Sutter County, California

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Sutter County is located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,633.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> The county seat is Yuba City.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> Sutter County is included in the Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Sacramento-Roseville, CA Combined Statistical Area. The county is located along the Sacramento River in the Sacramento Valley.

History

The Maidu were the people living in the area of Sutter County when European settlers arrived.<ref>Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of California. North American Book Dist LLC. Page 448. Template:ISBN.</ref>

Sutter County was one of the original counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county were given to Placer County in 1852.

Sutter County is named after John 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.<ref name="jstor.org">Template:Cite journal</ref>

Sutter obtained the Rancho New Helvetia Mexican land grant, and called his first settlement New Helvetia (which included the present day city of Sacramento). In 1850, Sutter retired to Hock Farm when the gold rush led to him losing his holdings in Sacramento.

Sutter County is the birthplace (Yuba City, 1858) of John 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.<ref>Berkeley Gazette, 1905. July 28</ref>

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert is land and Template:Convert, comprising 1.0%, is water.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> 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 the Sutter Buttes, known as the "World's Smallest Mountain Range." This volcanic formation provides relief to the otherwise seemingly flat Sacramento Valley.

Bordered by the Sacramento River on the west and the Feather River on the east, Sutter County has Template:Convert of levees. The Sutter Bypass, which diverts flood waters from the Sacramento River, cuts through the heart of Sutter County.

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

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 Template:Convert 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.

Transportation

Major highways

Public transportation

Yuba Sutter Transit operates local bus service, as well as commuter runs to Downtown Sacramento. The Amtrak Thruway 3 bus also provides daily connections to/from Sacramento.

Airports

Sutter County Airport is a general aviation airport located just south of Yuba City. The closest major airport is in Sacramento.

Politics

Voter registration statistics

Population and registered voters
Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref> 94,192
  Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS">California Secretary of State. February 10, 2013 - Report of Registration Template:Webarchive. Retrieved October 31, 2013.</ref><ref name="PCT-RV" group=note>Percentage of registered voters with respect to total population. Percentages of party members with respect to registered voters follow.</ref> 41,760 44.3%
    Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/> 13,557 32.5%
    Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/> 18,571 44.5%
    Democratic–Republican spread<ref name="CA-SS"/> -5,014 -12.0%
    American Independent<ref name="CA-SS"/> 1,328 3.2%
    Green<ref name="CA-SS"/> 117 0.3%
    Libertarian<ref name="CA-SS"/> 224 0.5%
    Peace and Freedom<ref name="CA-SS"/> 124 0.3%
    Americans Elect<ref name="CA-SS"/> 1 0.0%
    Other<ref name="CA-SS"/> 550 1.3%
    No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/> 7,288 17.5%

Cities by population and voter registration

Cities by population and voter registration
City Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> Registered voters<ref name="CA-SS"/>
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Democratic<ref name="CA-SS"/> Republican<ref name="CA-SS"/> D–R spread<ref name="CA-SS"/> Other<ref name="CA-SS"/> No party preference<ref name="CA-SS"/>
Live Oak 8,244 35.9% 44.5% 29.9% +14.6% 8.9% 19.6%
Yuba City 64,224 42.6% 34.2% 41.3% -7.1% 9.2% 18.7%

Overview

Sutter is a strongly Republican county in presidential and congressional elections. The last Democrat to win the county was Franklin Roosevelt in 1940. It was the only county in the whole state to give a majority to George H. W. Bush in 1992.

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In the United States House of Representatives, Sutter County is in Template:Representative.<ref>Template:Cite GovTrack</ref>

In the California State Legislature, the county is in Template:Representative,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Template:Representative.

On November 4, 2008, Sutter County voted 70.7% for Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.Template:Citation needed

Crime

The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense.

Demographics

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2020 census

Sutter County, California – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 1990<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 40,969 46,140 47,532 47,782 41,366 78.42% 71.63% 60.22% 50.44% 41.52%
Black or African American alone (NH) 552 987 1,418 1,713 1,774 1.06% 1.53% 1.80% 1.81% 1.78%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 587 826 940 925 862 1.12% 1.28% 1.19% 0.98% 0.87%
Asian alone (NH) 3,597 5,748 8,771 13,442 18,014 6.88% 8.92% 11.11% 14.19% 18.08%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> 142 256 279 x x 0.18% 0.27% 0.28%
Other race alone (NH) 443 122 190 190 611 0.85% 0.19% 0.24% 0.20% 0.61%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> 2,408 3,178 5,159 x x 3.05% 3.35% 5.18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,098 10,592 17,529 27,251 31,568 11.67% 16.44% 22.21% 28.76% 31.68%
Total 52,246 64,415 78,930 94,737 99,633 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2011

Population, race, and income
Total population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 94,192
  White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 61,951 65.8%
  Black or African American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 1,800 1.9%
  American Indian or Alaska Native<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 1,428 1.5%
  Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 13,029 13.8%
  Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 290 0.3%
  Some other race<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 10,267 10.9%
  Two or more races<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> 5,427 5.8%
 Hispanic or Latino (of any race)<ref name="US-CB-B03003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 26, 2013.</ref> 26,642 28.3%
Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> $22,464
Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19013. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> $50,010
Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19113. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> $54,737

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place Type<ref name="US-CB">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> Population<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> White<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> Other<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
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Asian<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/> Black or African
American<ref name="US-CB-B02001"/>
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Hispanic or Latino
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East Nicolaus CDP 301 36.9% 46.5% 16.6% 0.0% 0.0% 46.5%
Live Oak City 8,244 58.4% 30.7% 8.3% 0.4% 2.2% 50.3%
Meridian CDP 485 97.3% 2.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 17.5%
Nicolaus CDP 183 81.4% 4.4% 13.1% 1.1% 0.0% 0.0%
Rio Oso CDP 349 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 15.2%
Robbins CDP 285 82.1% 16.5% 0.0% 0.0% 1.4% 54.0%
Sutter CDP 2,892 88.1% 9.2% 0.2% 0.6% 1.8% 9.0%
Trowbridge CDP 112 95.5% 4.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Yuba City City 64,224 62.2% 16.2% 17.3% 2.4% 1.9% 28.5%
Places by population and income
Place Type<ref name="US-CB"/> Population<ref name="US-CB-B01003">U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B01003. U.S. Census website. Retrieved October 21, 2013.</ref> Per capita income<ref name="US-CB-B19301"/> Median household income<ref name="US-CB-B19013"/> Median family income<ref name="US-CB-B19113"/>
East Nicolaus CDP 301 $18,776 $32,813 $40,833
Live Oak City 8,244 $16,052 $41,773 $40,919
Meridian CDP 485 $30,530 $53,125 $77,500
Nicolaus CDP 183 $35,223 $75,000 $100,000
Rio Oso CDP 349 $32,149 $85,750 $90,357
Robbins CDP 285 $22,532 $55,625 $55,268
Sutter CDP 2,892 $28,772 $62,708 $76,667
Trowbridge CDP 112 $33,904 $60,833 $62,083
Yuba City City 64,224 $21,566 $48,830 $53,818

2010

The 2010 United States census reported that Sutter County had a population of 94,737. The racial makeup of Sutter County was 57,749 (61.0%) White, 1,919 (2.0%) African American, 1,365 (1.4%) Native American, 13,663 (14.4%) Asian, 281 (0.3%) Pacific Islander, 14,463 (15.3%) from other races, and 5,297 (5.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27,251 persons (28.8%).<ref>Template:USCensus2010CA</ref>

2000

As of the census<ref name="GR8">Template:Cite web</ref> of 2000, there were 78,930 people, 27,033 households, and 19,950 families residing in the county. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 28,319 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 67.5% White, 1.9% Black or African American, 1.6% Native American, 11.3% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 13.0% from other races, and 4.6% from two or more races. 22.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 10.3% were of German, 9.0% American, 7.1% English and 6.1% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 70.3% spoke English, 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% were married 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.

The median 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. The per capita income for the county was $17,428. About 12.1% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.3% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Media

Sutter County is in the Sacramento television market, and thus receives Sacramento media.

Communities

Cities

Census-designated places

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Unincorporated communities

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Proposed town

Population ranking

The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 census of Sutter County.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

county seat

Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2020 census)
1 Yuba City City 70,117
2 Live Oak City 9,106
3 Sutter CDP 2,997
4 Rio Oso CDP 372
5 Robbins CDP 347
6 Meridian CDP 304
7 Trowbridge CDP 229
8 East Nicolaus CDP 223
9 Nicolaus CDP 176

See also

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