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66-412: King City may refer to: Places [ edit ] United States [ edit ] King City, California , a city King City Township, McPherson County, Kansas , a civil township King City, Missouri , a city King City, Oregon , a city Canada [ edit ] King City, Ontario , an unincorporated community King City GO Station ,

132-533: A multimodal transportation center which would provide connections to Amtrak between Paso Robles and Salinas. City officials have said they will apply again in the future. A small $ 1.5 million grant was approved by the state government the following year, providing funds to design the Amtrak platform. At the 2010 census King City had a population of 12,874. The population density was 3,231.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,247.8/km ). The racial makeup of King City

198-598: A British collier sunk in the Indian Ocean by the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis in August 1940 See also [ edit ] Kings City , an Israeli theme park King's City, a historical nickname for a number of cities, including Alghero , Drohobych , and Rokycany Queen City (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

264-684: A dry bedded run-off feature for the majority of its length. Until 1989 the Salinas River had a continuous flow throughout the year, stretching back to at least 1941 when the United States Geological Survey (USGS) began complete monitoring records in the Salinas area. Most probably primarily due to recent increases in agricultural water demand in the Salinas Valley, and the resultant lowering of water tables,

330-472: A maximum of 64.1 °F (17.8 °C) and a minimum of 34.9 °F (1.6 °C). The average July temperatures are a maximum of 86.9 °F (30.5 °C) and a minimum of 51.0 °F (10.6 °C). There are an average of 50.6 days with highs of 90 °F (32 °C) or higher and an average of 49.7 days with lows of 32 °F (0 °C) or lower. The record high temperature was 116 °F (47 °C) on September 6, 2022. The record low temperature

396-429: A small remnant population of the threatened Central Coast Steelhead trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) that once spawned throughout in the Salinas River watershed. At one time it was also an important middle link for salmon migrating from the Salinas River to Tassajara Creek and other tributaries. Estrella River also remains undammed. A 2015 assessment of the survivability of the river's steelhead trout indicated that such

462-452: A survival may be unlikely, due to the river's recent tendency to run dry for most of the year. Other tributaries of the Salinas River that supported steelhead trout once included Paso Robles Creek, Jack Creek, Atascadero Creek, Santa Margarita Creek and Trout Creek in the upper reaches of the River. It once took over ten days for the steelhead from the upper part of the watershed to migrate to

528-640: A train and bus station Arts and entertainment [ edit ] "King City" (song) , the debut single of the band Swim Deep "King City", a song from Andre Nickatina 2005 album The Gift "King City", a 2016 song by Majid Jordan on the album Majid Jordan King City (comic) , a comic by Brandon Graham King City, a fictional location in the Eight Worlds novels Schools [ edit ] King City Secondary School , Ontario, Canada King City High School , California, United States Other uses [ edit ] King City ,

594-448: A water use monitoring program which requires that all agricultural water users self-report annually on the estimated amount of groundwater pumped from the shrinking Salinas Valley aquifer. This is in contrast to some areas of the country where various water authorities both monitor and regulate water use for agriculture. The previous ecosystem of the Salinas River, which once included steelhead trout, and numerous other species throughout

660-475: Is 3.8 square miles (9.8 km ), of which 0.1 square miles (0.3 km ), or 3.36%, are mapped as water. The Salinas River flows on the west side of the city; due to its sandy bed, portions of the river sometimes flow underground, especially during the summer months. King City has a semi-arid climate ( BSk ), although bordering on a Mediterranean climate ( Csb ), with very warm, mostly dry summers and cool, wet winters. The average January temperatures are

726-584: Is River Road. This road also falls along the edge of the Santa Lucia Highlands AVA , giving rise to its designation as River Road Wine Trail . Before the arrival of Hispanic and American settlers in the area, the Salinas River was once home to abundant fish and beaver populations. Regarding historical fish populations, the Arroyo Seco is the only major Salinas River tributary which has remained undammed and as of 2015, still supported

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792-411: Is a local circulator system through King City. Line 23 provides service to the Salinas Valley communities with connections to other areas of Monterey County. Line 84 provides service to Paso Robles and communities to the south. King City is served by Amtrak Thruway , as the passenger train that passes through the community does not stop. In 2018, King City was denied a $ 21 million TIRCP grant to build

858-532: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages King City, California King City (variants: Kings City , City of King ) is a city in Monterey County, California , United States. It is located on the Salinas River 51 miles (82 km) southeast of Salinas , at an elevation of 335 feet (102 m). It lies along U.S. Route 101 in

924-644: Is incorporated into the building's design both inside and out. In 1991, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. King City is in southeastern Monterey County in the Salinas Valley at an elevation of 330 feet (100 m) above sea level. It lies between Greenfield 13 miles (21 km) to the northwest and San Lucas 9 miles (14 km) to the southeast, all of them along U.S. Route 101 . The amount of land area in King City

990-662: Is now California's Central Valley , prior to the lake's developing an outlet via the Carquinez Strait , to empty through the present San Francisco Bay . People first appeared along the California coast approximately 13,000 years ago, during the latter part of the Pleistocene epoch . Up until European settlement in Alta California , the indigenous people who lived along the Salinas River were

1056-568: The Mission San Miguel Arcángel , established in 1797. The Mission San Antonio de Padua was established during this same time period in the Salinas Valley, but not on the river itself. These three missions were a part of the chain of 21 missions , then commissioned by the Spanish government in Alta California , now the U.S. State of California . All three of the Salinas Valley missions remain intact to this day,

1122-519: The Rumsen in the northern Salinas Valley , and the Salinan in the southern Salinas Valley . The Chalon and Esselen peoples also lived in the general vicinity of the Salinas River. The Salinas river was first sighted by European settlers on 27 September 1769. This first European contact with the river was recorded by the Spanish "colonizing expedition" of Gaspar de Portolà . As was the practice of

1188-467: The Salinas Valley of California's Central Coast . King City is a member of the Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments . The population was 13,332 at the 2020 census , up from 12,874 in 2010. The first European land exploration of Alta California , Don Gaspar de Portolá's Spanish expedition, camped on the Salinas River just south of today's King City on September 26, 1769 , having followed

1254-438: The 139-year average annual rainfall in Salinas is 13.26 inches (337 mm) per year, and the average annual rainfall since 2000 is 11.01 inches (280 mm) per year. Recent increases in water use, primarily in the agricultural sector, and the damming of the river and its tributaries may be contributing factors causing the now mostly-dry condition of the riverbed. The Monterey County Water Resources Agency currently operates

1320-438: The 1848 American seizure of California from Mexico. The City of Monterey , about 10 miles south of the mouth of the Salinas (at that time), was the capital city of Alta California , and the site of the 7 July 1846 invasion by American warships, commanded by Admiral J.D. Sloat . When Americans first arrived, the river approached Monterey Bay near Mulligan Hill just north of Marina . It turned north to flow parallel to

1386-399: The 2,736 households 54.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.2% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% were non-families. 13.5% of households were one person and 6.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 4.03 and the average family size was 4.28. The age distribution was 35.7% under

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1452-591: The American annexation of the area, it was renamed the Salinas River . The river was apparently renamed as the "Salinas" river by an American cartographer in 1858, ten years after the 1848 American seizure of Alta California from Mexico . In 1858 the newer name "Salinas" first appeared on an American-made map as the Rio Salinas , most probably so renamed after the nearby American-founded town of Salinas , which in turn appears to have first been named in 1854 after

1518-666: The California Newspaper Hall of Fame. The town features prominently in the song "Queen of King City", on the Red Meat album We Never Close . King City is mentioned repeatedly in John Steinbeck 's novel East of Eden . The book is principally set in the surrounding Salinas Valley . King City is revealed to be the home town of The Man in the Tan Jacket in the novel Welcome to Night Vale , and

1584-508: The Gannett-owned Salinas Californian and the town's own weekly, The King City Rustler . The Rustler was founded in 1901 by Fred Vivian, who reportedly went into a local barber shop, sold subscriptions to all the customers and then passed around a hat for them to suggest names for the newspaper. "The Rustler" was the one he drew out. Vivian was later succeeded as publisher by his grandson Harry Casey, who

1650-550: The Old Salinas River, joining Elkhorn Slough on Monterey Bay near Moss Landing , to the present course where the main channel's mouth is directly on the Pacific Ocean . The old Salinas River channel that diverts north behind the sand dunes along the ocean, acts as an overflow channel during the rainy season. Commencing from Hill Town running south along the western banks of the Salinas River to Gonzales

1716-586: The Pacific Ocean near the City of Marina on Monterey Bay. From there, the steelhead would migrate to the area west of the Aleutian Islands before returning to the spawning grounds in the tributaries of the Salinas River. As noted, the trout life-cycle which requires an annual migration to the sea and then back, was broken during the dry-river conditions of the years 2013–2016, and the current fate of

1782-533: The Rio de Monterey have been caught. Of this fish we ate almost every day while we were here. If Father Font was describing salmon (and not steelhead), then his records suggest that salmon once traversed the Salinas River main stem and up its San Antonio River tributary to Mission San Antonio near what is now Jolon . This may support other historical observer records primarily in the form of oral histories taken and compiled by H.A. Franklin that placed Chinook salmon in

1848-457: The Salinas River in no way indicate the river as it presently stands was ever capable of creating such a large submarine outflow canyon . The current hypothesis is that, at one point in the Miocene epoch , many millions of years ago, the river was probably located in the vicinity of what is now Los Angeles County , having been carried north to its present position due to tectonic plate drift at

1914-543: The Salinas River mouth to the San Antonio River tributary below its reservoir and beyond to the upper Salinas River watershed. More recent accounts suggested that beaver are no longer found along the northern reaches of the river, a recent comprehensive survey found beaver throughout the entire Salinas River mainstem and virtually all of its major tributaries, including the Estrella River. The use of

1980-796: The Soledad mission having evolved into the City of Soledad , and the San ;Miguel mission having evolved into the unincorporated village of San Miguel . The San Antonio mission is now embedded in Fort Hunter Liggett (a U.S. Army garrison). The mission period ended with the Mexican revolution and the replacement of missions with ranchos in the 1820s and 30s. Ranchos around the Salinas river included Rancho Las Salinas , Rancho Bolsa Nueva y Moro Cojo The Rancho period ended with

2046-540: The Spanish Portola Expedition on 27 September 1769, the members of the expedition at first suspected that they had found the Carmel River , that had been discovered earlier by Vizcaíno . One of the party members, Father Crespi, then proposed that the [Salinas] river might be a different river, and that it should therefore be given a new name, however he appears to have been over-ruled by

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2112-588: The Spanish government in the New World at the time, soldiers and priests were then typically sent out together on such colonizing expeditions. The Portolá expedition included Franciscan priests, who soon thereafter established two missions along the banks of the Salinas river (then referred to as el Rio de Monterey .) The new missions built along the banks of the Salinas river were the Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad established in 1791, and

2178-483: The active San Ardo Oil Field , and then into and through the Salinas Valley. It flows past many small towns in the valley, including King City , Greenfield , and Soledad , where it combines with the flash-flood prone Arroyo Seco , its fourth major tributary (in wet years). It flows 3 miles (4.8 km) south of the city of Salinas before cutting through Fort Ord and flows into central Monterey Bay approximately 3 miles west of Castroville . The final stretch of

2244-417: The age of 18 living in them, 1,823 (60.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 386 (12.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 272 (9.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 188 (6.3%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 21 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 412 households (13.7%) were one person and 186 (6.2%) had someone living alone who

2310-469: The age of 18, 13.7% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 13.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% 65 or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.6 males. The median annual income for a household in the city was $ 34,398 and the median annual income for a family was $ 33,750. Males had a median annual income of $ 27,377 versus $ 25,286 for females. The per capita annual income for

2376-601: The ancient Salinas River is currently held by tectonic plate theory to likely be rather unique among the many rivers of the western North American seaboard: The shifting position of the raised section of the Pacific Plate that the river flows through was in ancient times aligned with the North American Plate at a point far south of its present location. The discovery of the Monterey Canyon ,

2442-408: The bay, separated by sand dunes, before flowing into Elkhorn Slough and finally entering the bay north of Moss Landing . Possibly because of flooding and human activity sometime between 1908 and 1910, the river mouth changed by 5.5 miles (8.8 km) to a new channel by Mulligan Hill. The old river bed was converted to farmland. The historic increase in agriculture and settlement in the area, and

2508-530: The city became famous for growing pink beans. King City Pinks were sold around the country, helped along by additional demand during World War I. The Robert Stanton Auditorium, built in 1939 as a WPA Depression project, is an example of Art Moderne style, with elliptical rounded corners, Doric-style columns, an expansive curved stairway leading to recessed oak and glass double doors, and a bas-relief triptych by artist Jo Mora , above doors that depict notable multi-cultural scenes of historic importance. Mora's art

2574-488: The city was $ 11,685. About 16.9% of families and 20.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 23.5% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over. Local radio stations include KEXA -FM – 93.9, KRKC-AM – 1490 , 102 KRKC-FM , and KDON-FM 102.5. Television service for the community comes from the Monterey–Salinas–Santa Cruz designated market area (DMA). Local newspapers include

2640-430: The full length of a once year-round flowing river, has clearly been drastically impacted in recent years by the expanding heavy demands of agricultural water use in the Salinas Valley, and the resulting most typical dry-river conditions. Despite regularly running dry, the Salinas River has at the same time had occasional notable floods. Among these were the flood of 1964 and the flood of 1995. The geological history of

2706-558: The lower reaches of the Salinas river (north of King City) remained entirely dry during the three years 2013–2016. Nonetheless, with sufficiently heavy rains, and on rare occasions, this now normally dry runoff feature is still capable of quickly transforming itself back into a fast-flowing river. In rainfall-induced flood conditions, it can at times measure over a mile in width. During the 20th century, such flood conditions are reported to have generally occurred approximately once every 3–10 years. The last similar flooding event along

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2772-627: The mainstem as far south as Atascadero where Highway 41 crosses, as well as southern tributaries of the Salinas River, including the Las Tablas Creek tributary of the Nacimiento River, and Jack Creek, a tributary of Paso Robles Creek west of Templeton . In regards to the area's historical beaver population, after a period of depletion by 19th-century fur trappers, California golden beaver ( Castor canadensis subauratus ) populations rebounded and expanded their range from

2838-420: The occupied units 1,394 (46.3%) were owner-occupied and 1,614 (53.7%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 3.4%. 5,586 people (43.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 7,229 people (56.2%) lived in rental housing units. At the 2000 census there were 11,094 people in 2,736 households, including 2,251 families, in the city. The population density

2904-625: The old Rancho Las Salinas land grant, parts of which included the city. The river begins in southern San Luis Obispo County , approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of the summit point of Pine Ridge, at a point just off of Agua Escondido Road, coming down off of the slopes of the Los ;Machos Hills of the Los Padres National Forest . The only dam situated directly on the Salinas River (the Salinas Dam ) forms

2970-454: The other members of his party at the time. The first agreed upon name for the river, as it subsequently appeared on many Spanish and Mexican maps, was Rio de Monterey , presumably being named after the newly founded nearby town of Monterey , the capital of Alta California . The earliest recorded use of this name for the river was a reference made by Fr.  Pedro Font on 4 March 1776. This name continued in use as late as 1850. After

3036-401: The related increased water consumption demands have had a significant impact on the Salinas River. The river now typically remains dry or without flow for the majority of the year, and downstream (north) of King City remained fully dry or with zero flow during the years 2013–2016. During the Spanish / Mexican / Mission period, the river was named El Rio de Monterey . When first encountered by

3102-455: The remarkably deep submarine canyon extending into the Pacific from the mouth of the Salinas River, is the basis for the proposal of what is presently thought to be the most probable geological history of the Salinas River. The long and deep submarine Monterey Canyon dwarfs all other such canyons along the Pacific coast of North America. However, the known flow-rates and drainage area of

3168-472: The river for irrigation in the Salinas Valley makes it one of the most productive agricultural regions in California. It is especially known as one of the principal regions for lettuce and artichokes in the United States. The river is shallow above ground, periodically dry, with much of its flow underground. The underground flow results from numerous aquifers, which are recharged by water from

3234-412: The river forms a lagoon protected by the 367-acre (1.49 km ) Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge and its outflow to Monterey Bay is blocked by sand dunes except during winter high-water flows. The land owners altered the course of the river by filling in the river bed during the dry season. This allowed them to farm all of their land and use the water as they saw fit. The old stream bed went from

3300-532: The river was reported in 1998. The atypical drought-breaking rains of the winter of 2016–2017 restored the river's flow to its lower northern reaches in January ;2017. The current most typical dry or zero flow state of the majority of the river may be more the result of human activity than of any recent changes in weather patterns. Rainfall patterns of recent years in the Salinas area have not significantly changed from historical average rainfall patterns;

3366-474: The river's steelhead trout remains uncertain at best. Father Pedro Font described salmon in the Salinas River ( Rio de Monterey ) on the de Anza Expedition in March ;1776: ... there are obtained also many good salmon which enter the river to spawn. Since they are fond of fresh water they ascend the streams so far that I am assured that even at the mission of San Antonio some of the fish which ascend

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3432-518: The route of today's Jolon Road from the south. The land they camped on would later become part of King City. The Dutton Hotel, Stagecoach Station , was located on Jolon Road in King City. What remains are ruins of an adobe inn that was established in 1849. The Dutton Hotel was a major stagecoach stop on El Camino Real in the late 1880s. The landmark was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1971. King City

3498-619: The same rate as currently. When the ancient Salinas river was in that southern location, it may have served as the mouth of a river that drained the catchment of the Colorado River , that currently flows from the Rocky Mountains into the Sea of Cortez in western Mexico . The Salinas River is also thought to have been, about 700,000 years ago, the outlet for prehistoric Lake Corcoran . Lake Corcoran once filled much of what

3564-780: The small Santa Margarita Reservoir. The Salinas flows down the valley bounded on its southwestern side by the Santa Lucia Mountain Range , and bounded on its northeastern side by the Gabilan Mountain Range . It flows past Atascadero and Paso Robles (to Monterey). It receives the natural outflow of the Estrella River and the controlled outflows of the Nacimiento and San Antonio reservoirs through their respective river tributaries in southern Monterey County . The river passes through

3630-414: The title King City . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_City&oldid=1213631868 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

3696-494: The town is a major part of the plot. The 1972 film The Candidate was shot in King City. Salinas River (California) In 1769, when the river was first discovered by non-Native peoples via the Portola expedition , it was reported by them as being a "river watering a luxuriant plain" filled with fish weighing 8 to 10 pounds (3.6 to 4.5 kg). As of the end of 2016, the river had been transformed into little more than

3762-572: The winter in the Santa Lucia mountains west of the city, it is quite rare in the Salinas Valley; however, 5.3 inches (130 mm) fell in January 1957 and 3.0 inches (76 mm) fell in December 1954. The low humidity in the area contributes to freezing temperatures at night, and intense temperatures during daylight. Bus service in King City is provided by Monterey-Salinas Transit . Line 34

3828-494: Was 14 °F (−10 °C) on December 22–23, 1990. Average annual precipitation is 11.24 inches (285 mm). There are an average of 40 days with measurable precipitation. The driest year was 1953 with 3.14 inches (80 mm). The most precipitation in one month was 10.50 inches (267 mm) in February 1998. The most precipitation in 24 hours was 3.72 inches (94 mm) on January 18, 1914. Although snow often falls in

3894-418: Was 3,030.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,169.9/km ). There were 2,822 housing units at an average density of 770.8 per square mile (297.6/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 42.09% White, 0.59% Black or African American, 1.05% Native American, 1.23% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 50.46% from other races, and 4.46% from two or more races. 80.42% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of

3960-503: Was 6,173 (47.9%) White, 150 (1.2%) African American, 347 (2.7%) Native American, 172 (1.3%) Asian, 8 (0.1%), Pacific Islander, 5,451 (42.3%) from other races, and 573 (4.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11,266 persons (87.5%). The census reported that 12,815 people (99.5% of the population) lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and 59 (0.5%) were institutionalized. There were 3,008 households, 1,852 (61.6%) had children under

4026-585: Was 65 or older. The average household size was 4.26. There were 2,481 families (82.5% of households); the average family size was 4.47. The age distribution was 4,374 people (34.0%) under the age of 18, 1,819 people (14.1%) aged 18 to 24, 3,937 people (30.6%) aged 25 to 44, 1,984 people (15.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 760 people (5.9%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 25.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males. There were 3,218 housing units at an average density of 807.8 per square mile, of

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4092-508: Was a station known as King's. In 1886, the Southern Pacific Railroad completed service to King City station to serve the farms and ranches in the south Salinas Valley and to transport the goods to San Francisco and Los Angeles. It was originally called "Hog Town" due to the passel of semi-wild hogs roaming the stubble fields. King wanted to name the town "Vanderhurst", after local merchant William Vanderhurst, but

4158-479: Was called home to King City in 1952 to take over management of the newspaper by his aunt Ruth Steglich after the death of her husband, then-publisher Bill Steglich. He served as co-publisher until Ruth Steglich's death and publisher until declining health forced him to sell The Rustler and three other regional weeklies to News Media , Inc. in 1995. Casey, whose sons Rich and Bill still operate Casey Printing in King City, died in 1998. Both he and Vivian are members of

4224-516: Was certainly among the first settlers. He was the first agent for the Southern Pacific Milling Company, which built an early warehouse and flour mill alongside the railroad tracks running through town. The mill was built by R. M. Shackelford, an early California settler and businessman who owned sheep pasturage next to that of Charles King. Agriculture has always played a role in King City history. Between 1910 and 1930,

4290-549: Was originally known as "Kings City" for its founder, Charles King. In 1884 Charles King acquired 13,000 acres (53 km ) of the Mexican land grant Rancho San Lorenzo , originally given to Mariano and Feliciano Soberanes in the early 1840s during Mexican rule of California. King began growing 6,000 acres (2,400 ha) of wheat. In an effort to get his crop to market, King allowed the Southern Pacific Railroad to lay tracks across King Ranch land. The terminus

4356-446: Was outvoted and it was named for him. The city became known as Kings', then the City of King, and later simply King City. The King City post office first opened in 1887. Edwards S. Brown, brother-in-law of C.H. King was appointed Postmaster. King City incorporated under the name "City of King" in 1911. J. Ernst Steinbeck, father of the novelist John Steinbeck , claimed to have been the first permanent resident of King City. Steinbeck

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