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History · Raisin City

Half of Raisin City’s homes were built after 1976

Most of Raisin City was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1925 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Raisin City’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Raisin City are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19253 editions of the USGS map, 1925 to 1963. Watch Raisin City change.
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On the map

Raisin City on the map, 1925 to 1963

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Raisin City. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Raisin City on the 1925 USGS mapRaisin City on the 1947 USGS mapRaisin City on the 1963 USGS map1925Raisin sheet · 1:31,680

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Raisin City.

The story so far

Raisin City, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Raisin City yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Raisin City (formerly, Raisin) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 303 at the 2020 census, down from 380 at the 2010 census. Raisin City is located 13 miles (21 km) south-southwest of downtown Fresno, at an elevation of 236 feet (72 m).

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 380 to 303 (-20%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Raisin City, census by census

010020030040020002020Peak: 380

Between 165 and 380 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Raisin City’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Raisin City

Nobody well known was born in Raisin City itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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William SaroyanArmenian-American novelist, playwright, and sho… · b. 1908
Sam PeckinpahAmerican film director · b. 1925
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Chris ColferActor, singer, book author · b. 1990
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Alysa LiuAmerican figure skater · b. 2005
Kevin FederlineAmerican rapper and entertainer · b. 1978
Mike ConnorsAmerican actor · b. 1925

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.