Chowchilla, California

Chowchilla, California
Chowchilla, California
City
	Aerial view of Chowchilla
	Location in Madera County, California
	Chowchilla, California Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 37°7′N 120°16′W / 37.117°N 120.267°W
Country	United States of America
State	California
County	Madera
Incorporated	February 7, 1923
Area
• Total	11.13 sq mi (28.83 km2)
• Land	11.09 sq mi (28.71 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) 0%
Elevation	240 ft (73 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	19,039
• Density	1,717.39/sq mi (663.07/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP Code	93610
Area code	559
FIPS code	06-13294
GNIS feature IDs	277601, 2409459
Website	www.cityofchowchilla.org

Chowchilla is a city in Madera County, California, United States.^[3] The city's population was 19,039 at the 2020 census.^[4] Chowchilla is located 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Madera,^[5] at an elevation of 240 feet (73 m).^[3]

The city is the location of two prisons: Central California Women's Facility and Valley State Prison.

^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Microsoft Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chowchilla, California
^ ^a ^b "P1. Race – Chowchilla city, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 758. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

[1] "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Microsoft Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.

[CenPopGazetteer2021-2] "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files: California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

[gnis-3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chowchilla, California

[Census_2020-4] "P1. Race – Chowchilla city, California: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 24, 2022.

[CGN-5] Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 758. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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