- Allensworth, California
Allensworth is an
unincorporated area in Tulare County,California ,United States . It was a town founded in 1908, with the ideal thatAfrican Americans could own property, learn, thrive, and live theAmerican Dream . It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth. [cite book|first=Erwin|last=Gudde| coauthors =William Bright |title=California Place Names|year=2004|edition=Fourth ed.|publisher=University of California Press|pages=p. 9|id=ISBN 0-520-24217-3]It is now
Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park .The ZIP Code is 93219. The community is inside
area code 661 .Terrain and environment
The terrain is typical of the southern
San Joaquin Valley . Excepting the railroad roadbed, there is less than five feet elevation difference across town. Like most of the valley, there has been some subsidence probably related to historic overpumping of ground water for irrigation. While temperatures usually stay above freezing, there can be periods of heavy rain in winter and it is often in the 90-100 °F range during summer. The valley was historically the site of vernal pools and seasonal lakes before twentieth century diversions of water and agriculture. A natural gas well field exists west of town.Burrowing owl s, a species active in daylight hours, are sometimes present in the park. [ [http://natureali.org/pixley_birds.htm Checklist of Birds of Pixley National Wildlife Refuge ] ]Just north of Allensworth is the convert|6833|acre|km2|sing=on|adj=on grassland and wetland habitats [http://natureali.org/pixley.htm Pixley National Widllife Refuge,] operated by the Department of the Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service. Of great interest, thousands of
Sandhill Crane s (Grus canadensis), use this refuge each winter from November through March.Red-tailed Hawk s (Buteo jamaicensis), are among the 141 type of birds that can be seen here. [ [http://ceres.ca.gov/calsip/catalog/BrowseRecord.epl?id=23896 Natural Resource Projects Inventory (NRPI) Catalog - Allensworth Ecological Reserve Restoration Project ] ]Adjacent to the town is [http://www.dfg.ca.gov/lands/er/region4/maps/AllensworthERweb.jpgAllensworth Ecological Reserve] . The endangered San Joaquin
Kit Fox ("Vulpes macrotis mutica") can be found in this area. [ [http://ceres.ca.gov/calsip/catalog/BrowseRecord.epl?id=23896 Natural Resource Projects Inventory (NRPI) Catalog - Allensworth Ecological Reserve Restoration Project ] ]Politics
In the state legislature Allensworth is located in the 16th Senate District, represented by Democrat
Dean Florez , and in the 30th Assembly District, represented by DemocratNicole Parra . Federally, Allensworth is located inCalifornia's 21st congressional district , which has a Cook PVI of R +13 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2008-02-10] and is represented by RepublicanDevin Nunes .Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.americasheartland.org/episodes/episode_116/allensworth.htm# "America's Heartland": Allensworth]
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