Fresno
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| City of Fresno | |||
Downtown Fresno
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 Location in the state of California and Fresno County |
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 Fresno, California
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| Coordinates: 36°45′N 119°46′W / 36.750°N 119.767°WCoordinates: 36°45′N 119°46′W / 36.750°N 119.767°W | |||
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 United States |
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 California
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| Region | San Joaquin Valley | ||
| Railway station | 1872 | ||
| Incorporated | October 12, 1885 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Mayor-Council | ||
| • Mayor | Lee Brand | ||
| • City manager | Bruce Rudd | ||
| • City council | Esmeralda Soria Steve Brandau Oliver Baines III Paul Caprioglio Luis Chavez Garry Bredefeld Clint Olivier |
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| Area | |||
| • City | 112.308 sq mi (290.877 km2) | ||
| • Land | 111.957 sq mi (289.967 km2) | ||
| • Water | 0.351 sq mi (0.91 km2) 0.31% | ||
| Elevation | 308 ft (94 m) | ||
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |||
| • City | 494,665 | ||
| • Estimate (2016) | 520,000 | ||
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1st in Fresno County 5th in California 34th in the United States |
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| • Density | 4,400/sq mi (1,700/km2) | ||
| • Metro | 972,297 | ||
| Demonym(s) | Fresnan | ||
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | ||
| ZIP codes | 93650, 93701–93712, 93714–93718, 93720–93730, 93737, 93740, 93741, 93744, 93745, 93747, 93750, 93755, 93760, 93761, 93764, 93765, 93771–79, 93786, 93790–94, 93844, 93888 | ||
| Area code | 559 | ||
| FIPS code | 06-27000 | ||
| GNIS feature IDs | 277606, 2410546 | ||
| Website | www |
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Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/ FREZ-no (Spanish for "ash tree") is a major city in California, United States, and the county seat of Fresno County. It covers about 112 square miles (290 km2) in the center of the San Joaquin Valley, the southern portion of the California's Central Valley. With a census-estimated 2016 population of 520,000, Fresno is the fifth-most populous city in California, the most populous city in the Central Valley, the most populous inland city in California, and the 34th-most populous city in the nation.
Named for the abundant ash trees lining the San Joaquin River, Fresno was founded in 1872 as a railway station of the Central Pacific Railroad before it was incorporated in 1885. The city has since become a economic hub of Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, with much of surrounding areas in the Metropolitan Fresno region predominantly tied to large-scale agricultural production. The population of Fresno proper soared in the second half of the 20th century, growing from a 1960 census population of 134,000 to a 2000 census population of 428,000. It was here in Fresno in 1958 that Bank of America first launched the BankAmericard credit card, which was later renamed Visa.
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