Yolo County, California

Yolo County (Template:IPAc-en; Wintun: Yo-loy), officially the County of Yolo, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. Yolo County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. As of the 2020 census, its population was 216,403.<ref name="quif"/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its county seat is Woodland.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Yolo County is included in the greater Sacramento metropolitan area in the Sacramento Valley.

Etymology

In the original act of 1850, the name was spelled "Yola". Yolo is a Patwin Native American name variously believed to be a corruption of a tribal name, Yo-loy, meaning "a place abounding in rushes", the village of Yodoi, believed to be in the vicinity of Knights Landing, California, or the name of the chief of said village, Yodo.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

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 the governments of its four incorporated cities: Davis, West Sacramento, Winters, and Woodland.

Geography

File:Aerial view of Watts-Woodland Airport and surrounding area.jpg

Aerial view of Watts Woodland Airport and surrounding area

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (0.9%) is covered by water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Adjacent counties

• Colusa County - north
• Sutter County - northeast
• Sacramento County - east
• Solano County - south
• Napa County - west
• Lake County - northwest

Transportation

Major highways

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County roads

Addressing 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 Template:Convert apart, with letters occasionally designating roads less than Template:Convert apart. County roads entering urban areas generally become named roads once they cross a 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• The University of California, Davis and the city of Davis jointly run Unitrans, a combination local city bus and campus shuttle.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
• 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 Template:Convert northeast of San Francisco, and is centered in the California Central Valley, one of the richest agricultural regions in the world.

Crime

This 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"/>	198,889
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>	556	2.80
Homicide<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	7	0.04
Forcible rape<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	68	0.34
Robbery<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	171	0.86
Aggravated assault<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	310	1.56
Property crime<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	2,979	14.98
Burglary<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	1,357	6.82
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>	3,844	19.33
Motor vehicle theft<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	559	2.81
Arson<ref name="CA-DOJ-T11"/>	75	0.38

Cities by population and crime rates

Cities by population and crime rates
City	Population<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8">United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation. Crime in the United States, 2012, Table 8 (California). Retrieved November 14, 2013.</ref>	Violent crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>	Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons	Property crimes<ref name="FBI-UCR-T8"/>	Property crime rate per 1,000 persons
Davis	69,289	107	1.53	2,190	31.39
West Sacramento	53,727	212	3.90	1,603	29.48
Winters	7,286	9	1.22	84	12.49
Woodland	60,531	224	3.66	1,488	24.32

Politics

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 Republican drought for any California county.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In fact, since 1928, Eisenhower's win in 1952 was the only time the county was carried by the Republican presidential nominee.

Yolo County has been somewhat more likely to elect 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 4th and 7th congressional districts,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> represented by Template:Representative<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref> and Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref> respectively.

In the California State Senate, the county is split between the 3rd and 6th Senate districts,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> represented by Template:Representative and Template:Representative, respectively.

In the California State Assembly, the county is split between the 4th and 7th Assembly districts,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> represented by Template:Representative and Template:Representative, 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).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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 a vote of 58.65 to 41.35%. The other interior counties in which Proposition 8 failed to receive a majority of votes were Alpine County and Mono County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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>	198,889
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>	101,849	51.2%
Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/>	48,106	47.2%
Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/>	24,333	23.9%
Democratic–Republican spread<ref name="CA-SS"/>	+23,773	+23.3%
American Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/>	2,835	2.8%
Green<ref name="CA-SS"/>	1,044	1.0%
Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/>	671	0.7%
Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/>	376	0.4%
Americans Elect<ref name="CA-SS"/>	4	0.0%
Other<ref name="CA-SS"/>	404	0.4%
No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>	24,076	23.6%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration 2013
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"/>
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

2020 census

Yolo County, California – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>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)	97,942	100,240	93,911	58.07%	49.91%	43.40%
Black or African American alone (NH)	3,133	4,752	5,722	1.86%	2.37%	2.64%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	1,165	1,098	948	0.69%	0.55%	0.44%
Asian alone (NH)	16,390	24,640	29,872	9.72%	12.77%	13.80%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	443	817	1,079	0.26%	0.41%	0.50%
Other race alone (NH)	396	443	1,278	0.23%	0.22%	0.59%
Mixed or multiracial (NH)	5,484	6,906	11,893	3.25%	3.44%	5.50%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	43,707	60,953	71,700	25.91%	30.35%	33.13%
Total	168,660	200,849	216,403	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	198,889
White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	132,734	66.7%
Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	5,006	2.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	2,485	1.2%
Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	25,626	12.9%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	1,112	0.6%
Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	20,510	10.3%
Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>	11,416	5.7%
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>	59,340	29.8%
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>	$28,631
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>	$57,920
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>	$74,991

Places by population, race, and income

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"/>
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<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"/>
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 racial 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. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 60,953 persons (30.3%).<ref>Template:USCensus2010CA</ref>

Population reported at 2010 United States census
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Yolo County	200,849	126,883	5,208	2,214	26,052	910	27,882	11,700	60,953
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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
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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
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All others not CDPs (combined)	10,369	7,657	89	146	375	28	1,663	411	3,284

2000

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, 168,660 people, 59,375 households, and 37,465 families were residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. The 61,587 housing units had an average density of Template:Convert. The racial 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. About 25.9% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race. By acestry, 10.0% were of German, 6.6% English and 6.4% Irish descent according to Census 2000. About 68.5% spoke English, 19.5% Spanish, 2.1% Chinese or Mandarin, and 1.8% Russian as their first language.

Of the 59,375 households, 33.6% had children under 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 not families. About 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.25.

In the county, the age distribution was 25.2% under 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 or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $40,769, and 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 18 and 7.4% of those 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

File:Water Tower, UC Davis(cropped).jpg

Water tower at University of California, Davis

Cities

• Davis
• West Sacramento
• Winters
• Woodland

Census-designated places

• Brooks
• Clarksburg
• Dunnigan
• El Macero
• Esparto
• Guinda
• Knights Landing
• Madison
• Monument Hills
• Rumsey
• Tancred
• University of California-Davis
• Yolo

Other unincorporated communities

• Capay
• Plainfield
• Zamora
• Ronda is a former settlement that was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad Template:Convert southeast of Dunnigan,<ref name=CGN>Template:California's Geographic Names</ref> at an elevation of 59 feet (18 m). It still appeared on maps as of 1915.

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Yolo County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

† 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	721
11	Yolo	CDP	450
12	Clarksburg	CDP	418
13	Guinda	CDP	254
14	Rumsey Indian Rancheria<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>	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

References

• Template:Cite journal

External links

• Template: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