Yuba City
Yuba City | |
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Location in California
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Basic data | |
Foundation : | 1849 |
State : | United States |
State : | California |
County : | Sutter County |
Coordinates : | 39 ° 8 ′ N , 121 ° 37 ′ W |
Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) |
Residents : | 64,925 (as of 2010 US census) |
Population density : | 1,717.6 inhabitants per km 2 |
Area : | 38 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) of which 37.8 km 2 (approx. 15 mi 2 ) are land |
Height : | 18 m |
Postcodes : | 95991-95993 |
Area code : | +1 530 |
FIPS : | 06-86972 |
GNIS ID : | 1660222 |
Website : | www.yubacity.net |
Mayor : | Preet Didbal (2017-2018) |
Yuba City is a city in Sutter County in the US state of California , with 64,925 inhabitants (as of 2010 census) and the seat of the county administration . According to an estimate by the United States Census Bureau , there were 66,845 residents in the city on July 1, 2016. A below-average increase of just 1.8 percent since the 2010 census.
geography
Geographical location
According to the 2010 census, the urban area of Yuba City covers approximately 63.2 km² and is 40 miles north of Sacramento in the Sacramento Valley at the coordinates 39 ° 8'5 "North, 121 ° 37'34" West. The Feather River borders the city to the east. On the east side of the river is Marysville , the administrative seat of Yuba County .
climate
Yuba City has a Mediterranean climate with mild, humid winters and hot, dry summers. January is usually the wettest month and July is the driest. Heavy rain, especially due to the El Niño phenomenon or too much snow from winter storms, can lead to high flooding in spring.
Snow is rare in the valley, only cold waves from the north bring light snowfall and ice. The dry season, with usually no rain at all, usually lasts from June to September; these are usually the months with the highest temperatures.
Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Yuba City, California
Source: weather.com
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history
Originally, Indians of the Maidu tribe settled in the area when first encounters with Spanish and Mexican expedition troops took place. The history of the origin of the name Yuba says that during an expedition wild grapes were discovered that grew on a river, and accordingly the country was called Uba , a modified spelling of the Spanish word for grape, and many others .
The Mexican government granted John Sutter a large area of land, including the urban area of today's Yuba City, to build his private colony New Helvetia . Sutter sold parts of the area in 1849 to entrepreneurs who wanted to found a town on the Feather River to build a trading center that would supply the thousands of prospectors who moved upstream to the gold rush areas.
In 1856, after several votes, Yuba City became the county seat of Sutter County.
After the Second World War , the city experienced its first large population influx, as a result of which green spaces in the west and south of the original center were converted into residential areas in order to be able to provide the new residents with accommodation.
In December 1955, a series of storms brought heavy rain to Northern California, causing flooding. As a result, the levels of the rivers rose, which as a result overran their banks and caused dam breaks. In Yuba City, the breach of the dam on Christmas Eve led to great destruction in the city center and 38 deaths.
Economy and Infrastructure
employer
According to the city's annual financial report from 2010, the city's largest employers can be found (measured by the number of employees):
rank | employer | Number of employees |
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1 | Fremont-Rideout Health Group | 1,850 |
2 | Yuba City Unified School District | 1,316 |
3 | Sutter County | 970 |
4th | Sunsweet Growers | 670 |
5 | Sutter North Medical Group | 575 |
6th | Walmart | 525 |
7th | City of Yuba City | 325 |
8th | Sam's Club | 198 |
9 | Raley's Supermarkets / Bel Air | 185 |
10 | WinCo Foods | 150 |
Town twinning
- Toride , Japan
sons and daughters of the town
- Kevin Bigley (born 1986), actor
- Richard Buckner , singer and songwriter
- Marcie Dodd , singer and actress
- Wally Herger (* 1945), politician, member of the US House of Representatives since 1987
- Brad Johnson , actor
- John J. Montgomery , aviation pioneer
- Michael P. Moran , actor and screenwriter
- Charlie Peacock , award-winning songwriter, musician and record producer
- Chris Petersen , head coach of the Boise State American football team
- Charlotte Stewart (born 1941), actress
Individual evidence
- ↑ Quickfacts: California, Sutter County, Yuba City (English)
- ^ US Census 2010. April 1, 2010, archived from the original on February 20, 2011 ; accessed December 10, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Yuba City History. (No longer available online.) 2007, archived from the original on December 22, 2008 ; Retrieved December 25, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Yuba City History. (PDF; 1.2 MB) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 30, 2008 ; Retrieved December 25, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Yuba City Financial Report. (pdf; 2.2 MB) (No longer available online.) 2010, archived from the original on November 25, 2011 ; Retrieved December 25, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.