We
are a non-profit voluntary association dedicated to all businesses who
want to participate. The Chamber is comprised of local business,
residential and community leaders bringing together their efforts to
enhance the Community of Kingsburg. Chamber members are able to mutually
aid each other in promoting and producing business, and aid the
community by providing tax revenues. The Kingsburg District Chamber of
Commerce serves as a link between businesses, local government,
neighborhoods and the general public. It’s you and I, working together
to do more than one of us could do alone.
The
history of Kingsburg is unique with its single ethnic origin. In the
early 
huge
wheat farms were the source of Valley wealth and
problems. Transient workers with no ties to any
community spent their wages in the saloons of whatever
town they found themselves. Overindulgence often
resulted in gunshot-punctuated exuberance that often
spilled into the streets. Kingsburg was no different. By
1886
there were four hotels and several saloons causing
consternation to a growing town population. Alarmed
community leaders, hoping to incorporate their city, led
the fight to clean up the town. The fight was between
"drys" who wanted all saloons within the city limits
closed, and "wets" who wanted to maintain status quo. On
May 11,
1908,
"drys" won the day. Kingsburg was incorporated and all
but two saloons were closed.
In 1921, ninety-four percent of the population within a three-mile radius of Kingsburg was Swedish-American, giving the community the nickname of "Little Sweden."