Suisun City ( ;

Wintun The Wintun are members of several related Native American peoples of Northern California, including the Wintu (northern), Nomlaki (central), and Patwin (southern).Pritzker, 152city in

Solano County Solano County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 453,491. The county seat is Fairfield. Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...

, California, United States. The population was 29,518 at the 2020 census. The city takes its name from the adjacent

Suisun Bay Suisun Bay ( ; Wintun for "where the west wind blows") is a shallow tidal estuary (a northeastern extension of the San Francisco Bay) in Northern California. It lies at the confluence of the Sacramento River and San Joaquin River, forming the ent ...

, which in turn is named for the

Suisun people The Suisunes (also called the Suisun and the "People of the West Wind") were a Patwin tribe of Wintun people, originating in the Suisin Bay and Suisun Marsh regions of Solano County in Northern California. Their traditional homelands stretched bet ...

, an indigenous Native American tribe of the area.

Etymology

Suisun City is named for the

, which is a Native-American tribe living in the area.

Geography

Suisun City is located at (38.244863, -122.017048). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.39%) is water. The city is adjacent to

Suisun Marsh Located in northern California, the Suisun Marsh ( ) has been referred to as the largest brackish water marsh on west coast of the United States of America. The marsh land is part of the San Francisco Bay tidal estuary, and subject to tidal ebb a ...

, at the largest contiguous estuarine marsh remaining on the west coast of North America.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Suisun City has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.

Demographics

2010

The

2010 United States Census The United States census of 2010 was the twenty-third United States national census. National Census Day, the reference day used for the census, was April 1, 2010. The census was taken via mail-in citizen self-reporting, with enumerators servin ...

reported that Suisun City had a population of 28,111. The population density was . The racial makeup of Suisun City was 10,805 (38.4%) White, 5,713 (20.3%)

African American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslav ...

, 196 (0.7%) Native American, 5,348 (19.0%) Asian, 340 (1.2%)

Pacific Islander Pacific Islanders, Pasifika, Pasefika, or rarely Pacificers are the peoples of the Pacific Islands. As an ethnic/ racial term, it is used to describe the original peoples—inhabitants and diasporas—of any of the three major subregions of Oce ...

, 2,898 (10.3%) from other races, and 2,811 (10.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6,753 persons (24.0%). The Census reported that 28,067 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 27 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 17 (0.1%) were institutionalized. There were 8,918 households, of which 4,013 (45.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 4,856 (54.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1,482 (16.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 624 (7.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 596 (6.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 66 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 1,443 households (16.2%) were made up of individuals, and 350 (3.9%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.15. There were 6,962 families (78.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.52. 7,737 people (27.5%) were under the age of 18, 2,950 people (10.5%) aged 18 to 24, 7,850 people (27.9%) aged 25 to 44, 7,418 people (26.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,156 people (7.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males. There were 9,454 housing units at an average density of , of which 6,184 (69.3%) were owner-occupied, and 2,734 (30.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 19,372 people (68.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 8,695 people (30.9%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000 census, there are 26,118 people, 7,987 households and 6,445 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,514.8/km (6,510.9/mi²). There were 8,146 housing units at an average density of 784.3/km (2,030.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 44.44% White, 19.31%

, 0.72% Native American, 17.69% Asian, 1.03%

, 8.52% from other races, and 8.29% from two or more races. 17.81% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 7,987 households, of which 47.8% had children under the age of 18, 62.4% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 3.59. 32.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males. The median household income was $60,848 and the median family income was $63,616. Males had a median income of $41,253 versus $31,301 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,386. About 4.6% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Schools in Fairfield and Suisun are operated by the

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District is a public school district based in Solano County, California, and a portion of Napa County, California Napa County () is a county north of San Pablo Bay located in the northern portion of the U.S. ...

Schools

*Suisun Elementary School *Crescent Elementary School *Crystal Middle School *Dan O Root II Elementary School

High schools

Armijo High School Armijo High School is a public secondary school located in Fairfield, California, United States. It is the oldest of the three high schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, the other two being Fairfield High School and Angelo ...

* Fairfield High School * Rodriguez High School

History

American flag flies in front of Suisun City Train Depot

Suisun City was established in the 1850s. Its location made it ideal for commerce and transportation during the

California Gold Rush The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California fro ...

. In 1868—1869, it was connected to the First transcontinental railroad at

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via the

California Pacific Railroad The California Pacific Railroad Company (abbreviated Cal. P. R. R. or Cal-P) was incorporated in 1865 at San Francisco, California as the California Pacific ''Rail Road'' Company. It was renamed the California Pacific Railroad ''Extension'' Compa ...

(Cal-P) main line, expanding the region's reach across the United States. By 1879

Central Pacific Railroad The Central Pacific Railroad (CPRR) was a rail company chartered by U.S. Congress in 1862 to build a railroad eastwards from Sacramento, California, to complete the western part of the "First transcontinental railroad" in North America. Incorpo ...

owned the Cal-P mainline and rerouted the transcontinental overland route through the new branch from Port Costa, via the railroad ferry Solano to

Benicia Benicia ( , ) is a waterside city in Solano County, California, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It served as the capital of California for nearly thirteen months from 1853 to 1854. The population was 26,997 at the ...

, across the

to Suisun City, putting the region directly on the overland route from San Francisco to Ogden and beyond. In the 1960s and 1970s, Suisun City experienced rapid growth as the San Francisco Bay Area's suburban ring expanded to the formerly rural Solano County. Also in the 1960s, Interstate 80 was constructed two miles (3 km) outside the city, effectively moving commercial traffic away from railways and water conveyance.

Transportation

Fairfield and Suisun Transit Fairfield and Suisun Transit (FAST) provides general public fixed route bus service through eight local and two intercity/commuter routes. All FAST buses are wheelchair accessible and most are equipped with bike racks. In , the system had a ride ...

* Suisun/Fairfield Amtrak station

Gallery

Suisun City Hall sun dapples.jpg, Suisun City Hall Solano Yacht Club in Suisun City.jpg, Solano Yacht Club in Suisun City Suisun Harbor Theatre.jpg, Suisun Harbor Theatre Bab's Delta Diner in Suisun City.jpg, Bab's Delta Diner in Suisun City Suisun City Hall as seen across Suisun Slough between two boats in the harbor.jpg, Suisun City Hall as seen across Suisun Slough between two boats in the harbor Harbor Plaza in Suisun City.jpg, Harbor Plaza in Suisun City Veterans Hall and Solano Transportation Authority in Suisun City.jpg, Veterans Hall and Solano Transportation Authority in Suisun City Suisun City water tower 2.jpg, Suisun City water tower Harbor Lighthouse in Suisun City from across Suisun Slough.jpg, Harbor Lighthouse in Suisun City from across Suisun Slough Suisun Slough as seen from Solano Yacht Club.jpg, Suisun Slough as seen from Solano Yacht Club

Sister cities

* Naguilian, La Union, Philippines

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1868 establishments in California Cities in Solano County, California Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area Incorporated cities and towns in California Populated places established in 1868 California placenames of Native American origin