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 The City is a general law
city incorporated on December 17, 1914. The City is located in
Fresno County, approximately 43 miles west of the City of Fresno and
18 miles east of Interstate 5, the main north-south link between San
Francisco and Los Angeles. The City has a Mediterranean
climate with temperature extremes in the summer ranging between 86
and 105 degrees and in the winter season, between 35 and 50 degrees.
The average annual rainfall is 7.23 inches.
City Profile
Government
The City adopted a Council-Manager
form of government consisting of five Council Members elected to
four-year overlapping terms. The Mayor is appointed by the
City Council.
Population
The City's population as of January
1, 1996 was 5,825 according t the State Department of
Finance-Demographic Research Unit. A historical summary of the
City's population (as of January 1 of each year except where noted)
is shown below:
| 1989 |
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4,055 |
| 1990 |
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4,198 |
| 1991 |
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4,761 |
| 1992 |
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4,950 |
| 1993 |
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5,103 |
| 1994 |
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5,326 |
| 1995 |
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5,742 |
| 1996 |
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5,825 |
| 2000 |
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5,743 |
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