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Kings County is located in the Southern San Joaquin Valley. Kings County was formed in 1893 and is the second youngest of California's fifty-eight counties. Agriculture is the base of the Kings County economy. The gross value of the county's agricultural output was $1,407,091,000 (2005), making it ninth in the state.

Kings County has four incorporated cities, with the City of Hanford as its county seat:

STATISTICAL DATA

California Economic Development Department: Kings County Economic Data
US Census Bureau:Kings County Census Summary
California Department of Finance Demographic Research Unit: Interactive Data Map
DataPlace Mapping Tool: Kings County - DataPlace Summary


How GVC has worked in Kings County:
> 9 LEGACI Grants awarded for a total of $73,084
> 3 IDEAL Alumni
> 1 Great Valley Fellow Alumni
> 2 CATAPULT Youth and 4 Alumni
> 6 GVLI Leaders

  Kings County Government
  The Avenal Progress
  The Lemoore Advance