Metropolitan Fresno
Metropolitan Fresno
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Coordinates: 37°N 120°W / 37°N 120°W | ||
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Metropolitan Fresno, officially Fresno–Hanford–Corcoran, CA CSA, is a metropolitan area in the
Metropolitan Fresno is anchored by
Counties
County name | Population ( 2020 U.S. Census )
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Land area |
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Fresno | 1,013,400 | 5,963 sq mi (15,440 km2) |
Madera | 158,217 | 2,136 sq mi (5,530 km2) |
Metropolitan Fresno | 1,171,617 | 8,099 sq mi (20,980 km2) |
Overview
Metropolitan Fresno, unlike the other metropolitan regions of California, is still largely agricultural, contains a large rural land area and is centered in the
Madera County is primarily an agricultural county as well but its cities serve as suburbs of Fresno. Since 2010, statewide droughts in California have further strained both the Fresno metropolitan area's and the entire Central Valley's water security.[7][8]
Geography and climate
Geography
Metropolitan Fresno is primarily located in the
Climate
Metropolitan Fresno has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa) with some semi-arid factors due to its interior location (Köppen Bsh), with mild, moderately wet winters and hot and dry summers. December is the coolest month, with an average of 53.4 °F (11.9 °C) during the day in downtown Fresno while summer temperatures can reach 110 °F (43.3 °C) or more. Thick tule fog is present in the valley areas during the winter. Rainfall is most common between December and April while snowfall is sometimes experienced in the higher mountain elevations.
Cities
County seat |
City | County | Population (January 1, 2010)[10] | Land area[11] |
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Chowchilla | Madera | 18,698 | 7.1 sq mi (18 km2) |
Clovis | Fresno | 97,218 | 22.03 sq mi (57.1 km2) |
Coalinga | Fresno | 19,065 | 5.9 sq mi (15 km2) |
Firebaugh | Fresno | 6,941 | 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km2) |
Fowler | Fresno | 5,764 | 2 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
Fresno | Fresno | 502,303 | 104.4 sq mi (270 km2) |
Huron | Fresno | 8,062 | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
Kerman | Fresno | 14,381 | 2.2 sq mi (5.7 km2) |
Kingsburg | Fresno | 11,504 | 2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2) |
Madera | Madera | 58,243 | 12.3 sq mi (32 km2) |
Mendota | Fresno | 9,966 | 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km2) |
Orange Cove | Fresno | 11,089 | 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km2) |
Parlier | Fresno | 13,658 | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
Reedley | Fresno | 26,227 | 4.4 sq mi (11 km2) |
Sanger | Fresno | 25,664 | 4.7 sq mi (12 km2) |
San Joaquin | Fresno | 4,071 | 1 sq mi (2.6 km2) |
Selma | Fresno | 23,435 | 4.3 sq mi (11 km2) |
Census-designated places
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Transportation
Owing to its gateway location to numerous national parks as well as being in between the larger
Highways and freeways
Metropolitan Fresno is served by a large number of highways and freeways that are vital in linking the rest of Northern California with Southern California and its location in between the three larger metropolitan areas of the state allows for a large trucking industry as well as services to travelers. Highways and freeways in Metropolitan Fresno include:
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Air
The Fresno Yosemite International Airport is the only commercial airport in the region and is the major gateway into Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park, and Kings Canyon National Park. Additionally, there are several general aviation airports in the area, including Fresno Chandler Executive Airport, Firebaugh Airport, Sierra Sky Park Airport and Madera Municipal Airport.
Public transit
Metropolitan Fresno's central California location allows it to be a large rail transport center. Two
Politics
Unlike the other metropolitan areas of California, Metropolitan Fresno has historically been a strong Republican stronghold and the region reflects the Coastal California and interior California divide in which coastal areas and urbanized areas of California tend to lean Democratic while interior areas tend to lean Republican. Exceptions to this are Orange County in Greater Los Angeles, which has been a Republican stronghold since the 1940s, and most of Greater Sacramento, which is a politically competitive area where the major parties are often divided in pluralities although recently there have been Democratic majorities.[12] Metropolitan Fresno has begun to become a politically competitive region as well, as in the 2008 presidential election, the region was split with Fresno County going for Barack Obama with the majority of the votes, while John McCain carried Madera County with a comfortable margin. Locally, Democratic concentrations are found in much of Fresno and most non-agricultural suburbs while Republican concentrations are found in Madera County and most rural towns.
References
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U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Fresno County, California" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
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U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Madera County, California" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
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- ^ John Pike. "Fresno Air National Guard Base". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ "Groundwater Management and Drought: An Interview with the San Joaquin Valley Partnership". water.ca.gov. March 8, 2022. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
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(help)[title missing] - ^ DWR Public Affairs Office (2005). "State Water Project Today". Department of Water Resources, State of California. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- ^ "January 2010 Cities Ranked by Size, Numeric and Percent Change" (PDF). California Department of Finance. Archived from the original (Adobe Reader) on May 2, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "California – Place: GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- California Secretary of State. April 10, 2009. Archived from the original(PDF) on June 12, 2009. Retrieved August 21, 2009.