Back كلوفيس (كاليفورنيا) Arabic كلوڤيس (كاليفورنيا) ARZ کلوویس، کالیفورنیا AZB Кловіс (Каліфорнія) Byelorussian Кловис (Калифорния) Bulgarian Clovis (Califòrnia) Catalan Кловис (Калифорни) CE Clovis (lungsod) CEB کڵۆڤیس CKB Clovis (Kalifornien) German
Clovis, California | |
|---|---|
 Pollasky Avenue, Old Town Clovis | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Motto: "Gateway to the Sierras"[1] | |
 Location of Clovis in Fresno County, California | |
  Clovis Location in California  Clovis Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 36°49′31″N 119°42′11″W / 36.82528°N 119.70306°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  California |
| County | Fresno |
| Incorporated | February 27, 1912[2] |
| Named for | Clovis M. Cole Clovis Station |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager[3] |
| • Mayor | Lynne Ashbeck [3] |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Vong Mouanoutoua[3] |
| • State senator | Shannon Grove (R)[4] |
| • Assemblymember | Jim Patterson (R)[5] |
| • U. S. rep. | Vince Fong (R)[6] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.91 sq mi (67.10 km2) |
| • Land | 25.79 sq mi (66.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.31 km2) 0% |
| Elevation | 361 ft (110 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 120,124 |
| • Rank | 46th in California 221st in the United States |
| • Density | 4,657.95/sq mi (1,798.44/km2) |
| Demonym | Clovisian |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes | 93611–93613, 93619 |
| Area code | 559 |
| FIPS code | 06-14218 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1656303, 2409488 |
| Website | cityofclovis |
Clovis is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. It 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."
In the 2020 census, the 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]
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- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Clovis City Council". Clovis California. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
- ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "California's 22nd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Clovis". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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DecennialCensuswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.