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Fresno, which is Spanish for "ash tree", is a major California city. It is the County seat in Fresno Country, and the largest municipality in the greater Central Valley area. It is approximately 112 miles (290 km2) in area and was home to 542,107 people in 2020.
Fresno is named after the abundance of ash trees that line the San Joaquin River. It was established in 1872 as a station on the Central Pacific Railroad. This railroad was incorporated 1885. It is now the economic center of Fresno County, the San Joaquin Valley and a large portion of the surrounding Metropolitan Fresno area.