Florin, California facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Florin
census-designated place
Location in Sacramento County and the state of California
Country	United States
State	California
County	Sacramento
Area
• Total	8.703 sq mi (22.54 km2)
• Land	8.703 sq mi (22.54 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation	33 ft (10 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	52,388
• Density	6,019.5/sq mi (2,324.15/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
ZIP code	95828
Area code(s)	916, 279
FIPS code	06-24498
GNIS feature ID	0277515

Florin in 1942

Florin is a community in Sacramento County, California, in the United States. It's called a "census-designated place" (CDP). This means it's a place that looks like a town but isn't officially a city. Florin is part of the larger Sacramento area. In 2020, about 52,388 people lived there. This number has grown quite a bit over the years.

Geography of Florin

Florin is located in California at these coordinates: 38°29′25″N 121°24′39″W / 38.49028°N 121.41083°W / 38.49028; -121.41083. The area of Florin is about 8.7 square miles (22.5 square kilometers). All of this area is land, with no large bodies of water.

Florin's Population Over Time

Florin's population has grown a lot. In 1990, about 24,330 people lived there. By 2020, the population had more than doubled to 52,388 people.

Who Lives in Florin?

In 2010, Florin had a population of 47,513 people. The community is very diverse. Many different groups of people live there.

• About 13% of the people were White.
• About 12.5% were African American.
• About 35.8% were Asian.
• About 2.6% were Pacific Islander.
• Many people were from other races or a mix of two or more races.
• About 29.3% of the people were Hispanic or Latino.

Most people in Florin live in family homes. In 2010, about 43.5% of homes had children under 18. The average household had about 3 people. The median age of people in Florin was 32.1 years old. This means half the people were younger than 32.1 and half were older.

History of Florin

Florin has a rich history, especially related to farming and its diverse communities.

Early 1900s: Farming Life

In the early 1900s, Florin was mainly a farming area. Farmers grew a lot of strawberries. Many Japanese immigrants came to Florin and became the main farmers. They were known for making the land very productive. Colonel John P. Irish, a leader in California, praised how Japanese farmers turned "barren land" into "profitable fields."

However, not everyone welcomed the Japanese immigrants. Some newspapers, like the Sacramento Bee, published articles that were not friendly. They worried about the growing Japanese population. This was during a time when there were agreements between the US and Japan about immigration, like the Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907.

World War II and Its Impact

Things changed drastically for Japanese immigrants and Japanese Americans in Florin during World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the US government became very suspicious. About 2,500 people in Florin were of Japanese descent. They made up most of the town's population.

The government issued Executive Order 9066. This order forced Japanese and Japanese Americans to leave their homes. They were sent to special camps called internment camps. Mary Tsukamoto, a Florin resident, remembered how quickly they had to leave. Signs were put up telling families where to report. They were given family numbers and sent away by train.

This event changed Florin forever. Japanese and Japanese American residents had to sell their homes and farms very quickly. Often, they sold them for much less than they were worth. When they were released from the camps, some returned to Florin. But many had to move to other places. Florin was no longer the Japanese American community it once was.

See also

In Spanish: Florín (California) para niños