Kings of cows and cotton
A quick drive to Hanford, or further south, down toward Lemoore, will tell a lot about Kings County ó vast swaths of farmland, cotton, corn and dairies. Lots of dairies.
Kings County was formed from the western half of Tulare County in 1893, and has grown to include four incorporated communities ó Avenal, Corcoran, Hanford and Lemoore ó with a population around 141,000. Unincorporated communities include Armona, Grangeville, Kettleman City and Stratford. It is largely an agricultural area, with 86 percent of its total acreage as farm land.
