Madera County, officially the County of Madera, is a county at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 150,865. The county seat is Madera.
Chowchilla is a city in Madera County, California. The city's population was 18,720 at the 2010 United States Census, up from 11,127 at the 2000 U.S. Census. Chowchilla is located 15 miles (24 km) northwest of Madera, at an elevation of 240 feet. It is a principal city of the Madera–Chowchilla metropolitan statistical area.
Madera, is a city in California and the county seat of Madera County. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 61,416, up from 43,207 in 2000.
Raymond is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located 22 miles (35 km) north-northeast of Madera, at an elevation of 948 feet.
State Route 233 is a state highway in the U.S. state of California. It serves as an alternate route between State Route 152 and State Route 99 in Madera County, running along Robertson Boulevard through the center of Chowchilla instead of bypassing the city. Drivers going from eastbound SR 152 to northbound SR 99 must use SR 233 since there is no such direct ramp at the 99/152 interchange.
The Chowchilla River is a river in central California, United States and a minor tributary of the San Joaquin River. It flows for 54.2 miles (87.2 km) from the western side of the Sierra Nevada Range to the San Joaquin River system in the San Joaquin Valley.
Minturn is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad and California State Route 99 1.5 miles (2 km) north-northwest of Chowchilla, at an elevation of 236 feet. Minturn is near the Geographic Center of California, between Madera and Merced.
The Madera Canal is a 35.9 mi (57.8 km)-long aqueduct in the U.S. state of California. It is part of the Central Valley Project managed by the United States Bureau of Reclamation to convey water north to augment irrigation capacity in Madera County. It was also the subject of the United States Supreme Court's decision in Central Green Co. v. United States.
Daulton is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Raymond, at an elevation of 404 feet.
Fairmead is a census-designated place in Madera County, California. It is located 11 miles (18 km) northwest of Madera, at an elevation of 253 feet. The population was 1,447 at the 2010 census.
Hillside is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad just southwest of Knowles, at an elevation of 912 feet.
Lincoln is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located on the Chowchilla Pacific Railroad 8 miles (13 km) south-southwest of Chowchilla, at an elevation of 171 feet. Lincoln still appeared on maps as of 1918.
Sierra Vista is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California. It is located on the Southern Pacific Railroad 2.5 miles (4 km) north-northwest of Chowchilla, at an elevation of 236 feet.
Tillman is a former settlement in Madera County, California, United States. It was located on the Chowchilla Pacific Railroad 6.25 miles (10 km) south-southwest of Chowchilla, at an elevation of 187 feet (57 m). Tillman still appeared on maps as of 1918.
Tyler is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located on the Chowchilla Pacific Railroad 5 miles (8 km) south-southwest of Chowchilla, at an elevation of 197 feet. Tyler still appeared on maps as of 1918.
Minarets is a former settlement in Madera County, California. It was located 5 miles (8 km) southeast of North Fork.
H. V. Eastman Lake is an artificial lake formed by the construction of Buchanan Dam across the Chowchilla River in the foothills of Madera County, California. A small percentage of the northwest area of the reservoir is in Mariposa County.
Chowchilla Elementary School District is a public school district based in Madera County, California.
Chowchilla Union High School District (CUHSD) is a school district headquartered in Chowchilla, California. It operates Chowchilla Union High School and the continuation school Gateway. Its feeder elementary districts are Alview-Dairyland Union School District and Chowchilla Elementary School District.
Alview-Dairyland Union School District is a school district headquartered in the campus of Dairyland Elementary School, located in Dairyland, an unincorporated community in Madera County, California, near Chowchilla. In addition to Dairyland Elementary, the district operates Alview Elementary School in the Alview community, also in unincorporated Madera County. Its attendance boundary includes rural areas in the county. It feeds into Chowchilla Union High School District, which operates Chowchilla Union High School.
