POPULATION: 1,023,358

INCORPORATION DATE: 1856

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS:

• District 1 – Brian Pacheco
• District 2 – Garry Bredefeld
• District 3 – Luis Chavez
• District 4 – Buddy Mendes
• District 5 – Nathan Magsig

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Charter

FRESNO. County seat, Fresno. Created April 19, 1856. Named after Fresno Creek. Fresno in Spanish signifies “ash tree” and it was due to the abundance of mountain ash or ash trees in the county that it received its name.