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Place Name
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Fresno County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Fresno
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Population
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667,490 (1990)
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Location
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California, United States, North America
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Latitude
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36°45'N
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Longitude
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111°37'W
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Fresno
, county (
5,963 sq mi/15,444 sq km; 1990
pop. 667,490), central Calif.;  Fresno; 36°45'N 111°37'W.
Stretches across San Joaquin Valley from Diablo Range (W) to crest of
the Sierra Nevada (E), where there are peaks over
14,000 ft/4,267 m. San Joaquin R. forms most
of N boundary. Drained by Kings and Fresno rivers. Friant Dam
is in co. Oil and natural-gas fields in SW (Coalinga dist.). Rich
irrigated valley sect. produces raisins (large part of U.S. crop),
table grapes; cotton, figs, nectarines, oranges, almonds, lettuce,
garlic, tomatoes, sugar beets, rice, corn, beans; barley, oats, wheat;
also has dairying and cattle. Diversified mfg. at Fresno. Sand and
gravel, stone quarrying; oil and gas. Timber (pine, fir, cedar).
Huntington, Shaver, Florence lakes (resorts); winter sports areas; and
hunting and fishing attract vacationers. Delta Mendota Canal
(irrigation) terminates in NW co., Calif. Aqueduct crosses co., in SW
center; Pine Flat L. reservoir in E center, Millerton L. reservoir and
State Recreation Area are on co. line, San Joaquin R. Large part of
Kings Canyon National Park and parts of Sierra and Sequoia natl.
forests in E. Formed 1856.
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