Madera County, California

Madera County is a of the  of, located in the  north of. It is part of the. As of the the population was 123,109. The is.

The southernmost part of is located in the county's northeast.

History
Madera County was formed in from parts of.

Madera in means  or. The county derives its name from the town of Madera, named when the California Lumber Company built a to carry lumber to the  there in.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,577 (2,153 ). 5,532 km² (2,136 sq mi) of it is land and 45 km² (17 sq mi) of it is water. The total area is 0.81% water.

Adjacent Counties

 * - south, west
 * - northwest
 * - north
 * - northeast
 * - northeast

Major Highways

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Public Transportation

 * provides service between the cities of Madera and Chowchilla. Routes also run to eastern Madera County. A connection to Fresno can be made at near the county line.
 * The cities of Madera and Chowchilla also have their own local transit services.
 * buses and trains stop in Madera.

Airports

 * and are general aviation airports.

Demographics
As of the of, there are 123,109 people in the county, organized into 36,155 households, and 28,598 families. The is 22/km² (58/sq mi). There are 40,387 housing units at an average density of 7/km² (19/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county is 62.23%, 4.12% or , 2.61% , 1.27% , 0.17% , 24.35% from , and 5.25% from two or more races. 44.28% of the population are or  of any race. 63.6% spoke and 33.7%  as their first language.

There are 36,155 households out of which 40.2% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% are living together, 12.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% are non-families. 16.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.18 and the average family size is 3.52.

In the county the population is spread out with 29.6% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 33 years. For every 100 females there are 91.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.0 males.

The median income for a household in the county is $36,286, and the median income for a family is $39,226. Males have a median income of $33,658 versus $24,415 for females. The for the county is $14,682. 21.4% of the population and 15.9% of families are below the. Out of the total population, 28.6% of those under the age of 18 and 9.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Politics
Madera is a strongly county in  and  elections. The last Democrat to win a majority in the county was in.

The vast majority of Madera is part of, which is held by Republican ; a tiny part of Madera is in the , which is held by Democrat. In the State Assembly, most of Madera is in the 25th district with a small part in the 19th district. Both districts are held by Republicans, and  respectively. In the State Senate, Madera is part of the 12th and 14th districts, which are held by Republicans and  respectively.