The Riverdale Branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad (SP) was a branch line serving the San Joaquin Valley's agricultural area southwest of Fresno . The 42 mile line ran from a connection with the Southern Pacific's West Side Line at Ingle, California and then ran southeast through Burrel, Riverdale beyond which it also connected to the Caruthers Branch of the SP. From Riverdale it continued Southeast to Hardwick then south to Armona where it connected to SP's Coalinga Branch.
13-608: The Riverdale Branch was built between August 1910 and July 1911 under SP's non-operating subsidiary, the Hanford and Summit Lake Railway . SP operated the line and on October 9, 1917, the line was sold to the SP. SP operated the line as the Riverdale Branch. Grading commenced to the west from Hardwickalong Avenue, crossed thanurned northeastnortheast and t River an or avenue, on August 22, 1910 and rails reached Riverdale one month later. At
26-716: A new school was constructed in 1914 and operated until the Hardwick and Kings River schools unified in 1962. The present fire station is located on the site of that school. The 2010 United States Census reported that Hardwick had a population of 138. The population density was 994.6 inhabitants per square mile (384.0/km ). The racial makeup of Hardwick was 63 (45.7%) White , 5 (3.6%) African American , 0 (0.0%) Native American , 0 (0.0%) Asian , 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander , 67 (48.6%) from other races , and 3 (2.2%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 86 persons (62.3%). The Census reported that 137 people (99.3% of
39-548: Is an abbreviation (or acronym ) for " Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters ", a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households. After the 1980 Census , the term gained currency in the wider culture for a time. After demographers observed the increasing frequency of cohabitation over
52-555: Is in the San Joaquin Valley on Excelsior Avenue between 14th and 15th Avenues. The Kings River runs 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of the community. Its ZIP Code is 93230 and the community is inside area code 559 . The Kings County Fire Department operates a fire station in Hardwick. The community is located in the Kings River-Hardwick School District. Hardwick was named to commemorate an official of
65-523: The Southern Pacific Railroad . A post office was established in Hardwick in 1895, discontinued in 1904, reestablished in 1909, and finally permanently closed in 1942. Subsequently, the community has been served by the post office located in Hanford. The first school in the community was moved from the then-fading town of Kingston . Another schoolhouse was reportedly built in 1893. Subsequently,
78-494: The 1980s, the Census Bureau began directly asking respondents to their major surveys whether they were "unmarried partners", thus making obsolete the old method of counting cohabitors, which involved a series of assumptions about "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters". The category "unmarried partner" first appeared in the 1990 Census , and was incorporated into the monthly Current Population Survey starting in 1995. By
91-656: The SP in 1952. SP later abandoned the track between Riverdale and Burrel. SP sold the 25.2 mile line between Ingle and Burrell to Kyle Railway's subsidiary, Port Railroads (PRI), on March 13, 1994. On April 26, 1996, the PRI was sold by Kyle Railways to the San Joaquin Valley Railroad . Originally, the Hanford & Summit Lake Railway proposed to build en electric railroad from Hanford through Grangeville and Hardwick and back through Lemoore and Armona with an extension to Laton . The track between Hardwick and Armona
104-423: The late 1990s, the term POSSLQ had fallen out of general usage (having been replaced by " significant other ") and returned to being a specialized term for demographers. CBS commentator Charles Osgood composed a verse which includes There's nothing that I wouldn't do If you would be my POSSLQ You live with me and I with you, And you will be my POSSLQ. I'll be your friend and so much more; That's what
117-400: The other end of the line, construction began at Ingle and built southwest towards Riverdale; by February 1912 5 miles of track was completed between Ingle and Tranquility. The SP then began operating on these two ends of the line. The final and middle section of track, between Tranquility and Riverdale, was completed on April 14, 1912. The track between Hardwick and Riverdale was abandoned by
130-615: The population) lived in households, 1 (0.7%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized. There were 34 households, out of which 20 (58.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 21 (61.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 2 (5.9%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4 (11.8%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 4 (11.8%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 1 (2.9%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 6 households (17.6%) were made up of individuals, and 3 (8.8%) had someone living alone who
143-598: Was 25.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 112.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.0 males. There were 37 housing units at an average density of 266.7 per square mile (103.0/km ), of which 18 (52.9%) were owner-occupied, and 16 (47.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 63 people (45.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 74 people (53.6%) lived in rental housing units. POSSLQ POSSLQ ( / ˈ p ɒ s əl k j uː / POSS -əl- KYOO , plural POSSLQs )
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#1732869375985156-400: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.03. There were 27 families (79.4% of all households); the average family size was 4.56. The population was spread out, with 52 people (37.7%) under the age of 18, 16 people (11.6%) aged 18 to 24, 29 people (21.0%) aged 25 to 44, 27 people (19.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 14 people (10.1%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age
169-499: Was constructed during a different time period, likely before 1912. Hardwick, California Hardwick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kings County, California , United States. It is part of the Hanford – Corcoran Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 138 at the 2010 Census . The village is located 6.5 miles (10 km) northwest of Hanford , at an elevation of 249 feet (76 m). Hardwick
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