词条 | Badger, California |
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Badger is an unincorporated community located in Tulare County in California. It has a population of 140. The zip code is 93603 and the area code 559. It is in the Cutler-Orosi Unified School District; High-school-aged students who live in Badger must ride a bus for about {{convert|23|mi|km}} to attend school. They must also travel down for food and supplies to the nearest city, which is Visalia. A grocery store had attempted business in Badger, but failed due to people's lack of interest in changing their routine. A local Hare Krishna group is also known to run their own school in Badger, called New Braja Village School. A Hare Krishna festival is held there every year, in May or June, celebrating the visit of a spiritual guru, Srila Bhaktivedanta Narayana Maharaja. Badger has recently experienced a lot of growth. There is a Subud spiritual group in Badger; its Seven Circles Retreat Center hosts a variety of youth, family and spiritual programs. {{TOCLeft}}GovernmentIn the California State Legislature, Badger is in {{Representative|casd|8|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|23|fmt=adistrict}}.[1] In the United States House of Representatives, Badger is in {{Representative|cacd|23|fmt=district}}[2] Popular cultureBadger was featured in an early 1970s McDonald's commercial in which it is claimed that a Visalia McDonald's served the entire population of the town for {{USD|12.61}}.[3] The population was 15 at the time of filming this commercial. References1. ^{{Cite web | url = http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html | title = Statewide Database | publisher = UC Regents | accessdate = October 20, 2014}} 2. ^{{Cite GovTrack|CA|23|accessdate=October 6, 2014}} 3. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7Hb4Yy5yxo External links
2 : Unincorporated communities in Tulare County, California|Unincorporated communities in California |
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