Sanger

Sanger is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. The population was 24,270 at the 2010 census, up from 18,731 at the 2000 census. Sanger is located 13mi east-southeast of Fresno, at an elevation of 371 feet (113 m).GeographyAccording to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.5sqmi, all land.HistoryIn 1886 the Southern Pacific Company referred to the area as Sanger Junction, concerning plans to improve access to the fertile land. Later the area was known simply as Sanger. The name commemorates Joseph Sanger Jr., secretary-treasurer of the Railroad Yardmasters Association, who visited California in 1887.In 1888 The Pacific Improvement Company owned and sold lots on the site and the first post office opened.In 1890 the Kings River Lumber Company built a Log flume to transport lumber from the High Sierras to Sanger. That year more than 75 buildings were erected.The Sanger Railroad Depot was built in 1887 next to the Southern Pacific Railroad line that connected Fresno to Porterville. It is a Southern Pacific standard design Two Story Combination Depot No. 13 or 19. Sanger became a center for shipping grain, citrus and lumber from the nearby mountains. When the depot was retired, it was the oldest building in the city and was donated to the Sanger Historical Society which turned it into the Sanger Depot Museum in 1977.