Fresno
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| Nickname : Fresno, the All American City & Raisin Capital of the World | |||
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| Location in California | |||
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| Foundation : | 1872 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Fresno County | ||
| Coordinates : | 36 ° 47 ′ N , 119 ° 47 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
522,053 (as of 2016) 979,915 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 2,848.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 271.4 km 2 (approx. 105 mi 2 ) of which 183.3 km 2 (approx. 71 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 90 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 93650, 93701-06, 93710, 93711, 93720-23, 93725-28, 93730, 93740, 93888 | ||
| Area code : | +1 559 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-27000 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0277606 | ||
| Website : | www.fresno.gov | ||
| Mayor : | Lee Brand ( R / since 2017) | ||
Fresno is a city in Fresno County in the US state of California , at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains . The urban area has a size of 271.4 km 2 . With a population of around 522,000 (2016 estimate, US Census Bureau), Fresno is the fifth largest city in California . Fresno is located in the middle of the San Joaquin Valley, about 320 kilometers north of Los Angeles and 270 kilometers south of the capital of California, Sacramento . In Spanish, Fresno means ash , the leaf of which is depicted in the center of the flag. The city is the seat of California State University, Fresno and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno .
Population development
Like many cities in California, Fresno is growing rapidly. The number of inhabitants increased more than fivefold between 1950 and 2010. It more than doubled from 1980 to 2010:
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1950 | 91,669 |
| 1960 | 133,929 |
| 1970 | 166,655 |
| 1980 | 217.491 |
| 1990 | 355.202 |
| 2000 | 429,583 |
| 2010 | 496.112 |
| 2016 | 522.053 |
¹ 1950–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate
history
The original inhabitants of the San Joaquin Valley area were the Yokuts . They traded with other Californian tribes. The Fresno district emerged in 1856 after the California gold rush . It was named after the ash trees (Spanish: Fresno) standing on the banks of the San Joaquin River.
Millerton, near Fort Miller, became a county seat. Other early settlements in the county were Firebaugh's Ferry, Scottsburg, and Elkhorn Springs.
On December 24, 1867, the River San Joaquin burst its banks and flooded Millerton. Some residents rebuilt everything, others moved away.
The actual establishment of Fresno is set with the establishment of the Central Pacific Railroad depot in Easterby's in 1872. At that time they set up the first Southern Pacific lines . A business center quickly formed around the station and Millerton residents began to move near it to avoid further flooding. Just two years after the station was built, the community headquarters were moved there. In 1885 the independent city of Fresno was founded. The old districts of Millerton were inundated with the establishment of the Friant Dam and are now under Millerton Lake .
The central location in the valley influenced further development. The decision of the California state to build a central road axis dates back to 1910, parts of which were then designated California State Route 99 in 1926 . At that time, ideas arose to build a transverse axis that would connect the coast with Yosemite National Park . The construction company was formed in 1930, and in 1934 the route was named California State Route 41 . The third route included a connection to the Kings River, which was built in 1905 - this was expanded until 1933 and designated California State Route 180 in 1935 . The three state highways enclose the business center of Fresno today as a motorway ring - the intersection-free expansion with three motorway junctions took place until 1980.
The Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill was the United States' first modern landfill. It opened in 1937 and was shut down in 1987.
In September 1958, Bank of America introduced a new product called BankAmericard in Fresno. BankAmericard became the first successful credit card to be spun off to Visa Inc. in 1970 .
Attractions
Museums
- Fresno Art Museum - art museum
- Kearney Mansion & Museum - larger mansion with museum
- African-American Museum - a museum about the local history of African-American culture in Reedley
theatre
- Opera House - an old opera house
zoo
- Chaffee Zoo - Zoo with a reptile house
Nature & green spaces
- Forestiere Underground Garden - a 60-room underground labyrinth
- Storyland - amusement and fairy tale park
Viticulture
Fresno and Madera are located in the hot Central Valley , where mass viticulture is practiced. There are five wineries in Madera and three in Fresno.
Twin cities
Fresno lists six officially active twin cities :
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Afula 
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 Israel
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 Armavir, Armenia
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2009 |
Kochi 
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 Shikoku, Japan
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1965 |
Muenster 
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 North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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1986 |
| Taishan |
 Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Torreón 
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 Coahuila, Mexico
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Verona 
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 Veneto, Italy
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2000 |
Inactive or unoccupied twin cities
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Baquba , Iraq
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Bongabong , Philippines
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Catubig , Philippines
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Lahore , Pakistan
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Mashhad , Iran
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Morogoro , Tanzania
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Nîmes , France
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Taras , Kazakhstan
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
Personalities related to the city
- Frank Thomas (1912–2004), animator; grew up in Fresno
- Cornelius Warmerdam (1915-2001), pole vaulter; Trainer at Fresno University
- Ken Curtis (1916–1991), actor and singer
- John Christy (* 1951), climatologist; grew up in Fresno
- Joey Cape (born 1966), singer; lives in Fresno
- Chris Colfer (born 1990), actor
Climate table
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Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Fresno, California
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Sister Cities International of Fresno . Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved October 4, 2014.
- ↑ About Fresno Sister Cities - Sister Cities. Retrieved August 30, 2019 .
- ↑ Sister cities >> Էջմիածնի քաղաքապետարանի պաշտոնական կայք. Retrieved February 7, 2015 .
- ^ Sister Cities. Kochi, December 23, 2008, accessed July 16, 2011 .
- ^ City of Münster: twin city Fresno. Retrieved January 8, 2018 .
- ↑ Comune di Verona - Grandi Eventi - Gemellaggi e Patti d'Amicizia . Retrieved April 24, 2018.
- ^ National Weather Service, US Dept of Commerce
- ↑ wetterkontor.de