Editing Sanger, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Sanger, California
|official_name            = City of Sanger
|settlement_type          = [[List of municipalities in California|City]]
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|imagesize                = 
|image_caption            = The Sanger Depot Museum is located in the old Sanger Railroad Depot.
|image_flag               = Flag of Sanger, California.webp
|image_seal               = Seal of Sanger, California.png
|motto                    = "The Nation's Christmas Tree City"<ref name=history/>
|image_map                = Fresno_County_California_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Sanger_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250x200px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Fresno County, California|Fresno County]] and the U.S. state of [[California]]
|image_map1               = 
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| pushpin_map = California#USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
| pushpin_label = Sanger
|coordinates              = {{coord|36|42|29|N|119|33|21|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in California|County]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[California]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Fresno County, California|Fresno]]
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 1888<ref name=history/>
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = May 9, 1911<ref>{{Cite web
 |url         = http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 |title       = California Cities by Incorporation Date
 |format      = Word
 |publisher   = California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s
 |access-date  = April 6, 2013
|url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20130221091414/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc
 |archive-date = February 21, 2013
}}</ref>
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|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Eli Ontiveros<ref>{{cite web|title=Mayor|url=https://www.ci.sanger.ca.us/342/Mayor|website=Sanger The Nation's Christmas Tree City|publisher=City of Sanger|access-date=July 15, 2017}}</ref>
| unit_pref               = Imperial
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|area_magnitude           = 
| area_total_km2          = 14.92
| area_total_sq_mi        = 5.76
| area_land_km2           = 14.92
| area_land_sq_mi         = 5.76
| area_water_km2          = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi        = 0.00
| area_water_percent      = 0
| area_note               = 
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 371
|population_total         = 26617
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="US Census Bureau 2020 Sanger, CA Population">{{cite web |title=US Census Bureau |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Sanger%20city,%20California |website=www.census.gov |access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref>
|population_density_km2   = auto
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|population_demonym       = Sangerite
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 93657
|area_code                = [[Area code 559|559]]
|website                  = {{URL|www.ci.sanger.ca.us}}
|footnotes                = 
|leader_title2            = [[California's 14th State Senate district|State Senator]]
|leader_name2             = {{Representative|casd|14|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://senate.ca.gov/senators 
 |title=Senators 
 |access-date=April 6, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>
|leader_title3            = [[California's 31st State Assembly district|State&nbsp;Assembly]]
|leader_name3             = {{Representative|caad|31|fmt=sleader}}<ref>{{Cite web
 |url=http://assembly.ca.gov/assemblymembers
 |title=Members Assembly
 |access-date=April 6, 2013
|publisher=State of California}}</ref>
|leader_title4            = [[California's 21st congressional district|U. S. Congress]]
|leader_name4             = {{Representative|cacd|21|fmt=usleader}}<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|21|accessdate=April 6, 2013}}</ref>
|timezone                 = [[Pacific Time Zone|PST]]
|utc_offset               = -8
|timezone_DST             = PDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -7
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 06-67056
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs
|blank1_info              = {{GNIS 4|277596}}, {{GNIS 4|2411811}}
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'''Sanger''' is a city in [[Fresno County, California]], United States. The population was 26,617 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=QuickFacts "Sanger city, California"|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/sangercitycalifornia,US/PST045219|access-date=|website=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref> up from 26,617 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] and 18,731 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. Sanger is located {{convert|13|mi|km|0}} east-southeast of [[Fresno, California|Fresno]],<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|1102}}</ref> at an elevation of 371 feet (113 m).<ref name=gnis>{{Cite GNIS|277596|Sanger}}</ref>

==Eponym==
Sanger is named for Joseph Sanger Jr., an official of the [[Pacific Improvement Company]], which was an affiliate of the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]].<ref>Capace, Nancy (1999). ''Encyclopedia of California''. North American Book Dist LLC. Page 408. {{ISBN|9780403093182}}.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|5.5|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==History==
[[Yokuts]] inhabited the area.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DR35AAAAQBAJ&q=Images+of+america+california | title=Sanger | date=January 28, 2024 | publisher=Arcadia | isbn=978-1-4671-3018-9 }}</ref>

In 1886, the [[Southern Pacific Company]] referred to the area as Sanger Junction, concerning plans to improve access to the fertile land. Later the area was known simply as Sanger.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = Out West, Volume 29|last = Lummis|first = Charles|publisher = F. A. Pattee & Company|year = 1908}}</ref> The name commemorates Joseph Sanger Jr., secretary-treasurer of the [[Railroad Yardmasters of America|Railroad Yardmasters Association]], who visited California in 1887.<ref name="CGN" />

In 1888, the [[Pacific Improvement Company]] owned and sold lots on the site and the first post office opened.<ref name="CGN" /><ref name=":0"/>

In 1890, the [[Kings River Lumber Company]] built a 62-mile long [[log flume]] to transport timber from the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|High Sierras]] to Sanger. That year more than 75 buildings were erected.<ref name=":0" />

The Sanger Railroad Depot was built in 1887 next to the [[Southern Pacific Railroad]] line that connected Fresno to [[Porterville, California|Porterville]]. It is a Southern Pacific standard design Two Story Combination Depot No. 13 or 19.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Southern Pacific Lines Standard-Design Depots|last=Bender|first=Henry E. Jr. |publisher=Signature Press|year=2013|isbn=9781930013339|location=Berkeley and Wilton, California|pages=71–73}}</ref> Sanger became a center for [[grain trade|shipping grain]], citrus and lumber from the nearby mountains. When the depot was retired, it was the oldest building in the city and was donated to the Sanger Historical Society which turned it into the Sanger Depot Museum in 1977.<ref name="SDM">[http://www.sangerdepotmuseum.org/ Home], Sanger Depot Museum, Acpleasecessed August 4, 2009.</ref>

By 1908, Sanger had a [[Elementary school (United States)|grammar school]], a [[Secondary school|high school]], seven churches, two newspapers, an [[opera house]], a bank, grain warehouses, [[packing house]]s and two [[physician]]s.<ref name=":0" />

The city incorporated in 1911.<ref name="CGN" />

In 1949, the city was designated the "Nation's Christmas Tree City" by the U.S. Postal Service.<ref name="history">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ci.sanger.ca.us/sangerhistory.asp|title=Sanger City History|access-date=April 6, 2013|publisher=City of Sanger}}</ref>

== Demographics ==
{{US Census population
| 1920 = 2578
| 1930 = 2967
| 1940 = 4017
| 1950 = 6400
| 1960 = 8072
| 1970 = 10088
| 1980 = 12542
| 1990 = 16839
| 2000 = 18931
| 2010 = 24270
| 2020 = 26617
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 26343
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
[[File:2009-0725-CA-Sanger-oldbank.jpg|thumb|left|A former bank building in Sanger]]

===2010===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]] Sanger had a population of 24,270. The population density was {{convert|4,393.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Sanger was 14,454 (59.6%) White, 219 (0.9%) African American, 311 (1.3%) Native American, 758 (3.1%) Asian, 39 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 7,645 (31.5%) from other races, and 844 (3.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19,537 persons (80.5%).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0667056|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715033034/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0667056|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA – Sanger city|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref>

The census reported that 24,136 people (99.4% of the population) lived in households, 46 (0.2%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 88 (0.4%) were institutionalized.

There were 6,659 households, 3,667 (55.1%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 3,736 (56.1%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 1,276 (19.2%) had a female householder with no husband present, 565 (8.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 526 (7.9%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 49 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 894 households (13.4%) were one person and 459 (6.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.62. There were 5,577 families (83.8% of households); the average family size was 3.90.

The age distribution was 8,164 people (33.6%) under the age of 18, 2,559 people (10.5%) aged 18 to 24, 6,685 people (27.5%) aged 25 to 44, 4,575 people (18.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,287 people (9.4%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 29.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.6 males.

There were 7,104 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,286.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}, of which 6,659 were occupied, 3,873 (58.2%) by the owners and 2,786 (41.8%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.1%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.3%. 13,826 people (57.0% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 10,310 people (42.5%) lived in rental housing units.

===2000===
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 18,931 people in 5,220 households, including 4,306 families, in the city. The population density was {{convert|3,985.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,420 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,141.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 49.53% White, 0.42% Black or African American, 1.20% Native American, 1.96% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 43.16% from other races, and 3.64% from two or more races. 80.92% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
Of the 5,220 households 47.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 17.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 14.3% of households were one person and 8.4% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.60 and the average family size was 3.91.

The age distribution was 34.1% under the age of 18, 11.6% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 16.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% 65 or older. The median age was 28 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.

The median [[income]] for a household in the city was $32,072, and the median family income was $33,219. Males had a median income of $26,443 versus $22,808 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,625. About 21.0% of families and 23.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.3% of those under age 18 and 15.7% of those age 65 or over.

== Arts and culture ==
In downtown Sanger is a mural of German-born actress [[Nastassja Kinski]]. This was created in 1982 by Sanger native artist Jose Maro Alvarado.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

== Notable people==
* [[Earl J. Atkisson]] – [[World War I]] [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]] in the US Army
* [[Tom Flores]] – [[National Football League|Professional football]] player and coach and Pro Football Hall of Famer, Class of 2021
* [[Jim Merlo]] – [[National Football League|Professional football]] linebacker for the [[New Orleans Saints]] from 1973 to 1979
* [[Manuel Neri]] – artist
*[[Luis Ortiz (pitcher, born 1995)|Luis Ortiz]] (born 1995) - baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
* [[Edward Dean Price]] – [[United States federal judge]]
* [[Frankie A. Rodriguez]] – actor
* [[Francis Rogallo]] – aeronautical engineer and inventor

== Education ==
[[Sanger Union High School]] services the community.

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website}}

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