City of McFarland
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The City of McFarland is a small agricultural community in Kern County, California, known for its farming economy and the inspirational true story behind the film "McFarland, USA."
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
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municipality ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Kern County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographicFeature | large Latino population ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn | agriculture ⓘ |
| governedBy | McFarland City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
predominantly farmworker population
ⓘ
rural ⓘ small agricultural community ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
harvesting fruits and vegetables
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seasonal farm work ⓘ |
| hasEducationalInstitutionType | public schools ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
crop farming
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food processing ⓘ orchard agriculture ⓘ viticulture ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicSector |
agricultural labor
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agricultural production ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
hardworking farmworker community
ⓘ
source of inspirational sports stories ⓘ |
| hasSportCulture | high school cross-country running ⓘ |
| hasThemeInMedia |
Mexican-American community life
ⓘ
overcoming social and economic challenges ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | McFarland, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
farming economy
ⓘ
inspirational high school cross-country program ⓘ |
| languageMajority | English ⓘ |
| languageWidelySpoken | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Valley of California
NERFINISHED
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San Joaquin Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern San Joaquin Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kern County
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of California NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| regionType | agricultural region ⓘ |
| representedInFilm | McFarland, USA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportsTeamLevel | high school athletics ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| transportationCorridor | near State Route 99 ⓘ |
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