Fresno County is a county located in California's Central Valley, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. Its 2000 population was 799,407. The county seat is Fresno. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 15,585 km² (6,017 mi²). 15,443 km² (5,963 mi²) of it is land and 142 km² (55 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.91% water. |