History
The place was first called Converse Ferry for Charles Converse, who established a ferry across the San Joaquin River in 1852.
- 1852-≤1863: Converse Ferry or Converse
- ≤1863-1881: Jones Ferry or Jonesville
- 1881-1891: Hamptonville
- 1891-1907: Pollasky
- 1907–present: Friant
Demographics
Friant first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
The whole population lived in households. There were 216 households, out of which 32 (14.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 117 (54.2%) were married-couple households, 8 (3.7%) were cohabiting couple households, 42 (19.4%) had a female householder with no partner present, and 49 (22.7%) had a male householder with no partner present. 57 households (26.4%) were one person, and 31 (14.4%) were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.06.
The age distribution was 45 people (10.1%) under the age of 18, 22 people (4.9%) aged 18 to 24, 88 people (19.7%) aged 25 to 44, 129 people (28.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 162 people (36.3%) who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 58.6years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males.
The whole population lived in households, no one lived in non-institutionalized group quarters and no one was institutionalized.
There were 224 households, 47 (21.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 111 (49.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 21 (9.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 9 (4.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 12 (5.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 5 (2.2%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 61 households (27.2%) were one person and 33 (14.7%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.27. There were 141 families (62.9% of households); the average family size was 2.75.
The age distribution was 83 people (16.3%) under the age of 18, 35 people (6.9%) aged 18 to 24, 82 people (16.1%) aged 25 to 44, 169 people (33.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 140 people (27.5%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 51.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.9 males.
There were 252 housing units at an average density of , of which 224 were occupied, 171 (76.3%) by the owners and 53 (23.7%) by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 5.5%; the rental vacancy rate was 8.6%. 381 people (74.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 128 people (25.1%) lived in rental housing units.
Education
It is in the Clovis Unified School District.
Friant is zoned to Kastner Intermediate Elementary School and Clovis West High School.
As of 2016 it was zoned to Liberty Elementary School, which at the time fed into Kastner and Clovis West.