In the original act of 1850, the name was spelled "Yola".Yolo is aPatwinNative American name variously believed to be a corruption of a tribal name,Yo-loy, meaning "a place abounding in rushes", the village ofYodoi, believed to be in the vicinity ofKnights Landing, California, or the name of the chief of said village,Yodo.[8][9]
Aerial view of Watts Woodland Airport and surrounding area
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,024 square miles (2,650 km2), of which 8.9 square miles (23 km2) (0.9%) is covered by water.[10][11]
Addressing in Yolo County is based on a system of numbered county roads. The numbering system works in the following way:
North–south roads have numbers from 41 to 117 and increase from west to east.
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 one mile (1.6 km) apart, with letters occasionally designating roads less than one mile (1.6 km) 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 asCounty Route E8) in Davis being named Pole Line Road.
Yolo is a strongly Democratic county inpresidential andcongressional elections. The last Republican presidential candidate to win a majority in the county wasDwight Eisenhower in1952, which is the longest Republican drought for any California county.[17] In fact, since 1928, Eisenhower's win in 1952 was the only time the county was carried by the Republican presidential nominee.
United States presidential election results for Yolo County, California[18]
In November 2008, Yolo was one of just three counties in California's interior in which voters rejectedProposition 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 wereAlpine County andMono County.[25]
Yolo County, California – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
The2010 United States census reported that Yolo County had a population of 200,849. Theracial 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%).[41]
As of thecensus[42] of 2000, 168,660 people, 59,375 households, and 37,465 families were residing in the county. The population density was 166 inhabitants per square mile (64/km2). The 61,587 housing units had an average density of 61 per square mile (24/km2). 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 ofGerman, 6.6%English and 6.4%Irish descent according toCensus 2000. About 68.5% spokeEnglish, 19.5%Spanish, 2.1%Chinese orMandarin, 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. Theper capita income for the county was $19,365. About 9.5% of families and 18.4% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 16.0% of those under 18 and 7.4% of those 65 or over.
Ronda is a former settlement that was located on theSouthern Pacific Railroad 9.5 miles (15 km) southeast ofDunnigan,[43] at an elevation of 59 feet (18 m). It still appeared on maps as of 1915.
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