Fresno County, California
County in California
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| 2024 | Republicans won elections in Fresno County with increasing margins. |
| 2024 | Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open golf championship for the second time. |
| 2021 | Pistachio production in the United States reached 523,900 metric tons, with Fresno County producing 40% of the national total. |
| 2021 | Tom Flores inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, recognizing his significant contributions to professional football as a player and coach. |
| 2020 | Population reaches 1,008,654, marking continued demographic change: Hispanic/Latino residents now constitute 53.61% of the county, while White (Non-Hispanic) residents decrease to 26.96%. Asian population grows to 10.87%. |
| 2020 | Joe Biden became the first Democratic presidential candidate since Lyndon Johnson in 1964 to win a majority of votes in Fresno County. |
| 2020 | United States census recorded Fresno County's population at 1,008,654, making it a significant population center in California's Central Valley. |
| 2020 | Bryson DeChambeau won the U.S. Open golf championship. |
| 2020 | Census data indicates continued demographic changes, with White Non-Hispanic residents further declining to 48.21% and Hispanic or Latino residents growing to 30.46% of the population. |
| 2020 | Census recorded Selma's population at 24,674, showing population growth from previous decades. |
| 2020 | Sanger recorded a population of 26,617 in the 2020 census, maintaining the same population count as the previous census. |
| January 30 2020 | Reedley Municipal Airport logged 33,000 operations and reported 21 single-engine aircraft based at the facility during a 12-month reporting period ending on this date. |
| October 2019 | The Bureau of Land Management ended a five-year moratorium on leasing federal land in California to fossil fuel companies, opening 725,000 acres across San Benito, Monterey, and Fresno counties to potential drilling. |
| July 2019 | The Mid Valley Times (formerly Reedley Exponent) merged with the Sanger Herald and Dinuba Sentinel to improve circulation. |
| 2017 | Fresno County harvested 223,443 bales of cotton, becoming the second-highest cotton producer in California. |
| 2017 | Grape harvest in the county generated $1,046,356,645 in revenue. |
| 2017 | Peach harvest in the county was valued at $264,139,238. |
| 2017 | Fresno County achieved agricultural production totaling $7.98 billion, making it the number one agricultural county in the United States. |
| 2017 | Kody Swanson wins his third United States Auto Club Silver Crown Series Championship |
| 2016 | Mark Norwood retired as artistic director of the River City Theatre Company after 13 years of leadership. |
| 2015 | Kody Swanson wins his second United States Auto Club Silver Crown Series Championship |
| 2015 | The Stanton, Iowa coffee pot water tower was taken down and preserved after being replaced by a larger water tower in the late 1990s. |
| 2014 | Kody Swanson wins his first United States Auto Club Silver Crown Series Championship |
| 2013 | Okada et al. research documented a high degree of glyphosate resistance in Marestail (Conyza canadensis) in the county's agricultural areas. |
| 2013 | The city celebrated its centennial, marking 100 years since its official incorporation. |
| 2012 | California Health Sciences University was established as a private university focused on health sciences research and medical education in the San Joaquin Valley. |
| May 2011 | Thursday activities were reintroduced to the Kingsburg Swedish Festival, expanding the event back to three days. |
| 2010 | Gottschalks Department Stores, a company based in Fresno County, was liquidated. |
| 2010 | United States Census conducted for Fresno County, revealing a total population of 930,450 with a detailed racial and ethnic demographic breakdown. |
| 2010 | Census data reveals population growth to 930,450, with a notable shift in demographic composition: Hispanic/Latino population increases to 50.31%, while White (Non-Hispanic) population decreases to 32.73%. |
| 2010 | California statewide droughts began, significantly impacting water security in Fresno County and the broader Central Valley region. |
| 2010 | Census conducted, revealing Clovis had a population of 95,631, with a detailed demographic breakdown including racial composition, household types, and age distribution. |
| 2010 | Census recorded Selma's population at 23,319, indicating continued population increase from the 2000 census. |
| 2010 | Census showed Sanger's population had grown to 24,270, with 80.5% of residents being Hispanic or Latino of any race. |
| 2010 | United States Census conducted for Kingsburg, reporting a total population of 11,382, with a detailed demographic breakdown including racial composition, household types, and age distribution. |
| 2010 | Census showed significant population growth to 13,544 residents, with a notable increase in demographic diversity and population density. |
| January 2010 | Fresno Metropolitan Museum was dissolved, marking the end of its operations in the county. |
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