Porterville

Porterville is a city in the San Joaquin Valley, in Tulare County, California, United States. Porterville's population was 57,687 at the 2010 census. The city's population grew dramatically as the city annexed many properties and unincorporated areas in and around Porterville. Not included in the city's population is East Porterville. The Census found another 6,767 more residents there, giving the Porterville Urban Area a total of 64,454 residents. Porterville is considered part of the Census Bureau's designation of the Visalia-Porterville metropolitan statistical area. From 1854 Peter Goodhue operated a stopping place on the Stockton - Los Angeles Road on the bank of the Tule River until the river changed its course in 1862. It was...