Great Valley Center : Resources : Counties : Fresno

Shortly after WWII, rapid urbanization caused Los Angeles County to permanently relinquish its agricultural crown to Fresno County -- and Fresno has never looked back. Near year-round sun and rich, productive soil has kept Fresno the nation's number one agricultural county since 1949.

Fresno County has fifteen incorporated cities, with the City of Fresno as its county seat:

STATISTICAL DATA

California Economic Development Department: Fresno County Economic Data
US Census Bureau: Fresno County Census Summary
California Department of Finance Demographic Research Unit: Interactive Data Map
DataPlace Mapping Tool: Fresno County - DataPlace Summary

How GVC has worked in Fresno County:

>	83 LEGACI Grants awarded for a total of $717,835
>	23 IDEAL Alumni and 6 current Fellows
>	1 Great Valley Fellow and 3 Alumni
>	26 GVLI Leaders
>	2 CATAPULT Youth and 5 Alumni
>	Community Based Assistance Program (CAPs) 3 Capacity Building training sessions 2 organizations receiving technical assistance
>	4 CVDN sites and 1,888 user sessions

Fresno Bee

Fresno County Library

The County of Fresno

California State University, Fresno

The City of Fresno