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Winters is a city in rural
Yolo County Yolo County (; Wintun: ''Yo-loy''), officially the County of Yolo, is a county located in the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,403. Its county seat is Woodland. Yolo County is inc ...
, and the western
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, in northern
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the mo ...
. The population of Winters was 6,624 as of the 2010 Census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade–Yuba City, CA-NV Combined Statistical Area.


Geography

Winters is a small city located on Putah Creek in the western
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, near the northeastern
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foothills. It is situated along Interstate 505, from Vacaville. Winters is nearly from
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and about from
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, California. It is located at . According to the
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and of it (0.85%) is water.


History

William Wolfskill William Wolfskill (1798–1866) was an American-Mexican pioneer, cowboy, and agronomist in Los Angeles, California beginning in the 1830s. He had earned money for land in a decade as a fur trapper near Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he had become ...
, a Kentucky immigrant to Mexican
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, received a Mexican land grant for Rancho Rio de los Putos in 1842 from Governor
Juan Bautista Alvarado Juan Bautista Valentín Alvarado y Vallejo (February 14, 1809 – July 13, 1882) was a Californio politician that served as Governor of Alta California from 1837-42. Prior to his term as governor, Alvarado briefly led a movement for independen ...
. His brother, John Reid Wolfskill, started the agricultural development of the Sacramento Valley by planting orchards and vineyards on his lands. In 1849, William Wolfskill transferred half of Rancho Rio de los Putos to John Wolfskill, and transferred the rest to his brother in 1854. The Winters post office was established in 1875. Winters incorporated in 1898. The name honors Theodore Winters, whose ranch provided half of the town's land. In 1935, Wolfskill's heirs deeded 100 acres of the Wolfskill Ranch in Winters to the
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, which had been founded in 1908. The land was to be used for an experimental orchard.


Climate

Winters has hot, mostly dry summers and cool, wet winters. According to the
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system, Winters has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...
(''Csa''). Average January temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . Average July temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . There are an average of 102.0 days with highs of or higher and an average of 20.3 days with lows of . The record high temperature was on June 16, 1961, and July 14, 1972. The record low temperature was on December 23, 1990. Average annual precipitation is . There are an average of 64 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1983 with and the driest year was 1976 with . The most rainfall in one month was in January 1995. The most rainfall in 24 hours was on March 29, 1907. Snowfall is a rarity in Winters, but fell in January 1973 and fell in December 1988.


Government

;Federal * California's 3rd congressional district ;State *
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* California's 4th State Assembly district ;City The current elected members of the Winters City Council are: * Mayor — Wade Cowan * Mayor Pro-Tempore — Bill Biasi * Council Member — Jesse Loren * Council Member — Harold Anderson * Council Member — Pierre Neu Other elected or appointed city officials include: * City Manager — Kathleen Trepa * Police Chief John P. Miller * Fire Chief Brad Lopez


Economy


Top employers

According to Winters' 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:


Demographics


2010

At the 2010 census Winters had a population of 6,624. The population density was . The racial makeup of Winters was 4,635 (70.0%) White, 43 (0.6%) African American, 56 (0.8%) Native American, 63 (1.0%) Asian, 7 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 1,488 (22.5%) from other races, and 332 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3,469 persons (52.4%). The census reported that 6,618 people (99.9% of the population) lived in households, 6 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 2,186 households, 949 (43.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 1,322 (60.5%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 255 (11.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 134 (6.1%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 123 (5.6%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 16 (0.7%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 365 households (16.7%) were one person and 134 (6.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.03. There were 1,711 families (78.3% of households); the average family size was 3.40. The age distribution was 1,707 people (25.8%) under the age of 18, 741 people (11.2%) aged 18 to 24, 1,707 people (25.8%) aged 25 to 44, 1,868 people (28.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 601 people (9.1%) who were 65 or older. The median age was 35.9 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.9 males. There were 2,299 housing units at an average density of 782.7 per square mile, of the occupied units 1,425 (65.2%) were owner-occupied and 761 (34.8%) were rented. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.0%. 4,401 people (66.4% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 2,217 people (33.5%) lived in rental housing units.


2000

At the 2000 census there were 6,125 people in 1,907 households, including 1,546 families, in the city. The population density was 860.0/km (2,226.6/mi2). There were 1,954 housing units at an average density of 274.3/km (710.3/mi2). The racial makeup of the city was 69.81% White, 0.67% African American, 0.88% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.28% Pacific Islander, 22.56% from other races, and 4.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 44.41%. Of the 1,907 households 48.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.1% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.9% were non-families. 14.5% of households were one person and 6.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.56. The age distribution was 33.3% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 19.1% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.5 males. The median household income was $48,678 and the median family income was $55,183. Males had a median income of $40,257 versus $27,662 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,133. About 4.2% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the
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, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.


Notable people

*
Robert Crumb Robert Dennis Crumb (; born August 30, 1943) is an American cartoonist and musician who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contem ...
, cartoonist, lived in Winters until 1991 * Frank Demaree, Major League Baseball player * Robert Craig McNamara, owner of Sierra Orchards and son of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Department of Defense * Catherine Squires (1941–2021), microbiologist * John Reid Wolfskill, Winters pioneer


See also

* 1892 Vacaville–Winters earthquakes *


References


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External links

* {{authority control Cities in Yolo County, California Cities in Sacramento metropolitan area Sacramento Valley Populated places established in 1898 1898 establishments in California Incorporated cities and towns in California