Editing Winters, California

{{Short description|City in California, United States}}
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'''Winters''' is a city in rural [[Yolo County, California|Yolo County]], and the western [[Sacramento Valley]], in northern [[California]], United States.

Winters has a 2024 population of 7,860. Winters is currently growing at a rate of 2.16% annually and its population has increased by 9.24% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 7,195 in 2020.

The average household income in Winters is $148,333 with a poverty rate of 6.55%. The median age in Winters is 37.9 years: 38.1 years for males, and 37.9 years for females.

==Geography==
Winters is a small city located on [[Putah Creek]] in the western [[Sacramento Valley]], near the California Coastal Range.

It is situated along [[Interstate 505]], {{convert|11|mi|km|0}} from [[Vacaville, California|Vacaville]]. Winters is nearly {{convert|30|mi|km|-1}} from [[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] and about {{convert|60|mi|km|-1}} from [[San Francisco]], California.  It is located at {{coord|38|31|30|N|121|58|15|W}}.<ref>{{gnis|1652656}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.9|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|2.9|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|km2}} of it (0.85%) is water.

==History==
[[William Wolfskill]], a Kentucky immigrant to Mexican [[Alta California]], received a [[Ranchos of California|Mexican land grant]] for [[Rancho Rio de los Putos]] in 1842 from Governor [[Juan Bautista Alvarado]].  His brother, [[John Reid Wolfskill]], started the agricultural development of the Sacramento Valley by planting orchards and vineyards on his lands.<ref name="LarkeyWalters1987">{{cite book|last1=Larkey|first1=Joann Leach|last2=Walters|first2=Shipley|last3=Wellings|first3=Marjorie|last4=Yolo County Historical Society, Yolo County Superintendent of Schools|title=Yolo County: Land of Changing Patterns : An Illustrated History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eygSAQAAIAAJ|date=October 1987|publisher=Windsor Publications|page=18|isbn=9780897812238}}</ref>  In 1849, William Wolfskill transferred half of Rancho Rio de los Putos to John Wolfskill, and transferred the rest to his brother in 1854.<ref>[http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb2b69n721/?&query=yolo%20county&brand=oac The Wolfskill Rancho, Rio de los Putos] by [[Henry Hancock]]</ref>

The Winters post office was established in 1875.<ref name=CGN>{{California's Geographic Names|578}}</ref> Winters [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1898.<ref name=CGN /> The name honors [[Theodore Winters]], whose ranch provided half of the town's land.<ref name=CGN />

In 1935, Wolfskill's heirs deeded 100 acres of the Wolfskill Ranch in Winters to the [[University of California, Davis]], which had been founded in 1908. The land was to be used for an experimental orchard.<ref name=dailydemocrat.com2008>{{cite news|title=Olive harvest and walking tour at Wolfskill Ranch in Winters Part of UC Davis centennial celebration|url=http://www.dailydemocrat.com/ci_10668662|access-date=August 12, 2014|publisher=Daily Democrat|date=October 8, 2008}}</ref>

==Climate==
Winters has hot, mostly dry summers and cool, wet winters. According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Winters has a [[hot-summer Mediterranean climate]] (''Csa''). Average January temperatures are a maximum of {{convert|55.2|F|C}} and a minimum of {{convert|37.0|F|C}}.  Average July temperatures are a maximum of {{convert|96.7|F|C}} and a minimum of {{convert|59.8|F|C}}.  There are an average of 102.0 days with highs of {{convert|90|F|C}} or higher and an average of 20.3 days with lows of {{convert|32|F|C}}.  The record high temperature was {{convert|115|F|C}} on June 16, 1961, and July 14, 1972.  The record low temperature was {{convert|15|F|C}} on December 23, 1990.

Average annual precipitation is {{convert|21.94|in|mm}}.  There are an average of 64 days with measurable precipitation.  The wettest year was 1983 with {{convert|47.12|in|mm}} and the driest year was 1976 with {{convert|6.60|in|mm}}.  The most rainfall in one month was {{convert|17.21|in|mm}} in January 1995.  The most rainfall in 24 hours was {{convert|7.25|in|mm}} on March 29, 1907.  Snowfall is a rarity in Winters, but {{convert|3.3|in|cm}} fell in January 1973 and {{convert|1.0|in|cm}} fell in December 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca9742|title=WINTERS, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary|website=www.wrcc.dri.edu}}</ref>

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 | Apr record high F = 99
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==Government==
;Federal
*[[California's 4th congressional district]]

;State
*[[California's 3rd State Senate district]]
*[[California's 4th State Assembly district]]

;City
The current elected members of the Winters City Council are:
* Mayor — Bill Biasi
* Mayor Pro-Tempore — Albert Vallecillo  <ref name="City Council">{{Cite news|url=http://www.cityofwinters.org/city-council/|title=City Council|date=October 26, 2015|newspaper=City of Winters|access-date=January 5, 2017}}</ref>
* Council Member — Jesse Loren<ref name="City Council"/>
* Council Member — Richard Casavecchia <ref name="City Council"/>
* Council Member — Carol Scianna<ref name="City Council"/>

Other elected or appointed city officials include:

* City Manager — Jeremy Craig
* Police Chief John P. Miller
* Fire Chief Jack Snyder

==Economy==

===Top employers===
According to Winters' 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cityofwinters.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/FinalCAFR_FY2016-17.pdf |title=Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |date=2017 |website=www.cityofwinters.org |access-date=August 14, 2020}}</ref> the top employers in the city are:

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! #
! Employer
! # of Employees
|-
|1
| Mariani Nut Company
|350
|-
|2
| Winters Joint Unified School District
|235
|-
|3
| Buckhorn Restaurant Group
|120
|-
|4
| Double M Trucking
|75
|-
|5
| City of Winters
|55
|-
|}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1880 = 523
| 1900 = 785
| 1910 = 910
| 1920 = 903
| 1930 = 896
| 1940 = 1133
| 1950 = 1265
| 1960 = 1700
| 1970 = 2419
| 1980 = 2652
| 1990 = 4639
| 2000 = 6125
| 2010 = 6624
| 2020 = 7200
| estyear = 2023
| estimate = 7480
| estref = <ref name="USCensusEst2019CenPopScriptOnlyDirtyFixDoNotUse">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|date=May 24, 2020|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2020===
The [[2020 United States census]] reported that Winters had a population of 7,115. The population density was {{convert|2,424.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Winters was 47.5% [[White Americans|White]], 0.6% [[African Americans|African American]], 2.9% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 1.3% [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 0.2% [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 28.4% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 19.2% from two or more races. [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 55.3% of the population.<ref name=DP1>{{cite web |title=Winters city, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?g=1600000US0686034 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,420 households, out of which 41.0% included children under the age of 18, 58.5% were married-couple households, 5.8% were [[cohabitation|cohabiting]] couple households, 22.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 17.1% of households were one person, and 7.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.94.<ref name=DP1/> There were 1,865 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (77.1% of all households).<ref>{{cite web |title=Winters city, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDHC2020.P16?g=1600000US0686034 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

The age distribution was 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% aged 18 to 24, 26.6% aged 25 to 44, 26.3% aged 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65{{nbsp}}years of age or older. The median age was 37.7{{nbsp}}years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males.<ref name=DP1/>

There were 2,535 housing units at an average density of {{convert|863.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}, of which 2,420 (95.5%) were occupied. Of these, 66.4% were owner-occupied, and 33.6% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>

===2023 estimates===
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 19.3% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 57.4% spoke only English at home, 41.0% spoke [[Spanish language|Spanish]], 0.9% spoke other [[Indo-European languages]], and 0.6% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 87.2% were high school graduates and 29.8% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winters city, California; CP02: Comparative Social Characteristics in the United States - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSCP5Y2023.CP02?g=1600000US0686034 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

The median household income was $132,650, and the [[per capita income]] was $49,451. About 2.5% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>{{cite web |title=Winters city, California; DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics - 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates Comparison Profiles |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03?g=1600000US0686034 |website=US Census Bureau |access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{alumni|residents|date=May 2019}}
* [[Robert Crumb]], cartoonist, lived in Winters until 1991<ref>{{Cite news|last=Salkin|first=Allen|date=2007|title=Mr. and Mrs. Natural|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/fashion/21crumb.html|access-date=February 10, 2018|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
* [[Frank Demaree]], Major League Baseball player
* [[Robert Craig McNamara]], owner of Sierra Orchards and son of [[Robert S. McNamara]], Secretary of the Department of Defense
* [[Catherine Squires]] Microbiologist, Moved to Winters 2009 <ref name="WE">{{Cite web|date=September 11, 2021|title=Catherine L. (Kearney) Squires|url=https://www.wintersexpress.com/uncategorized/catherine-l-kearney-squires|access-date=October 29, 2021|website=Winters Express|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[John Reid Wolfskill]], Winters pioneer

==See also==
*[[1892 Vacaville–Winters earthquakes]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

===Sources===
*{{gnis|1652656}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Winters, California}}
*{{Official website}}

{{Yolo County, California}}
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[[Category:Cities in Yolo County, California]]
[[Category:Cities in Sacramento metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Sacramento Valley]]
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[[Category:1898 establishments in California]]
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