Three Rivers

Three Rivers is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. The population was 2,248 at the 2000 census. The town's name comes from its location near the junction of the North, Middle, and South Forks of the Kaweah River. Three Rivers is located below fresno and is a small town. Mainly consisting of trees and marijuana fields. Many people know three rivers as the "Marijuana growers". As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,248 people, 985 households, and 659 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 49.6 people per square mile (19.1/km²). There were 1,217 housing units at an average density of 26.8/sq mi (10.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 89.86% White, 0.22% African American, 1.29% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 3.74% from other races, and 4.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.58% of the population. Three Rivers was one site of a handful of U.S. boarding schools run by the Hare Krishna movement.

These schools, called "gurukulas," were closed by the mid-1980s. Other locations included Los Angeles; Moundsville, W. Va.; and Dallas. Due to its small population, Three Rivers has only a K-8 school with about 200 kids. The two national parks, Seqouia National Park and Kings Canyon National Park. They are the prime attraction of Three Rivers not mentioning the beautiful rivers. The Three Rivers cemetery contains the bodies of nine Rhodesian pioneers who lived in Africa ca. 1900 and fought in several Anglo-African wars. Anjelica Huston, Philip Dixon, Travis Stewart, Brad Pitt, and Philip's lovely dog Vica arew notable residents in Three Rivers. Graphic sourced with thanks from http://picasaweb.google.com

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