Tulare County is located in the Central Valley of California, south of Fresno. Sequoia National Park is located in the county, as are part of Kings Canyon National Park, in its northeast corner (shared with Fresno County), and part of Mount Whitney, on its eastern border (shared with Inyo County).

As of 2007 the population was estimated at 429,006. Its county seat is city of Visalia. The county is named for Tulare Lake, once the largest freshwater lake west of the Great Lakes and now drained. The site is now in Kings County, which was created in 1893 from the western portion of the formerly larger Tulare County.

Tulare County was formed from parts of Mariposa County in 1852. Parts of the county's territory were given to Fresno County in 1856, to Kern County in 1866, to Inyo County in 1866 and Kings County in 1893.

The root of the name Tulare is found in the Mexican word tullin, designating cattail or similar reeds.

County Website: http://www.co.tulare.ca.us/
School District: http://www.tcoe.k12.ca.us/