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Fresno County (/ ˈ f r ɛ z n oʊ / ⓘ), officially the County of Fresno, is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,008,654. [3] [5] The county seat is Fresno, [6] the fifth-most populous city in California.
The old Fresno County Courthouse, built in 1875 and demolished in 1966. The first European to enter the San Joaquin Valley was Pedro Fages in 1772. [14] The county of Fresno was formed in 1856 after the California Gold Rush and was named for the abundant ash trees (Spanish: fresno) lining the San Joaquin River.
Location along California's northern border; del norte is Spanish for "northern". General Law 26,589: 1,008 sq mi (2,611 km 2) El Dorado County: 017: Placerville: 1850: original: El Dorado, a mythical city of gold, owing to the area's significance in the California Gold Rush: Charter 192,215: 1,712 sq mi (4,434 km 2) Fresno County: 019: Fresno ...
Last year, Fresno County sued California over a 2022 state law that removed the term “squaw” from geographic features and place names in the state. A judge threw out the lawsuit, saying the ...
The Fresno chapter of the League of Women Voters recently chastised the county for poor management of the General Plan over the years, and asked the Board of Supervisors to delay a vote to approve ...
The Harris River Ranch property, over 7,000 acres near the Kings River along Trimmer Springs Road, has been proposed as a special study area and added to the Fresno County general plan.
Burrel (formerly, Burrell) is an unincorporated community in Fresno County, California. [1] It is located 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Fresno, [3] at an elevation of 203 feet (62 m). [1] Burrel is located midway between California State Route 99 and Interstate 5. [4] The place is named for Cuthbert Burrel, owner of a nearby ranch. [3]
Description: This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Fresno County, California, highlighting Fresno in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape.