Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/ FREZ-noh; Spanish for '"ash tree"') is a city in
and the county seat of Fresno County, California, United States. It
covers about 112 square miles (290 km2) in the center of the San
Joaquin Valley, the southern portion of California's Central
Valley.Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/ FREZ-noh; Spanish for '"ash tree"') is a
city in and the county seat of Fresno County, California, United
States. It covers about 112 square miles (290 km2) in the center of
the San Joaquin Valley, the southern portion of California's Central
Valley.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
an economic hub of Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, with much
of the surrounding areas in the Metropolitan Fresno region
predominantly tied to large-scale agricultural production.The
population of Fresno grew from 134,000 in 1960 to 428,000 in 2000.
With a census-estimated 2019 population of 531,576, Fresno is the
fifth-most populous city in California, the most populous inland city
in California, and the 34th-most populous city in the nation. Fresno, California Top Movies & Young Movies