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Fresno's location, very near the geographical center of California, places the city a comfortable distance from many of the major recreation areas and urban centers in the state. Just 60 mi (97 km) south of Yosemite National Park , it is the nearest major city to the park.
Fresno City is a former settlement in Fresno County, California. [1] It was located at the head of navigation on Fresno Slough 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Tranquillity, [2] at an elevation of 164 feet (50 m). [1] The city was named after the Spanish word for the Oregon Ash trees that commonly grew along the river banks.
1856 – Fresno County formed in 1856 with Millerton, a settlement along the San Joaquin River, as the county seat. [1]1865 – William Helm brings his wife and his sheep to the valley floor area south of Millerton.
A Fresno city limit/population sign on westbound Highway 180 east of the Marks Avenue exit, tallies the city’s population at 525,832. Other highway signs have differing population numbers for ...
The city says about 1,400 people are homeless in Fresno proper, and an estimated 4,500 people are homeless across Fresno and Madera counties, up from 2,500 in 2019. Before 2020, Fresno had no city ...
Caltrans has at times been criticized by Fresno city leaders for being slow to respond to litter and trash problems along state routes running through Fresno, including Highways 99, 41, 168 and 180.