%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 225 (58.7%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 22 (5.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 18 (4.7%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 19 (5.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 4 (1.0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 96 households (25.1%) were one person and 44 (11.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.62. There were 265 families (69.2% of households); the average family size was 3.09.

The age distribution was 205 people (20.4%) under the age of 18, 81 people (8.1%) aged 18 to 24, 180 people (17.9%) aged 25 to 44, 329 people (32.8%) aged 45 to 64, and 208 people (20.7%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 47.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males.

There were 427 housing units at an average density of 72.8sp=usNaNsp=us,of which 383 were occupied, 277 (72.3%) by the owners and 106 (27.7%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 14.4%. 692 people (69.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 311 people (31.0%) lived in rental housing units.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Census Bureau . www.census.gov . 21 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Minkler shooter took his own life, police chief says. fresnobee.com. 23 April 2018.
  3. Web site: 2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Minkler CDP. https://archive.today/20140715031611/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0647822. dead. July 15, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau. July 12, 2014.