TheMaidu were the people living in the area of Sutter County when European settlers arrived.[6]
Sutter County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county were given toPlacer County in 1852.
Sutter County is named afterJohn Augustus Sutter, a German native born to Swiss parents. He was one of the first Europeans to recognize the Sacramento Valley for its potential in agriculture. His Hock Farm, established in 1841 on the Feather River just south of present-day Yuba City, was the site of the first major farm in the Central Valley, and used extensive slave labor from Natives in order to function.[7]
Sutter obtained theRancho New Helvetia Mexican land grant, and called his first settlementNew Helvetia (which included the present daycity of Sacramento). In 1850, Sutter retired to Hock Farm when thegold rush led to him losing his holdings in Sacramento.
Sutter County is the birthplace (Yuba City, 1858) ofJohn Joseph Montgomery, who was the first American to successfully pilot a heavier-than-air craft, 20 years before the Wright Brothers, and who held the first patent for an "aeroplane."
In the 1890s, Sutter County was one of the two prohibition counties in California; the other was Riverside County. Both outlawed saloons and sale or consumption of alcohol in public.[8]
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 608 square miles (1,570 km2), of which 602 square miles (1,560 km2) is land and 6.1 square miles (16 km2), comprising 1.0%, is water.[9] It is the fourth-smallest county in California by total area. Some 88 percent of the county is prime farmland and grazing land.
Sutter County is home to theSutter Buttes, known as the "World's Smallest Mountain Range." This volcanic formation provides relief to the otherwise seemingly flat Sacramento Valley.
Bordered by theSacramento River on the west and theFeather River on the east, Sutter County has 240 miles (390 km) of levees. TheSutter Bypass, which diverts flood waters from the Sacramento River, cuts through the heart of Sutter County.
Sutter County also has the State Feather River Wildlife Area, consisting of the Nelson Slough, O'Connor Lakes, Abbott Lake, Shanghai Bend, and Morse Road Units in Sutter County. Also, a 1,795-acre (7.26 km2) State Park in the Sutter Buttes. In addition, there are the state public trust lands of the Feather, Bear and Sacramento rivers as well as smaller streams including Butte Creek and Butte Slough.
Yuba Sutter Transit operates local bus service, as well as commuter runs to Downtown Sacramento. TheAmtrak Thruway 3 bus also provides daily connections to/from Sacramento.
Sutter 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.
As of thecensus[37] of 2000, there were 78,930 people, 27,033 households, and 19,950 families residing in the county. The population density was 131 inhabitants per square mile (51/km2). There were 28,319 housing units at an average density of 47 per square mile (18/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 67.5%White, 1.9%Black orAfrican American, 1.6%Native American, 11.3%Asian, 0.2%Pacific Islander, 13.0% fromother races, and 4.6% from two or more races. 22.2% of the population wereHispanic orLatino of any race. 10.3% were ofGerman, 9.0%American, 7.1%English and 6.1%Irish ancestry according toCensus 2000. 70.3% spokeEnglish, 17.9%Spanish and 9.3%Punjabi as their first language.
There were 27,033 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% weremarried couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.35.
In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.0% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.
Themedian income for a household in the county was $38,375, and the median income for a family was $44,330. Males had a median income of $35,723 versus $25,778 for females. Theper capita income for the county was $17,428. About 12.1% of families and 15.5% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
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