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Shafter, CA - History
We would like to provide the residents of Shafter a basic history overview.
Welcome to the Shafter Home page. The Shafter Home page provides as much information as possible on Shafter. Knowing Shafter’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Shafter’s Home page, you will also find Shafter’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.
Shafter has a population of 19743. 48.9% of Shafter’s inhabitants are Male, and 51.1 are female. 46% of Shafter is married and 57.3% own their own home. The Average Home price is $203,983, and the average rent is $949. Household median income in Shafter is $47,433, and the individual median income is $22,089. Shafter’s Ethnic is the following: Hispanic(84.2%), White(68.1%), Other(16.3%), Multiple(12.5%), Black(2.3%), Asian(0.6%), Native(0.1%).
The city of Shafter began as a loading dock along the Santa Fe Railroad (former San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad) right-of-way. The community was named for General William Rufus Shafter who commanded US Forces in Cuba during the Spanish–American War. Property was sold beginning in 1914 and the city incorporated on January 11, 1938. The first post office opened in 1898, moved in 1902, closed in 1905.
A new postal service started in 1914.Also of historical note, Shafter is home to Minter Field, which began operations in June 1941 and saw heavy use during World War II. Approximately 7,000 troops were stationed at the airstrip which hosted up to 600 prisoners of war as well. Today it is publicly owned and administered by the Minter Field Airport District and serves as an industrial center and airport for crop dusters and private aircraft.
The Minter Field Museum is maintained on location as well. The first truly successful human powered airplane, the Gossamer Condor, piloted by Bryan Allen won the Kremer prize on August 23, 1977, at Shafter's Minter Field. Allen piloted, and powered, the Paul MacCready designed airplane along the one mile long figure '8' course with two 10 foot high obstacles as specified by the Royal Aeronautical Society to claim the £50,000 prize.
A California State Monument is located at the field for this event.The Shafter Historical Society also maintains two other museums. The Green Hotel and the Shafter Depot Museum emphasize various aspects of the daily lives of Shafter residents in years past; both structures are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 2009, a Shafter High School senior, Anna Jelmini, received the key to the city for placing in the Junior Olympics.
She also fell just short of meeting the standards for the 2008 Olympics. In 2013 Shafter celebrated the 100 year anniversary of its founding. The Centennial Celebration included several events highlighting the history of the town, including a flyover of a PT-13 Training Plane that was stationed at Minter Field during World War II.
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