1871History
Lovern Lee Moore first made his home in what was western Tulare County, California—now the City of Lemoore—in April 1871.
1872History
The first steps he took to organize a community began in early 1872, when he surveyed a 10-acre (40,000 m2) subdivision in what is now the land immediately west of the present L...
1873History
All these developed in the next eventful year of 1873.
1875Architecture
The Lemoore post office first opened in 1875.
1877Government
Hanford was not founded until later in 1877.
1878History
Because of its source streams being diverted, the last time the lake overflowed was 1878, and today it no longer exists.
1883Economy
In 1883 the town then had a flouring mill of 200 barrels daily capacity.
1892History
Thompson in 1892, shows three high water levels of the giant Tulare Lake in different years.
1893Government
In 1893 Tulare County, by act of the State Legislature, was split into two areas.
1898History
Lee Moore died on September 11, 1898.
1900Government
Lemoore became an incorporated city on July 4, 1900, which opened a new era for the community, with government by an elected City Council.
1928Architecture
Baldock designed and opened for play in 1928 a 9-hole golf course.
1941Military
=== Military ===
In 1941, the Lemoore Army Air Field opened as an Army Air Forces training field.
1961Military
In 1961, The Army Air Field was converted into what is now Naval Air Station Lemoore, a Naval Aviation base 7 miles west of Lemoore.
1968Education
Sprinter Tommie Smith, ran high school track at Lemoore High School before setting a world record in the 200 m at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
1971Education
Graduated from Lemoore Union High School, Lemoore, California, in 1971; received a bachelor of science degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas in 1975.
1991History
The City of Lemoore had it remodeled in 1991, by Bill Phillips to add to the community an exciting 18-hole golf course.
2010History
At the time of the 2010 census, the median income for a household in the city was $40,314, and the median income for a family was $44,006.
2014History
The present (2014) remaining marshy remnants of Bogg Slough, with its unfarmed oxbow structures may be the last of their kind to avoid the plow in the Kings-San Joaquin river sy...
2016History
The estimated unemployment rate in November 2016 was 8.3%.
2022Government
On December 6, 2022, the city council elected Patricia Matthews as mayor.
2023History
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that the median household income was $82,189, and the per capita income was $31,492.