Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of California, southeast of Fresno County. It is located in a rich agricultural region. As of 2000 the population was 129,461. The county seat is Hanford. Kings County was formed in 1893 from parts of Tulare County. As of the census2 of 2000, there were 129,461 people, 34,418 households, and 26,983 families residing in the county. The population density was 36/km² (93/mi²). There were 36,563 housing units at an average density of 10/km² (26/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 53.68% White, 8.30% Black or African American, 1.68% Native American, 3.07% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 28.28% from other races, and 4.79% from two or more races. 43.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.