3 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁Th irty ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁census , ▁it ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 7 th ▁place ▁with ▁ 3 5 4 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁it ▁achieved ▁ 3 7 th ▁place ▁with ▁ 4 2 8 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁F res no ▁Municipal ▁San it ary ▁Land fill ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁modern ▁land fill ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁several ▁important ▁innov ations ▁to ▁waste ▁dispos al , ▁including ▁tren ch ing , ▁compact ing , ▁and ▁the ▁daily ▁covering ▁of ▁tr ash ▁with ▁d irt . ▁It ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁Super fund ▁site . ▁ ▁Before ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁F res no ▁had ▁many ▁eth nic ▁neighborhood s , ▁including ▁Little ▁Armen ia , ▁German ▁Town , ▁Little ▁Italy , ▁and ▁Ch in at own . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁the ▁Census ▁Bureau ▁reported ▁F res no ' s ▁population ▁as ▁ 9 4 . 0 % ▁white , ▁ 3 . 3 % ▁black ▁and ▁ 2 . 7 % ▁Asian . ▁Ch in at own ▁was ▁primarily ▁a ▁Japanese ▁neighborhood ▁and ▁today ▁Japanese - American ▁business es ▁still ▁remain . ▁During ▁ 1 9 4 2 ,