Lindsay is a city in Tulare County, California, United States.

Lindsay is located southeast of Visalia and north of Porterville and is considered part of the Visalia-Porterville Metropolitan Area and the Porterville Urban Area by the United States Census Bureau.

The Yandanchei tribe of Native Americans came to hunt and fish at the future site of Lindsay for centuries.

[4] Future Military Governor of California John C. Frémont passed through twice by way of the Stockton - Los Angeles Road and the later Butterfield Overland Mail route on two of his four exploration trips.

Julius Orton, a seventh generation descendant of Thomas, served as security for a pack train headed for Placerville, a booming California gold mining town, motivated by his futile search for gold.

In 1859, with his wife and two small daughters, and driving a small herd of cattle, walked more than 200 miles (320 km) from the coast near Sacramento, to a homestead along the Tule River, southwest of Lindsay.

[4] In 1889, the founder of the City of Lindsay, Captain Arthur Hutchinson, moved to California because of his ill health.

When the Southern Pacific Railroad came through the area in 1889, development of the Lindsay townsite was begun.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.8 km2), all of it land.

The racial makeup of Lindsay was Hispanic or Latino 88.4%, White 83%, Black or African American alone 0.4%, American Indian or Alaska Native 0.9%, Asian alone 0.6%, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone 0.0%, two or more races 13.7% and White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, 10.7%.

The median household income was $31,489 and 29.5% of people were living below the poverty line identified by the U.S.

[13] Lindsay's Mural Tour[14] Its mayor is Ramona Caudillo (not elected, appointed in lieu 2/2024), Mayor Pro Tempore is Ramiro Serna (not elected, appointed in lieu 12/2020).