▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁( and ▁later ▁became ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ). ▁Mc F ar land ▁grew ▁trem end ously ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁then ▁the ▁population ▁t aper ed ▁off ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Highway ▁ 9 9 ▁( then ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 9 9 ), ▁the ▁major ▁cor rid or ▁of ▁the ▁Central ▁Valley , ▁was ▁constructed , ▁which ▁ended ▁up ▁div iding ▁the ▁town ▁into ▁an ▁east ▁side ▁and ▁west ▁side . ▁Mc F ar land ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁The ▁name ▁hon ors ▁J . B . ▁Mc F ar land , ▁the ▁city ' s ▁founder . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁the ▁city ▁re - est ab lished ▁its ▁police ▁force ▁after ▁dec ades ▁of ▁re lying ▁on ▁the ▁K ern ▁County ▁Sher iff . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁movie ▁Mc F ar land ▁USA ▁was ▁released , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁true ▁story ▁that ▁occurred ▁at ▁Mc F ar land ▁High ▁School . ▁Mc F ar land ▁USA ▁follows ▁the ▁Mc F ar land ▁Cross ▁Country ▁team ▁and ▁their ▁coach ▁Jim ▁White ▁( port rayed ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Cost ner ). ▁The ▁cross ▁country ▁team ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁ 9 ▁state ▁titles . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁