Yolo County, California

Yolo County, California
County
County of Yolo
Images, from top down, left to right: The former Yolo County Courthouse in Woodland, The Ziggurat in West Sacramento, Mondavi Center on the UC Davis campus, Downtown Winters, Canada Geese at the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area
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Location in the state of California
California's location in the United States
Coordinates: 38°33′14″N 121°44′17″W / 38.55389°N 121.73806°W / 38.55389; -121.73806Coordinates: 38°33′14″N 121°44′17″W / 38.55389°N 121.73806°W / 38.55389; -121.73806
Country	United States
State	California
Region	Sacramento Valley
CSA	Greater Sacramento
Incorporated	February 18, 1850[1]
County seat	Woodland
Largest city	Davis (population) West Sacramento (area)
Area
• Total	1,024 sq mi (2,650 km2)
• Land	1,015 sq mi (2,630 km2)
• Water	8.9 sq mi (23 km2)
Highest elevation[2]	3,123 ft (952 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)[3]
• Total	200,849
• Estimate (2016)[4]	215,802
• Density	200/sq mi (76/km2)
Time zone	Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8)
• Summer (DST)	Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
Area codes	530, 916
FIPS code	06-113
GNIS feature ID	277321
Website	www.yolocounty.org

Yolo County, officially the County of Yolo, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 200,849.^[5] Its county seat is Woodland.^[6]

Yolo County is included in the Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is located in the Sacramento Valley.

Much of Yolo County remains a relatively rural agricultural region. This is evidenced by the multibillion-dollar state of California tomato industry that accounts for 90% of the canned and processed tomato production in the United States and 35% worldwide,^[7] to which Yolo County is a major contributor.

Etymology

In the original act of 1850 the name was spelled "Yola." Yolo is a Native American name variously believed to be a corruption of a tribal name Yo-loy meaning "a place abounding in rushes" or of the name of the chief, Yodo, or of the village of Yodoi.

History

Yolo County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood.

Government

The county is governed by a board of five district supervisors as well as the governments of its four incorporated cities: Davis, West Sacramento, Winters, and Woodland.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,024 square miles (2,650 km²), of which 1,015 square miles (2,630 km²) is land and 8.9 square miles (23 km²) (0.9%) is water.^[8]

Transportation

Major highways

County roads

Transportation in Yolo County is based on a system of numbered county roads. The numbering system works in the following way:

1. North–south roads have numbers from 41 to 117 and increase from west to east.
2. East–west roads have numbers from 1 to 38A, and then from 151 to 161, and increase from north to south.

Each integer road number is generally one mile (1.6 km) apart, with letters designating occasional roads less than one mile (1.6 km) apart. County roads entering urban areas generally are named once they cross the city boundary. Some examples include County Road 101 in Woodland being renamed Pioneer Ave and County Road 102 (also known as County Route E8) in Davis being named Pole Line Road.

Public transportation

• Yolobus (Yolo County Transportation District) runs buses throughout Yolo County and into Sacramento, and Sacramento International Airport.
• The University of California, Davis and the city of Davis jointly run Unitrans, a combination local city bus and campus shuttle.
• Fairfield-Suisun Transit Line 30 also stops in Davis on its runs between Fairfield (Solano County) and Sacramento.
• Amtrak has a station in Davis.

Airports

• Yolo County Airport
• University Airport
• Borges-Clarksburg Airport
• Watts-Woodland Airport

Port

The Port of Sacramento, now known as the Port of West Sacramento, is an inland port in West Sacramento, California, in the Sacramento metropolitan area. It is 79 nautical miles (146 km) northeast of San Francisco, and is centered in the California Central Valley, one of the richest agricultural regions in the world.

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Population and crime rates
Population[9]	198,889
Violent crime[10]	556	2.80
Homicide[10]	7	0.04
Forcible rape[10]	68	0.34
Robbery[10]	171	0.86
Aggravated assault[10]	310	1.56
Property crime[10]	2,979	14.98
Burglary[10]	1,357	6.82
Larceny-theft[10][note 1]	3,844	19.33
Motor vehicle theft[10]	559	2.81
Arson[10]	75	0.38

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City	Population[11]	Violent crimes[11]	Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons	Property crimes[11]	Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
Davis	66,628	95	1.43	1,476	22.15
West Sacramento	49,500	190	3.84	1,458	29.45
Winters	6,726	6	0.89	84	12.49
Woodland	56,323	177	3.14	1,735	30.80

Politics

Yolo County vote
by party in presidential elections

Year	GOP	DEM	Others
2016	25.26% 20,739	66.70% 54,752	8.04% 6,599
2012	31.29% 23,368	65.24% 48,715	3.47% 2,588
2008	30.84% 24,592	67.07% 53,488	2.09% 1,669
2004	38.75% 28,005	59.34% 42,885	1.91% 1,379
2000	37.53% 23,057	54.93% 33,747	7.54% 4,632
1996	32.38% 18,807	56.88% 33,033	10.74% 6,239
1992	28.15% 17,574	53.33% 33,297	18.52% 11,565
1988	41.89% 22,358	57.01% 30,429	1.10% 585
1984	47.84% 24,329	50.89% 25,879	1.27% 645
1980	39.45% 19,603	43.32% 21,527	17.23% 8,560
1976	42.42% 18,376	54.33% 23,533	3.25% 1,408
1972	42.04% 17,969	55.44% 23,694	2.52% 1,075
1968	38.41% 11,123	54.67% 15,833	6.92% 2,004
1964	30.36% 7,976	69.52% 18,266	0.12% 32
1960	44.73% 10,104	54.87% 12,395	0.40% 90
1956	47.99% 9,347	51.72% 10,075	0.29% 57
1952	53.17% 9,375	46.04% 8,119	0.79% 139
1948	43.83% 5,560	52.47% 6,655	3.70% 469
1944	41.84% 4,233	57.70% 5,837	0.45% 46
1940	40.29% 4,373	58.78% 6,380	0.93% 101
1936	29.84% 2,594	68.94% 5,992	1.22% 106
1932	29.49% 2,515	67.77% 5,780	2.74% 234
1928	56.96% 3,545	42.43% 2,641	0.61% 38
1924	45.35% 2,470	14.63% 797	40.02% 2,180
1920	61.95% 3,375	32.80% 1,787	5.25% 286
1916	42.43% 2,334	53.12% 2,922	4.45% 245
1912	0.23% 9	56.06% 2,239	43.72% 1,746
1908	49.01% 1,707	44.59% 1,553	6.40% 223
1904	51.87% 1,702	39.65% 1,301	8.47% 278
1900	45.81% 1,510	51.18% 1,687	3.00% 99
1896	44.84% 1,485	52.93% 1,753	2.23% 74
1892	40.78% 1,372	50.74% 1,707	8.47% 285

Yolo is a strongly Democratic county in Presidential and congressional elections. The last Republican Presidential candidate to win a majority in the county was Dwight Eisenhower in 1952, which is the longest drought for Republicans in any California county. However, Yolo County has been somewhat friendlier to Republican governors since then (Ronald Reagan carried the county in 1966, George Deukmejian in 1986 and Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2003 and 2006).

In the United States House of Representatives, Yolo County is split between California's 3rd and 6th congressional districts,^[12] represented by John Garamendi (D–Walnut Grove)^[13] and Doris Matsui (D–Sacramento),^[14] respectively.

In the California State Senate, the county is split between the 3rd and 6th Senate districts,^[15] represented by Bill Dodd and Richard Pan, respectively.

In the California State Assembly, the county is split between the 4th and 7th Assembly districts,^[16] represented by Cecilia Aguiar-Curry and Kevin McCarty, respectively.

In June 1978, Yolo was one of only three counties in the entire state to reject Proposition 13 (the others being San Francisco and Kern).

In November 2008, Yolo was one of just three counties in California's interior in which voters rejected Proposition 8 to ban gay marriage. Yolo voters rejected Proposition 8 by 58.4 percent to 41.6 percent. The other interior counties in which Proposition 8 failed to receive a majority of votes were Alpine County and Mono County.^[17]

Population and registered voters
Total population[9]	198,889
Registered voters[18][note 2]	101,849	51.2%
Democratic[18]	48,106	47.2%
Republican[18]	24,333	23.9%
Democratic–Republican spread[18]	+23,773	+23.3%
Independent[18]	2,835	2.8%
Green[18]	1,044	1.0%
Libertarian[18]	671	0.7%
Peace and Freedom[18]	376	0.4%
Americans Elect[18]	4	0.0%
Other[18]	404	0.4%
No party preference[18]	24,076	23.6%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration
City	Population[9]	Registered voters[18] [note 2]	Democratic[18]	Republican[18]	D–R spread[18]	Other[18]	No party preference[18]
Davis	65,359	57.6%	54.0%	14.7%	+39.3%	7.1%	26.3%
West Sacramento	47,278	48.9%	44.7%	26.0%	+18.7%	9.4%	23.4%
Winters	6,616	50.3%	44.8%	27.6%	+17.2%	7.8%	22.6%
Woodland	55,229	46.9%	43.7%	30.4%	+13.3%	8.2%	20.9%

Demographics

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population[9]	198,889
White[9]	132,734	66.7%
Black or African American[9]	5,006	2.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native[9]	2,485	1.2%
Asian[9]	25,626	12.9%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander[9]	1,112	0.6%
Some other race[9]	20,510	10.3%
Two or more races[9]	11,416	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[19]	59,340	29.8%
Per capita income[20]	$28,631
Median household income[21]	$57,920
Median family income[22]	$74,991

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place	Type[23]	Population[9]	White[9]	Other[9] [note 3]	Asian[9]	Black or African American[9]	Native American[9] [note 4]	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)[19]
Clarksburg	CDP	423	87.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	13.0%	13.9%
Davis	City	65,359	63.8%	11.1%	22.0%	1.9%	1.2%	13.5%
Dunnigan	CDP	1,043	68.6%	9.7%	8.5%	13.1%	0.0%	21.4%
Esparto	CDP	2,877	62.8%	35.2%	2.0%	0.0%	0.0%	55.3%
Guinda	CDP	450	50.0%	14.4%	2.4%	33.1%	0.0%	12.2%
Knights Landing	CDP	958	94.6%	1.5%	0.0%	0.0%	4.0%	47.6%
Madison	CDP	287	54.4%	45.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	76.0%
Monument Hills	CDP	1,512	85.6%	9.7%	3.0%	1.7%	0.0%	17.1%
University of California, Davis	CDP	6,805	43.6%	10.8%	41.2%	1.6%	2.8%	13.9%
West Sacramento	City	47,278	64.9%	18.3%	8.4%	5.3%	3.1%	32.9%
Winters	City	6,616	78.6%	16.9%	4.0%	0.0%	0.6%	49.8%
Woodland	City	55,229	70.6%	20.0%	6.5%	1.4%	1.5%	44.8%
Yolo	CDP	335	33.1%	44.5%	0.0%	0.0%	22.4%	94.0%

Places by population and income
Place	Type[23]	Population[24]	Per capita income[20]	Median household income[21]	Median family income[22]
Clarksburg	CDP	423	$41,657	$57,625	$52,750
Davis	City	65,359	$33,256	$61,182	$106,586
Dunnigan	CDP	1,043	$23,883	$61,597	$87,778
Esparto	CDP	2,877	$23,996	$61,979	$75,461
Guinda	CDP	450	$32,398	$115,278	$119,196
Knights Landing	CDP	958	$25,741	$47,864	$39,630
Madison	CDP	287	$11,478	$33,906	$38,636
Monument Hills	CDP	1,512	$48,180	$137,273	$138,523
University of California, Davis	CDP	6,805	$7,138	$26,053	$26,875
West Sacramento	City	47,278	$24,621	$54,040	$61,489
Winters	City	6,616	$25,973	$59,559	$68,917
Woodland	City	55,229	$26,416	$56,859	$67,784
Yolo	CDP	335	$18,759	$28,929	$31,447

2010

The 2010 United States Census reported that Yolo County had a population of 200,849. The ethnic makeup of Yolo County was 126,883 (63.2%) White, 5,208 (2.6%) African American, 2,214 (1.1%) Native American, 26,052 (13.0%) Asian, 910 (0.5%) Pacific Islander, 27,882 (13.9%) from other races, and 11,700 (5.8%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 60,953 persons (30.3%).^[25]

Population reported at 2010 United States Census
The County	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Yolo County	200,849	126,883	5,208	2,214	26,052	910	27,882	11,700	60,953
Incorporated city	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Davis	65,622	42,571	1,528	339	14,355	136	3,121	3,572	8,172
West Sacramento	48,744	29,521	2,344	798	5,106	534	6,709	3,732	15,282
Winters	6,624	4,635	43	56	63	7	1,488	332	3,469
Woodland	55,468	34,904	855	726	3,458	169	12,488	2,868	26,289
Census-designated place	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
Clarksburg	418	339	2	2	16	1	37	21	109
Dunnigan	1,416	836	107	25	19	1	339	89	583
Esparto	3,108	1,855	45	50	129	6	904	119	1,538
Guinda	254	175	26	0	1	1	43	8	68
Knights Landing	995	560	4	10	7	0	338	76	644
Madison	503	224	1	8	3	3	235	29	384
Monument Hills	1,542	1,163	20	32	77	17	153	80	403
University of California, Davis	5,786	2,443	144	22	2,443	7	364	363	728
Unincorporated communities	Total Population	White	African American	Native American	Asian	Pacific Islander	other races	two or more races	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
All others not CDPs (combined)	10,369	7,657	89	146	375	28	1,663	411	3,284

2000

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1850	1,086		—
1860	4,716		334.3%
1870	9,899		109.9%
1880	11,772		18.9%
1890	12,684		7.7%
1900	13,618		7.4%
1910	13,926		2.3%
1920	17,105		22.8%
1930	23,644		38.2%
1940	27,243		15.2%
1950	40,640		49.2%
1960	65,727		61.7%
1970	91,788		39.7%
1980	113,374		23.5%
1990	141,092		24.4%
2000	168,660		19.5%
2010	200,849		19.1%
Est. 2016	215,802	[4]	7.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[26] 1790-1960[27] 1900-1990[28] 1990-2000[29] 2010–2015[3]

As of the census^[30] of 2000, there were 168,660 people, 59,375 households, and 37,465 families residing in the county. The population density was 166 people per square mile (64/km²). There were 61,587 housing units at an average density of 61 per square mile (23/km²). The ethnic makeup of the county was 67.7% White, 2.0% Black or African American, 1.2% Native American, 9.9% Asian, 0.3% Pacific Islander, 13.8% from other races, and 5.2% from two or more races. 25.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 10.0% were of German, 6.6% English and 6.4% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 68.5% spoke English, 19.5% Spanish, 2.1% Chinese or Mandarin and 1.8% Russian as their first language.

There were 59,375 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.2% under the age of 18, 18.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,769, and the median income for a family was $51,623. Males had a median income of $38,022 versus $30,687 for females. The per capita income for the county was $19,365. About 9.5% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Public schools

The county's public schools are managed by the Yolo County Office of Education.

Colleges and universities

• University of California, Davis
• Woodland Community College

Communities

Cities

• Davis
• West Sacramento
• Winters
• Woodland

Census-designated places

Other unincorporated communities

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Yolo County.^[31]

† county seat

Rank	City/Town/etc.	Municipal type	Population (2010 Census)
1	Davis	City	65,622
2	† Woodland	City	55,468
3	West Sacramento	City	48,744
4	Winters	City	6,624
5	University of California Davis	CDP	5,786
6	Esparto	CDP	3,108
7	Monument Hills	CDP	1,542
8	Dunnigan	CDP	1,416
9	Knights Landing	CDP	995
10	Madison	CDP	503
11	Yolo	CDP	450
12	Clarksburg	CDP	418
13	Guinda	CDP	254
14	Rumsey Indian Rancheria[32]	AIAN	77

See also

• 1892 Vacaville–Winters earthquakes
• List of school districts in Yolo County, California
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Yolo County, California

Notes

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yolo County, California.

• Official website
• Yolo County, California USENET FAQ
• Yolo County Visitors Bureau website
• Yolo County District Attorney
• Yolo County Community website
• Yolo County CAGenWeb Project (history & genealogy)
• Yolo County, Calif., map 185-? at The Bancroft Library