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Madera County

Also known as Madera County, California, Madera County, CA

county in California, United States

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Madera County is a county located in California in the United States. It is situated in the central part of the state and includes parts of the Sierra Nevada mountains, making it geographically and economically significant to the region.

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Population: 156255
Area: 5577
Official website: www.maderacounty.com
Households: 44479

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inception: 1893-03-11
Commons category: Madera County, California
water as percent of area: 0.79
native label: Madera County
per capita income: 23212

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Madera County (/məˈdɛərə/ ; Madera, Spanish for "Wood"), officially the County of Madera, is a county located at the geographic center of the U.S. state of California. It features a varied landscape, encompassing the eastern San Joaquin Valley and the central Sierra Nevada, with Madera serving as the county seat. Established in 1893 from part of Fresno County, Madera County reported a population of 156,255 in the 2020 census.

The name Madera is Spanish for "wood," a reference to the county's early lumber industry. Portions of Yosemite National Park lie within the county, and tourism, along with agriculture—particularly almonds, grapes, and pistachios—form major parts of the local economy. According to the United States Census Bureau, the county’s median household income is below the state average, and its poverty rate is higher than the California average.