Orange Cove is a small city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was at the 2010 census, up from at the 2000 census. Almost all of Orange Cove's residents are Hispanic, many of whom are farmers, and about 1/3 of whom are not US Citizens from Latin America. Orange Cove is located in the San Joaquin Valley, 8mi east-southeast of Reedley, at an elevation of 423ft.GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.9sqmi, all of its land.ClimateAccording to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Orange Cove has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.HistoryElmer M. Sheridan founded the town in 1914, and named it prior to large scale citrus growing. The first post office opened in 1914. The city incorporated in 1948.Demographics2010The 2010 United States Census reported that Orange Cove had a population of. The population density was people per square mile. The racial makeup of Orange Cove was White, 72 African American, 131 Native American, 101 Asian, 3 Pacific Islander, from other races, and 350 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were persons.
