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Prunedale man sent to Coalinga State Hospital

A jury found Roy Neal Shelton, 44, of Prunedale, to be a sexually violent predator, the county District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday....

RDCK director blasts abattoir idea

By Francisco Canjura - Castlegar News - July 08, 2008 Regional District of Central Kootenay area J director Gordon Zaitsoff said he is opposed to having an...

Proposed abattoir concerning residents

Recent talk of an abattoir in the Ootischenia area has produced a lot of discussion among Area I residents in the Regional District of Central Kootenay said...

Better cop co-operation sought in RDCK

By Elliot Robins - Kootenay Western Star - May 02, 2008 The City of Nelson and three Regional District of Central Kootenay RDCK Directors would like to...

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Avenal, CA Demographics

Avenal, California Population (2007) :17341
Population (2000 census)14674
Median real estate taxes682
Median year structure built1974
Median gross rent488
Median household income in 199929710
Per capita income in 199914090
Median gross rent as a percentage of household income in 199925.8
Median Value of Owner Occupied Houses69600
Racial breakdown
Hispanic or Latino:66.33
White alone19.86
Black or African American alone12.32
Two or more races0.66
American Indian and Alaska Native alone0.46
Asian alone0.33
Some other race alone0.00
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0.00
Languages Spoken
Spanish or Spanish Creole52.94%
Speak only English41.32%
Other Pacific Island languages5.56%