Davis (California)
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Location in California
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| Foundation : | 1868 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | California | ||
| County : | Yolo County | ||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 33 ′ N , 121 ° 44 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 64,938 (as of 2007) | ||
| Population density : | 2,405.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 27.1 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 27.0 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 16 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 95616-95618 | ||
| Area code : | +1 530 | ||
| FIPS : | 06-18100 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0277498 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofdavis.org | ||
| Mayor : | Sue Greenwald | ||
Davis is a city in Yolo County in the US state of California with 64,938 inhabitants (as of 2007). The urban area has a size of 27.1 km 2 .
history
Davis was built around a railroad depot set up by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1868 in a heavily agricultural area.
University of California, Davis
Davis is best known as a student town as the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) is located here. The core of the university was founded in 1905 as University Farm and began teaching in 1909 . In 1959, the institution was incorporated into the system of the University of California as the seventh educational institution. The College of Agriculture and Environmental Studies is known for its pioneering role in organic agriculture.
particularities
The city symbol is the penny farthing because Davis is considered a bicycle city . In fact, the city offers a well-developed network of cycle paths, not just by US standards. It was recognized as a Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists and was the first of three municipalities in the USA (next to Boulder and Portland ) to receive the highest level of certification in platinum .
The city is strongly ecologically oriented, offers a regular organic market (Farmers Market), for a long time a supermarket with organically produced food ( Food-Coop ) and one of the oldest eco-festivals in California (Whole Earth Day).
sons and daughters of the town
- Chi Cheng (1970-2013), musician
- Andy Weir (* 1972), writer and software developer
- Hasan Minhaj (* 1985), comedian and presenter
- Sondre Guttormsen (* 1999), Norwegian athlete
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ bikeleague.org ( Memento of October 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (Eng.)