American Canyon, California
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American Canyon (previously known as Napa Junction<ref>Former name of American Canyon; SCT - Shopping Centers Today Online Template:Webarchive</ref>) is a city located in southern Napa County, California, United States, Template:Convert northeast of San Francisco, part of the San Francisco Bay Area. The 2020 census reported the city's population as 21,837.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Its ZIP Code is 94503, and its area code is 707. It is in the Pacific Time time zone and observes Daylight-Saving Time. The city was incorporated in 1992.
Geography
[edit]American Canyon is bounded geographically by the Napa River to the west, the foothills of the Sulfur Springs Mountains to the east, Vallejo and Solano County to the south and vineyards and the Napa County Airport (IATA airport code APC) to the north. American Canyon Creek, a tributary of the Napa River, runs through the city.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of Template:Convert, of which 99.83% is land and 0.17% is water.
The unincorporated community of Napa Junction is adjacent to the city.
On August 24, 2014, at 3:20 a.m., the area was struck by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake centered Template:Convert northwest of the city.<ref name="BBC-28918600">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Climate
[edit]This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above Template:Convert. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, American Canyon has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
[edit]American Canyon is the second most populous city in Napa County, after the City of Napa.
The 2020 United States census reported that American Canyon had a population of 21,837. The population density was Template:Convert. The racial makeup of American Canyon was 24.3% White, 6.8% African American, 1.0% Native American, 35.6% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 17.1% from other races, and 14.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.7% of the population.<ref name=DP1>Template:Cite web</ref>
The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households and 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 6,192 households, out of which 46.4% included children under the age of 18, 60.7% were married-couple households, 5.3% were cohabiting couple households, 21.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 12.8% of households were one person, and 6.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.51.<ref name=DP1/> There were 5,091 families (82.2% of all households).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The age distribution was 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.3% aged 18 to 24, 24.6% aged 25 to 44, 27.6% aged 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65Template:Nbspyears of age or older. The median age was 38.3Template:Nbspyears. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males.<ref name=DP1/>
There were 6,334 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert, of which 6,192 (97.8%) were occupied. Of these, 74.9% were owner-occupied, and 25.1% were occupied by renters.<ref name=DP1/>
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 31.1% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 56.7% spoke only English at home, 21.8% spoke Spanish, 3.1% spoke other Indo-European languages, 18.0% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.4% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 83.7% were high school graduates and 32.7% had a bachelor's degree.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The median household income was $123,935, and the per capita income was $43,301. About 7.4% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Economy
[edit]Major employers in American Canyon include Owens Corning Masonry Products<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Mezzetta.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Government
[edit]The mayor of American Canyon is popularly elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is Pierre Washington. City Council members are elected to four-year terms, and select one of their members to serve as vice mayor. The other current City Council members are Mark Joseph, Melissa Lamattina, David Oro, and Brando Cruz.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pierre Washington is serving his first term as mayor, and Mark Joseph is the vice mayor.
In the California State Legislature, American Canyon is in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In the United States House of Representatives, American Canyon is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>
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The American Canyon City Hall is located at 4381 Broadway.
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The American Canyon Public Safety Building, located at 911 Donaldson Way East, houses the police department and the fire department.
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American Canyon High School. Opened on August 18, 2010.
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View of the La Vigne neighborhood in American Canyon, California.
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