Huron Middle School
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The amount of land area in Huron is 4.023 sq.
kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq
kilometers.
The distance from Huron to Washington DC is
2450 miles. The distance to the California
state capital is 176 miles. (as the crow
flies)
Huron is positioned 36.20 degrees north of the
equator and 120.09 degrees west of the prime
meridian.
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The
City of Huron, founded in 1877 and incorporated in
1951. Huron lies in the San Joaquin Valley's vast
west-side region.
Huron
is nine miles east of Interstate 5 (I-5) and three
miles south of Highway 198. Lassen Avenue (Highway
269) runs north and south through the city
providing easy access for local produce to major
markets. 5,579 residents call Huron their
hometown.
During
the long harvest season, April to November, the
city's population increases to over 9,000. The
local economy is primarily based in agricultural
and ag-related industry. Fresno, the County seat,
is sixty miles north of Huron, and San Francisco
and Los Angeles are within a three hour drive.
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