County Supervisors
Supervisorial Districts and Their Communities:
| District 1 | District 2 | District 3 | District 4 | District 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter | Allensworth | Visalia | Badger | Camp Nelson |
| Farmersville | Alpaugh | Cutler | Ducor | |
| Lindcove | Earlimart | Dinuba | Kennedy Meadows | |
| Lindsay | Pixley | Goshen | Poplar-Cotton Center | |
| Poplar | Tipton | Ivanhoe | Porterville | |
| Strathmore | Tulare | Orosi | Posey | |
| Three Rivers | Waukena | Traver | Richgrove | |
| Visalia (part) | Visalia (part) | Springville | ||
| Woodville | Woodlake | Terra Bella |
POPULATION: 466,339
INCORPORATION DATE: 1852
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: General Law
TULARE: Created on April 20, 1852, the county seat is Visalia.
While hunting for deserters in 1772, Commandante Fages discovered a great lake surrounded by marshes and filled with rushes which he named Los Tules (the tules). It is from this lake that the county derives its name. The root of the name Tulare is found in the Mexican word tullin, designating cattail or similar reeds.
