Tulare County, California | |
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   .JPG) Images, from top down, left to right: Acequia Avenue in Visalia, Allensworth Hotel in Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park, Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park, Lake Kaweah | |
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 Interactive map of Tulare County | |
 Location in the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 36°14′N 118°48′W / 36.23°N 118.80°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Regions | San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada |
| Metro area | Visalia-Porterville Metropolitan Area |
| Incorporated | July 10, 1852 |
| Named for | Tulare Lake, which is named for the tule rush that lined its shores |
| County seat | Visalia |
| Largest city | Visalia |
| Incorporated cities | 8 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–CAO |
| • Body | Board of Supervisors |
| • Chair | Larry Micari |
| • Vice Chair | Pete Vander Poel |
| • Board of Supervisors[2] | Supervisors |
| • Administrative Officer | Jason Britt[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,839 sq mi (12,530 km2) |
| • Land | 4,823 sq mi (12,490 km2) |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (40 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 14,501 ft (4,420 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 473,117 |
| • Density | 98/sq mi (38/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $22.794 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| Area code | 559, 661 |
| FIPS code | 06-107 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277318 |
| Congressional districts | 20th, 21st, 22nd |
| Website | tularecounty |
Tulare County (/tʊˈlɛəri/ tuu-LAIR-ee) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 473,117.[4] The county seat is Visalia.[6] The county is named for Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes. Drained for agricultural development, the site is now in Kings County, which was created in 1893 from the western portion of the formerly larger Tulare County.
Tulare County comprises the Visalia-Porterville, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is located south of Fresno, spanning from the San Joaquin Valley east to the Sierra Nevada.
Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as is part of Kings Canyon National Park, in its northeast corner (shared with Fresno County), and part of Mount Whitney, on its eastern border (shared with Inyo County). As of the 2020 census, the population was 473,117, up from 442,179 at the 2010 census.
- ^ "County Administrative Officer - CAO". County of Tulare. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ "County Supervisors - Board of Supervisors".
- ^ "Mount Whitney". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ a b "Tulare County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Tulare County, CA". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.