Here's a short story:

Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/ FREZ-noh), the county seat of Fresno County, is a city in the U.S. state of California. As of 2015, the city's population was 520,159, making it the fifth-largest city in California, the largest inland city in California and the 34th-largest in the nation. Fresno is in the center of the San Joaquin Valley and is the largest city in the Central Valley, which contains the San Joaquin Valley. It is approximately 220 miles (350 km) northwest of Los Angeles, 170 miles (270 km) south of the state capital, Sacramento, or 185 miles (300 km) south of San Francisco. The name Fresno means "ash tree" in Spanish, and an ash leaf is featured on the city's flag. 

In 1872, the Central Pacific Railroad established a station near Easterby's—by now a hugely productive wheat farm—for its new Southern Pacific line. Soon there was a store around the station and the store grew the town of Fresno Station, later called Fresno. Many Millerton residents, drawn by the convenience of the railroad and worried about flooding, moved to the new community. Fresno became an incorporated city in 1885. By 1931 the Fresno Traction Company operated 47 streetcars over 49 miles of track. (End of story)

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Guess: <most likely guess, as short as possible; not a complete sentence, just the guess!>

Here are a few examples of questions and answers:

Question: When did Fresno become an incorporated city?
Guess: 1885

Question: Is it in a valley inside of another valley?
Guess: yes

Question: How far away from the state capital is it?
Guess: 170 miles

Question: In 1872 which railroad line went by it?
Guess: the Central Pacific Railroad

Question: Name the valleys Fresno is it?
Guess: Central Valley and San Joaquin Valley

Question: How far away is San Francisco?
Guess: 185 miles

Question: What does the word "Fresno" mean?
Guess: "ash tree"

Question: And what is on the city flag?
Guess: an ash leaf

Question: What was the population there in 2015?
Guess: 520,159

Now answer the following question in the same format.

Question: How does the population rank in the state?

fifth