Clovis, California

Clovis, California
Pollasky Avenue, Old Town Clovis
Pollasky Avenue, Old Town Clovis
Flag of Clovis, California
Official seal of Clovis, California
Motto: 
"Gateway to the Sierras"[1]
Location of Clovis in Fresno County, California
Location of Clovis in Fresno County, California
Clovis is located in California
Clovis
Clovis
Location in California
Clovis is located in the United States
Clovis
Clovis
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 36°49′31″N 119°42′11″W / 36.82528°N 119.70306°W / 36.82528; -119.70306
Country United States
State California
CountyFresno
IncorporatedFebruary 27, 1912[2]
Named forClovis M. Cole
Clovis Station
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager[3]
 • MayorLynne Ashbeck [3]
 • Mayor Pro TemVong Mouanoutoua[3]
 • State senatorShannon Grove (R)[4]
 • AssemblymemberJim Patterson (R)[5]
 • U. S. rep.Vacant[6]
Area
 • Total25.91 sq mi (67.10 km2)
 • Land25.79 sq mi (66.79 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2)  0%
Elevation361 ft (110 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total120,124
 • Rank52nd in California
237th in the United States
 • Density4,657.95/sq mi (1,798.44/km2)
DemonymClovisian
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (PDT)
ZIP codes
93611–93613, 93619
Area code559
FIPS code06-14218
GNIS feature IDs1656303, 2409488
Websitecityofclovis.com

Clovis is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. Clovis was established in 1890 as a freight stop for the San Joaquin Valley Railroad by a group of Fresno businessmen and Michigan railroad speculator Marcus Pollasky. The railroad bought the land from two farmers and named the station after one of them, Clovis Cole. Pollasky then developed a town on the site, also named Clovis.

The completion of the lumber flume in 1894 led to the growth of the area around Clovis Station where a lumberyard and sawmill were built. Clovis was officially incorporated as a city in 1912. Today, Clovis celebrates its heritage as an American frontier town, known for its rodeo, Old Town Clovis historic district, and its motto "Clovis – A Way of Life."

The 2020 population was 120,124.[9] Clovis is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northeast of downtown Fresno,[10] at an elevation of 361 feet (110 m).[8]

  1. ^ "City of Clovis, California". City of Clovis, California. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Clovis City Council". Clovis California. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  5. ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  6. ^ "California's 22nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  7. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Clovis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference DecennialCensus was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1018. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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