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Encyclopedia > Yuba City, California
Yuba City
Y.C.
This sign can be seen heading east on highway 20 from colusa toward Yuba City at Township Road. It marks the city's general planning boundary.
Nickname: "Prune Capital of the World"
Location of Yuba City within Sutter County, California.
Location of Yuba City within Sutter County, California.
Country United States of America
State California
County Sutter
Founded 1849
Incorporated January 23, 1908
Government
Type Council-Manager
 - Mayor John Miller
Area
 - City  13.887 sq mi (36 km²)
Population (2006)
 - City 60,507
 - Urban 97,645 [1]
 - Metro 165,080
Time zone PST (UTC)
ZIP codes 95991-95993 P.O.Box 95992
Area code(s) 530
Website: [2]
Town Square located in downtown Yuba City. These buildings are mostly medical.
Town Square located in downtown Yuba City. These buildings are mostly medical.

Yuba City is the county seat of Sutter County, California, United States. It is the principal city of the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Sutter County and Yuba County. As of January 1, 2006, the city had a total population of 60,507, while the metro area's population was 165,080[3]. It is the 21st largest metropolitan area in California ranked behind Redding and Chico. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2032x1524, 366 KB) I took this picture out by township road and highway 20 on december 13, 2006. ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Robin, Bobby, Rab, Rabbie, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all nicknames for Robert). ... Adapted from Wikipedias CA county maps by Bumm13. ... 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Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... {{Infobox Metropolitan Area | MSA_name = Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area | primary_cities = Yuba City & Marysville | other_cities = - Live Oak - Wheatland - Linda - Nicolaus - Rio Oso - Olivehurst - Sutter - Meridian - Robbins - Loma Rica - Challenge-Brownsville - [[Plumas Lake, CA|Plumas Lake | rank_us = 143nd | population = 156,029[1] | density_mi2 = 152. ... Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ... Yuba County is located in the U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Redding from space, April 1994 Redding is the county seat of Shasta County, California, USA, located on the Sacramento River and on Interstate 5 south of Shasta Lake. ... Nickname: City of Roses, City of Trees Location of Chico in California Coordinates: Country State County United States California Butte Settled 1843 Founded 1860 Incorporated January 8, 1872 Government  - Mayor Andrew Holcombe  - City Council Scott Gruendl Steve Bertagna Larry Wahl Ann Schwab Mary Flynn Tom Nickell  - City Manager Greg Jones...

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Geography

Yuba City is located at 39°8'5" North, 121°37'34" West (39.134792, -121.626201)GR1. The Feather River lies at the edge of Yuba city. This article treats the river in California. ...


According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 24.4 km² (9.4 mi²). 24.3 km² (9.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.64% water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


The Yuba City area is 40 minutes north of Sacramento and is part of the Sacramento Valley. Although popularly believed to be the home of the smallest mountain range in the world (the Sutter Buttes), the volcanic domes are not actually mountains. [4]. The area is sometimes called the "Feather River Valley" named for the river that divides Yuba City from its neighbor Marysville. An example is the minor league baseball team, the Feather River Mudcats of the Western Baseball League in the late 1990s. The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta. ... Marysville is the home of many great people namely Courtney Weaver county seat of Yuba County, California, USA. The population was 12,268 at the 2000 census. ... The Western Baseball League was an independent minor league, whose member teams were not associated with any Major League Baseball teams. ...


Demographics

General

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there are 36,758 people (60,507 as of 1/1/2006), 13,290 households, and 8,944 families residing in the city. The population density is 1,514.7/km² (3,924.4/mi²). There are 13,912 housing units at an average density of 573.3/km² (1,485.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 66.95% White, 2.82% African American, 1.75% Native American, 8.93% Asian, 0.29% Pacific Islander, 14.37% from other races, and 4.89% from two or more races. 24.56% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States 2000 Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There are 13,290 households out of which 36.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.6% are married couples living together, 14.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 32.7% are "non-families." 26.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.70 and the average family size is 3.28. The examples and perspective in this article or section may not include all significant viewpoints. ...


In the city the population is spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 32 years. For every 100 females there are 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.7 males.


The median income for a household in the city is $32,858, and the median income for a family is $39,381. Males have a median income of $34,303 versus $23,410 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,928. 18.1% of the population and 14.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 24.8% of those under the age of 18 and 9.5% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Sikh parade

Yuba City is known for its sizeable Sikh community. The Punjabi population in the Yuba-Sutter Area has grown to be one of the largest in the United States and one of the largest Sikh populations outside of the Punjab state of India. Each year on the first Sunday of November Sikhs from the United States, Canada, India, the United Kingdom and throughout the world attend the Sikh parade in Yuba City, which commemorates the receipt by Sikhs of their Holy scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib, in 1708. The 4.5-mile-long parade features floats and a procession of parade participants. The 2005 parade, the 26th to be held, drew an estimated 55,000 Sikhs. The parade provides economic benefits to Punjabi culture sections of the city as well, such as the Punjab Bazaar (an Indian imported goods provider owned by the Nakwhals) which experiences increases in sales similar to that of retail stores such as Wal Mart during the holiday season. A Sikh (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent of Sikhism. ... The Yuba-Sutter Area is a smaller metropolitan community including Yuba and Sutter Counties in Northern California, USAs Central Valley. ...


History

Ancient

The Maidu tribe settled this locale in prehistoric times.[1] The Yuba City area was not significantly influenced by early Spanish and Mexican activity. Trappers occasionally worked the area in the early 1830s, and Settlement by American pioneers in the 1840s. The principal occupations of the settlers were fur trading, livestock raising and some crop production. The year 1848 ushered in the gold rush era. The Maidu are a group of Native Americans who lived in Northern California. ... Prehistory (Greek words προ = before and ιστορία = history) is the period of human history prior to the advent of writing (which marks the beginning of recorded history). ... Look up Pioneer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ... A California Gold Rush handbill A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of gold. ...


Recent

Yuba City battled a negative image for over two decades, because of the area's high crime, poverty rates, youth gangs, and illegal drug trade. In 1985, Rand McNally's Places Rated Almanac rated Yuba City the worst city in which to live in the United States[5]: 329th of 329 cities rated, much to the dismay of the residents. In 2005, Yuba City was finally not in the bottom 50 any longer. Since 2000, Yuba City and most of Sutter County have experienced rapid population growth.


Schools

Public schools are part of the Yuba City Unified School District[6].

  • River Valley High School
  • Faith Christian High School
  • Yuba City High School
  • Sutter Union High School
  • Albert Powell Continuation High School
  • Gray Avenue Middle School
  • Andros Karperos Middle School: It has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students and has been running since the early to mid 1990s. It is often called simply AK and in within the Yuba City Unified School District.
  • Park Avenue Elementary School
  • King Avenue Elementary School
  • Tierra Buena Elementary School
  • Barry Elementary School
  • St Isidores School
  • Grace Christian School
  • Lincrest Elementary School
  • Lincoln Elementary School: It is located at the corner of Lincoln Road and Walton Avenue.
  • Bridge Street Elementary School: The principal is Frank Alverez, a former elementary school teacher. It is the oldest elementary school still open in Yuba City.
  • April Lane Elementary School
  • Central Gather Elementary School
  • Yuba City Charter School

River Valley High School (RVHS), located in Yuba City, California, is a high school established in 2005. ... Yuba City High School is the oldest running high school in Yuba City, California, USA. The school was home to roughly 3,000 students before River Valley High School was opened in 2005. ... Sutter Union High School is a small high school located in the census-designated area of Sutter, USA, located just 10 miles west of Yuba City, California near the foot of the Sutter Buttes. ...

Parks

Community parks:

  • Sam Brannan Park
  • Blackburn-Talley Sports Complex/Park
  • Gauche Park

Neighborhood parks:

  • Bogue Park
  • Greenwood Park
  • Happy Park
  • Hillcrest Park
  • Kingwood Park
  • Lloyd Park
  • Maple Park
  • Moore Park
  • Nakwhal Park
  • Northridge Park
  • Patriot Park
  • Regnecy Park
  • Shanghai Garden Park
  • Southside Park

Passive parks:

  • Clark-Ainsley Mini Park
  • Plumas Tower Plaza Mini Park
  • Veterans Memorial Park

Other recreational facilities:

  • April Lane School/Park
  • Geweke Field
  • City Hall
  • Senior Center
  • Feather River Levee Bike Trail

Museums

The Community Memorial Museum, established in 1975 is the showplace and storehouse for many Sutter County history treasures and memories. ...

Agriculture

The Yuba-Sutter area is not as developed a tourist location as the wine-producing counties to the southwest, but it has some of the best agricultural land in the United States, placed between the Sierra Nevada mountains to the east and the Coast Range to the west.


John Sutter

Yuba City's agricultural history dates back to the 1840s when John Sutter started a stock ranch that was later set on fire by vandals. However, since then people have continued to move to and cultivate crops due to the fertile soil and great climate. The ten leading crops in cultivation are rice, beans, tomatoes, melons, alfalfa, hay, tree crops of peaches, almonds, walnuts, and plums. This does not cite its references or sources. ...


Sunsweet Inc. headquarters

Yuba City is home to the largest prune packing plant in the world[7], Sunsweet Growers Incorporated, so it isn't surprising that beginning in 1988 Yuba City was home to the California Prune Festival. In 2001 the name was changed to the California Dried Plum Festival and in early 2003 directors announced the end of the festival's 15 year run in the Yuba-Sutter area. This was primarily due to rise in costs, difficulty in securing sponsors, and competition from other festivals. Sunsweet Growers Incorporated is a grower-owned corporation and marketing agent founded in 1917 as the California Prune and Apricot Growers Association. ... The California Dried Plum Festival, formerly The California Prune Festival was held in Yuba City, California between 1988-2001. ...


Sister/twin cities

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References

  1. ^ Final Environmental Impact Report, Yuba City Redevelopment Project, Earth Metrics Incorporated, prepared for the city of Yuba City, May, 1989

External links

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Government agencies

State of California
Sacramento (capital)
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Location of Anaheim within Orange County, California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Orange Mayor Curt Pringle Area    - City 130. ... Location of Irvine within Orange County, California. ... Santa Barbara is a city in California, United States. ... Santa Maria is the largest city in Santa Barbara County, California. ... Santa Cruz is the county seat and most-populated city of Santa Cruz County, California, United States. ... Watsonville is a city located in Santa Cruz County, California. ... Location of Santa Rosa, California Country United States State California County Sonoma Mayor Jane Bender Area    - City 104. ... Petaluma is a city with a well preserved historic city center [1] in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. ... City nickname: Californias Sunrise Seaport City slogan: Stocktons Great, Take A Look! County: San Joaquin Area code: 209 ZIP code: 952xx Area:  - Total  - Water 144. ... Vallejo (pronounced IPA: , vuh-LAY-oe) is a city in Solano County, California, United States. ... The Welcome to Fairfield roadside sign Fairfield Courthouse Fairfield is a city located in the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, USA, approximately 45 miles from both San Francisco and Sacramento. ... Visalia is a Central California city situated in the heart of California’s agricultural San Joaquin Valley, approximately 230 miles southeast of San Francisco and 190 miles north of Los Angeles. ... Porterville is a city in Tulare County, California, United States. ...

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Alameda | Alpine | Amador | Butte | Calaveras | Colusa | Contra Costa | Del Norte | El Dorado | Fresno | Glenn | Humboldt | Imperial | Inyo | Kern | Kings | Lake | Lassen | Los Angeles | Madera | Marin | Mariposa | Mendocino | Merced | Modoc | Mono | Monterey | Napa | Nevada | Orange | Placer | Plumas | Riverside | Sacramento | San Benito | San Bernardino | San Diego | San Francisco | San Joaquin | San Luis Obispo | San Mateo | Santa Barbara | Santa Clara | Santa Cruz | Shasta | Sierra | Siskiyou | Solano | Sonoma | Stanislaus | Sutter | Tehama | Trinity | Tulare | Tuolumne | Ventura | Yolo | Yuba The U.S. state of California is divided into 58 counties. ... Official website: http://www. ... Alpine County is the smallest county, by population, in the U.S. state of California. ... Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. ... Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ... Calaveras County is a county located in Californias Gold Country. ... Colusa County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, northwest of Sacramento. ... Official website: http://www. ... Del Norte County is Californias northwesternmost county, located on the Pacific coast south of Oregon. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1850 Seat Placerville Area  - Total  - Water 4,631 km² (1,788 mi²) 200 km² (77 mi²) 4. ... Fresno County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, south of Stockton and north of Bakersfield. ... Glenn County is a county located in the California Central Valley north of Sacramento County. ... Humboldt County is a county located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific Ocean. ... Imperial County is a county located in the Imperial Valley, in the far southeast of the U.S. state of California, and borders both Arizona and Mexico. ... Inyo County is a county located in east-central California, on the east side of the Sierra Nevada south of Yosemite National Park. ... Kern County is a county located in the southern Central Valley of the U.S. state of California. ... Kings County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, southeast of Fresno County. ... Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Lassen County is a county located in the northeastern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... Madera County is a county of California, located in the Central Valley north of Fresno County. ... Marin County (pronounced mah-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... Mariposa County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. ... Mendocino County is a county located on Californias north coast, north of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sonoma County and west of the Central Valley. ... Merced County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, north of Fresno and southeast of San Jose. ... Modoc County is a county located in Californias far northeast corner, bounded by Oregon to the north and Nevada to the east. ... Mono County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of California, to east of the Sierra Nevada between Yosemite National Park and Nevada. ... Monterey County is a county located on the Pacific coast of California, its northwestern section forming the southern half of Monterey Bay. ... Napa Valley redirects here. ... Nevada County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, in the Mother Lode country. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Placer County is a county located in California, USAs Sierra Nevada, in the Gold Country. ... Plumas County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada. ... Riverside County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of California, stretching from Orange County to the Colorado River, which is the border with Arizona. ... Sacramento County is a county of the U.S. state of California. ... San Benito County is a county located in the Coast Range Mountains of the U.S. state of California, south of San Jose. ... Official website: http://www. ... San Diego County is a county located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U.S. state of California, along its border with Mexico. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City; The City; Baghdad by the Bay Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... San Joaquin County is a county located in the United States of America in Californias Central Valley, just east of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... San Luis Obispo County is a county located on the central Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, between Los Angeles and the Bay Area. ... Official website: http://www. ... Santa Barbara County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the southern portion of the U.S. state of California, just west of Ventura County. ... Location of Santa Clara County within California. ... Santa Cruz County is a county located on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of California, just south of the San Francisco Bay Area, it forms the northern coast of the Monterey Bay. ... Shasta County is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, in the Cascade Mountains. ... Sierra County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, northeast of Sacramento on the border with Nevada. ... Siskiyou County is a county located in far northernmost California, USA, in the Cascade Mountains on the Oregon border. ... Solano County is a county located in central part of the U.S. state of California, about halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento and is one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. ... Sonoma County is on the north Pacific coast of California, in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. ... Stanislaus County is a county located in Californias California Central Valley, between Stockton and Fresno. ... Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ... Location in the state of California Formed 1856 Seat Red Bluff Area  - Total  - Water 7,672 km² (2,962 mi²) 29 km² (11 mi²) 0. ... Trinity County is a county located in northwestern California, along the Trinity River and among the Klamath Mountains. ... Tulare County is a county located in U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, south of Fresno. ... Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. ... Official website: http://www. ... Yolo County is located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California, bordered by the counties of Sacramento, Solano, Napa, Lake, Colusa, and Sutter. ... Yuba County is located in the U.S. state of Californias Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. ...


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Yuba City, California - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (610 words)
Yuba City is the county seat of Sutter County, California.
It is the principal city of the Yuba City Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Yuba City and Sutter and Yuba counties.
In the city the population is spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who are 65 years of age or older.
Yuba City's History (312 words)
Yuba City was founded in 1849 on land purchased from John Sutter by
During the Gold Rush days, Marysville (in Yuba County), on the east bank of the Feather River, overshadowed Yuba City since it was easier for miners arriving by riverboat from San Francisco and Sacramento to reach the gold fields to the east.
Yuba City was established as the county seat by a vote in 1856, and incorporated January 23, 1908.
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