Sutter County, California
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Sutter County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,633.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Yuba City.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Sutter County is included in the Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area. The county is located along the Sacramento River in the Sacramento Valley.
History
[edit]The Maidu were the people living in the area of Sutter County when European settlers arrived.<ref>Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of California. North American Book Dist LLC. Page 448. Template:ISBN.</ref>
Sutter County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county were given to Placer County in 1852.
Sutter County is named after John Augustus Sutter, a German native born to Swiss parents. He was one of the first Europeans to recognize the Sacramento Valley for its potential in agriculture. His Hock Farm, established in 1841 on the Feather River just south of present-day Yuba City, was the site of the first major farm in the Central Valley, and used extensive slave labor from Natives in order to function.<ref name="jstor.org">Template:Cite journal</ref>
Sutter obtained the Rancho New Helvetia Mexican land grant, and called his first settlement New Helvetia (which included the present day city of Sacramento). In 1850, Sutter retired to Hock Farm when the gold rush led to him losing his holdings in Sacramento.
Sutter County is the birthplace (Yuba City, 1858) of John Joseph Montgomery, who was the first American to successfully pilot a heavier-than-air craft, 20 years before the Wright Brothers, and who held the first patent for an "aeroplane."
In the 1890s, Sutter County was one of the two prohibition counties in California; the other was Riverside County. Both outlawed saloons and sale or consumption of alcohol in public.<ref>Berkeley Gazette, 1905. July 28</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, comprising 1.0%, is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> It is the fourth-smallest county in California by total area. Some 88 percent of the county is prime farmland and grazing land.
Sutter County is home to the Sutter Buttes, known as the "World's Smallest Mountain Range." This volcanic formation provides relief to the otherwise seemingly flat Sacramento Valley.
Bordered by the Sacramento River on the west and the Feather River on the east, Sutter County has Template:Convert of levees. The Sutter Bypass, which diverts flood waters from the Sacramento River, cuts through the heart of Sutter County.
Adjacent counties
[edit]- Butte County - north
- Yuba County - east
- Placer County - southeast
- Sacramento County - south
- Yolo County - southwest
- Colusa County - west
National protected areas
[edit]Sutter County also has the State Feather River Wildlife Area, consisting of the Nelson Slough, O'Connor Lakes, Abbott Lake, Shanghai Bend, and Morse Road Units in Sutter County. Also, a Template:Convert State Park in the Sutter Buttes. In addition, there are the state public trust lands of the Feather, Bear and Sacramento rivers as well as smaller streams including Butte Creek and Butte Slough.
Transportation
[edit]Major highways
[edit]- File:California 20.svg State Route 20
- File:California 70.svg State Route 70
- File:California 99.svg State Route 99
- File:California 113.svg State Route 113
Public transportation
[edit]Yuba Sutter Transit operates local bus service, as well as commuter runs to Downtown Sacramento. The Amtrak Thruway 3 bus also provides daily connections to/from Sacramento.
Airports
[edit]Sutter County Airport is a general aviation airport located just south of Yuba City. The closest major airport is in Sacramento.
Politics
[edit]Voter registration statistics
[edit]| Population and registered voters | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref> | 94,192 | |
| Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration Template:Webarchive. Retrieved October 31, 2013.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note>Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref> | 41,760 | 44.3% |
| Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 13,557 | 32.5% |
| Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 18,571 | 44.5% |
| Democratic–Republican spread<ref name="CA-SS"/> | -5,014 | -12.0% |
| American Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 1,328 | 3.2% |
| Green<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 117 | 0.3% |
| Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 224 | 0.5% |
| Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 124 | 0.3% |
| Americans Elect<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 1 | 0.0% |
| Other<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 550 | 1.3% |
| No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/> | 7,288 | 17.5% |
Cities by population and voter registration
[edit]| Cities by population and voter registration | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS"/> <ref name="PCT-RV" group=note/> |
Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/> | Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/> | D–R spread<ref name="CA-SS"/> | Other<ref name="CA-SS"/> | No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/> |
| Live Oak | 8,244 | 35.9% | 44.5% | 29.9% | +14.6% | 8.9% | 19.6% |
| Yuba City | 64,224 | 42.6% | 34.2% | 41.3% | -7.1% | 9.2% | 18.7% |
Overview
[edit]Sutter is a strongly Republican county in presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win the county was Franklin Roosevelt in 1940. It was the only county in the whole state to give a majority to George H. W. Bush in 1992.
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In the United States House of Representatives, Sutter County is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>
In the California State Legislature, the county is in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Template:Representative.
On November 4, 2008, Sutter County voted 70.7% for Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.Template:Citation needed
Crime
[edit]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<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 94,192 | |
| Violent crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11">Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, State of California. Table 11: Crimes – 2009 Template:Webarchive. Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref> | 316 | 3.35 |
| Homicide<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 1 | 0.01 |
| Forcible rape<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 24 | 0.25 |
| Robbery<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 54 | 0.57 |
| Aggravated assault<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 237 | 2.52 |
| Property crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 1,038 | 11.02 |
| Burglary<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 446 | 4.74 |
| Larceny-theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/><ref name="LT-note" group="note">Only larceny-theft cases involving property over $400 in value are reported as property crimes.</ref> | 1,474 | 15.65 |
| Motor vehicle theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 201 | 2.13 |
| Arson<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/> | 11 | 0.12 |
Demographics
[edit]2020 census
[edit]| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> | % 2000 | % 2010 | Template:Partial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 47,532 | 47,782 | 41,366 | Template:Percentage | 50.44% | 41.52% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,418 | 1,713 | 1,774 | Template:Percentage | 1.81% | 1.78% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 940 | 925 | 862 | Template:Percentage | 0.98% | 0.87% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 8,771 | 13,442 | 18,014 | Template:Percentage | 14.19% | 18.08% |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 142 | 256 | 279 | Template:Percentage | 0.27% | 0.28% |
| Other Race alone (NH) | 190 | 190 | 611 | Template:Percentage | 0.20% | 0.61% |
| Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH) | 2,408 | 3,178 | 5,159 | Template:Percentage | 3.35% | 5.18% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 17,529 | 28,251 | 31,568 | Template:Percentage | 28.76% | 31.68% |
| Total | 78,930 | 94,737 | 99,633 | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
2011
[edit]| Population, race, and income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 94,192 | ||||
| White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 61,951 | 65.8% | |||
| Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 1,800 | 1.9% | |||
| American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 1,428 | 1.5% | |||
| Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 13,029 | 13.8% | |||
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 290 | 0.3% | |||
| Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 10,267 | 10.9% | |||
| Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | 5,427 | 5.8% | |||
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref> | 26,642 | 28.3% | |||
| Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> | $22,464 | ||||
| Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> | $50,010 | ||||
| Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> | $54,737 | ||||
Places by population, race, and income
[edit]| Places by population and race | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> | Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> <ref name="other" group=note>Other = Some other race + Two or more races</ref> |
Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> | Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> |
Native American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> <ref name="na" group=note>Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native</ref> |
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003"/> |
| East Nicolaus | CDP | 301 | 36.9% | 46.5% | 16.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 46.5% |
| Live Oak | City | 8,244 | 58.4% | 30.7% | 8.3% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 50.3% |
| Meridian | CDP | 485 | 97.3% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.5% |
| Nicolaus | CDP | 183 | 81.4% | 4.4% | 13.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Rio Oso | CDP | 349 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 15.2% |
| Robbins | CDP | 285 | 82.1% | 16.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 54.0% |
| Sutter | CDP | 2,892 | 88.1% | 9.2% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 9.0% |
| Trowbridge | CDP | 112 | 95.5% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Yuba City | City | 64,224 | 62.2% | 16.2% | 17.3% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 28.5% |
| Places by population and income | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Type<ref name="US-CB"/> | Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> | Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/> | Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/> | Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/> |
| East Nicolaus | CDP | 301 | $18,776 | $32,813 | $40,833 |
| Live Oak | City | 8,244 | $16,052 | $41,773 | $40,919 |
| Meridian | CDP | 485 | $30,530 | $53,125 | $77,500 |
| Nicolaus | CDP | 183 | $35,223 | $75,000 | $100,000 |
| Rio Oso | CDP | 349 | $32,149 | $85,750 | $90,357 |
| Robbins | CDP | 285 | $22,532 | $55,625 | $55,268 |
| Sutter | CDP | 2,892 | $28,772 | $62,708 | $76,667 |
| Trowbridge | CDP | 112 | $33,904 | $60,833 | $62,083 |
| Yuba City | City | 64,224 | $21,566 | $48,830 | $53,818 |
2010
[edit]The 2010 United States census reported that Sutter County had a population of 94,737. The racial makeup of Sutter County was 57,749 (61.0%) White, 1,919 (2.0%) African American, 1,365 (1.4%) Native American, 13,663 (14.4%) Asian, 281 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 14,463 (15.3%) from other races, and 5,297 (5.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27,251 persons (28.8%).<ref>Template:USCensus2010CA</ref>
2000
[edit]As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 78,930 people, 27,033 households, and 19,950 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 28,319 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 67.5% White, 1.9% Black or African American, 1.6% Native American, 11.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 13.0% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. 22.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 10.3% were of German, 9.0% American, 7.1% English and 6.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 70.3% spoke English, 17.9% Spanish and 9.3% Punjabi as their first language.
There were 27,033 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $38,375, and the median income for a family was $44,330. Males had a median income of $35,723 versus $25,778 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,428. About 12.1% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
Media
[edit]Sutter County is in the Sacramento television market, and thus receives Sacramento media.
Communities
[edit]Cities
[edit]Census-designated places
[edit]Unincorporated communities
[edit]Proposed town
[edit]Population ranking
[edit]The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Sutter County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
† county seat
| Rank | City/Town/etc. | Municipal type | Population (2010 Census) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | † Yuba City | City | 64,925 |
| 2 | Live Oak | City | 8,392 |
| 3 | Sutter | CDP | 2,904 |
| 4 | Meridian | CDP | 358 |
| 5 | Rio Oso | CDP | 356 |
| 6 | Robbins | CDP | 323 |
| 7 | Trowbridge | CDP | 226 |
| 8 | East Nicolaus | CDP | 225 |
| 9 | Nicolaus | CDP | 211 |
See also
[edit]- Hiking trails in Sutter CountyTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
- List of school districts in Sutter County, California
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Sutter County, California
- Sutter County Library
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]External links
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