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Solano County () is a county (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 453,491. The county seat is Fairfield, California, Fairfield.
Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the San Jose, California, San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, California, Oakland, San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area, CA Combined Statistical Area. Solano County is the northeastern county in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region.
A portion of the South Campus at the University of California, Davis is in Solano County.
Solano County was one of the original List of counties in California, counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood.
At the request of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the county was named for Chief Solano of the Suisun people, a Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe of the region and Vallejo's close ally. Chief Solano at one time led the tribes between the Petaluma River and the Sacramento River. The chief was also called ''Sem-Yeto'', which signifies "brave or fierce hand." The Chief was given the Spanish name Francisco Solano during baptism at the Catholic Mission, and is named after the Spanish Franciscan missionary, Father Francis Solanus, Francisco Solano. "Solano" is a common surname in the north of Spain, especially in Navarra, Zaragoza and La Rioja.
Travis Air Force Base is located just east of Fairfield.
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Solano County has been a Democratic stronghold in President of the United States, presidential and United States Congress, congressional elections, with Californians Richard Nixon (in 1972) and Ronald Reagan (in 1980 and 1984) being the only Republicans to win the county since 1928.
Solano County is split between California's California's 3rd congressional district, 3rd and California's 5th congressional district, 5th congressional districts, represented by and , respectively.
In the California State Assembly, Solano County is split between , and . In the California State Senate, it is in .
On November 4, 2008, Solano County voted 55.82% in favor of California Proposition 8, Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. It was the only Bay Area county to approve the initiative. In the United States presidential election in California, 2008, 2008 presidential election that day, Barack Obama carried the county by a 28.5% margin over John McCain, a larger margin than statewide (24%).
According to the Secretary of State of California, California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Solano County has 236,028 registered voters. Of those, 106,452 (45.1%) are registered Democrats, 50,006 (21.2%) are registered California Republican Party, Republicans, and 66,558 (28.2%) have Decline to State, declined to state a political party. Democrats hold voter-registration advantages in all incorporated cities and towns in Solano County. However, Republicans lead in registration in the unincorporated communities of the county (40%-35%), making Solano the only county in the Bay Area where Republicans out-number Democrats in unincorporated communities. The Democrats' largest registration advantage in Solano is in the city of Vallejo, California, Vallejo, wherein there are only 8,242 Republicans (14.6%) out of 56,313 total voters compared to 33,753 Democrats (59.9%) and 12,157 voters who have declined to state a political party (21.6%).
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 United States census, 2020 census of Solano County.
† ''county seat''
History
Solano County was one of the original List of counties in California, counties of California, created in 1850 at the time of statehood.
At the request of General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, the county was named for Chief Solano of the Suisun people, a Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe of the region and Vallejo's close ally. Chief Solano at one time led the tribes between the Petaluma River and the Sacramento River. The chief was also called ''Sem-Yeto'', which signifies "brave or fierce hand." The Chief was given the Spanish name Francisco Solano during baptism at the Catholic Mission, and is named after the Spanish Franciscan missionary, Father Francis Solanus, Francisco Solano. "Solano" is a common surname in the north of Spain, especially in Navarra, Zaragoza and La Rioja.
Travis Air Force Base is located just east of Fairfield.
Region
Solano County is the easternmost county of the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay. As such, it is sometimes reported by news agencies as being in the East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), East Bay. Additionally, a portion of the county extends into the Sacramento Valley, geographically.Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and , comprising 9.3%, is water. Solano County has several inactive cinnabar mines, including the Hastings Mine and St. John's Mine, both of which are subject to ongoing mercury (element), mercury monitoring. These mines were worked in the first half of the twentieth century.Flora and fauna
Solano County has a number of rare species, rare and endangered species, including the beetle ''Delta green ground beetle, Elaphrus viridis'', the wildflower ''Lasthenia conjugens'', commonly known as Contra Costa goldfields and the annual plant ''Legenere limosa'' or False Venus' looking glass.Adjacent counties
*Contra Costa County, California - south *Sonoma County, California - west *Napa County, California - west *Yolo County, California - north *Sacramento County, California - eastNational protected area
* San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge (part)Transportation
Major highways
* Interstate 80 (California), Interstate 80
* Interstate 505 (California), Interstate 505
* Interstate 680 (California), Interstate 680
* Interstate 780 (California), Interstate 780
* California State Route 12, State Route 12
* California State Route 29, State Route 29
* California State Route 37, State Route 37
* California State Route 84, State Route 84
* California State Route 113, State Route 113
Public transportation
Solano County is served by several transit agencies: *SolTrans, formed as a merger between these two existing transit agencies: **Vallejo Transit, which also formerly operated the Baylink Ferry to San Francisco **Benicia Breeze *San Francisco Bay Ferry, with a terminal in Vallejo, California, Vallejo *Fairfield and Suisun Transit *Vacaville City Coach *Rio Vista Delta Breeze Each agency interconnects with the others, enabling transit trips throughout the county. Service also connects with Bay Area Rapid Transit, BART stations in Contra Costa County. Transit links are provided to Napa, Yolo and Sacramento counties as well. Greyhound Lines, Greyhound and Amtrak provide long-distance intercity service.Airports
General aviation airports in Solano County which are open to the public are the Nut Tree Airport and Rio Vista Municipal Airport.Demographics
2020 census
''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 can be of any race.''2014
A 2014 analysis by ''The Atlantic'' found Solano County to be the 5th most racially diverse county in the United States, behind Aleutians West Census Area, Alaska, Aleutians West Census Area and Aleutians East Borough, Alaska, Aleutians East Borough in Alaska, Queens, Queens County in New York, and Alameda County, California, Alameda County in California.2011
Places by population, race, and income
2010
The 2010 United States Census reported that Solano County had a population of 413,344. The Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census, racial makeup of Solano County was 210,751 (51.0%) White, 60,750 (14.7%) African American, 3,212 (0.8%) Native American, 60,473 (14.6%) Asian, 3,564 (0.9%) Pacific Islander, 43,236 (10.5%) from other races, and 31,358 (7.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99,356 persons (24.0%). At 52,641 Filipinos in the county making up 12% of the population, Solano County has the largest percentage Filipino population of any county in the United States.2000
At the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census there were 394,542 people, 130,403 households, and 97,411 families in the county. The population density was . There were 134,513 housing units at an average density of 162 per square mile (63/km2). The Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census, racial makeup of the county was 56.4% White, 14.9% Black or African American, 0.8% Native American, 12.8% Asian, 0.8% Pacific Islander, 8.0% from other races, and 6.4% from two or more races. 17.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 8.5% were of german people, German, 6.4% irish people, Irish and 6.0% english people, English ancestry according to Census 2000. 75.7% spoke English language, English, 12.1% Spanish language, Spanish and 6.6% Tagalog language, Tagalog as their first language. Of the 130,403 households 39.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 13.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 19.6% of households were one person and 6.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.33. The age distribution was 28.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% 65 or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males. The median household income was $54,099 and the median family income was $60,597. Males had a median income of $41,787 versus $31,916 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,731. About 6.1% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.Crime
The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense (2011).Cities by population and crime rates
Government and politics
Government
The Government of Solano County, California, Government of Solano County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution and California law, law as a Charter county, general law county. The County government provides countywide services such as elections and voter registration, law enforcement, jails, vital records, property records, tax collection, public health, and social services. In addition the County serves as the local government for all unincorporated areas. The County government is composed of the elected five-member Solano County Board of Supervisors, Board of Supervisors, several other elected offices including the Solano County Sheriff-Coroner, Sheriff-Coroner, Solano County District Attorney, District Attorney, Solano County Assessor, Assessor/Recorder, Solano County Auditor-Controller, Auditor-Controller, and Solano County Treasurer, Treasurer/Tax Collector/County Clerk, and numerous county departments and entities under the supervision of the County Administrator. As of January 2013 the members of the Solano County Board of Supervisors were: * Erin Hannigan, District 1, Vice-Chairwoman * Monica Brown, District 2 * Jim Spering, District 3 * John Vasquez, District 4, Chairman * Mitch Mashburn, District 5Politics
Voter registration statistics
Overview
Solano County has been a Democratic stronghold in President of the United States, presidential and United States Congress, congressional elections, with Californians Richard Nixon (in 1972) and Ronald Reagan (in 1980 and 1984) being the only Republicans to win the county since 1928.
Solano County is split between California's California's 3rd congressional district, 3rd and California's 5th congressional district, 5th congressional districts, represented by and , respectively.
In the California State Assembly, Solano County is split between , and . In the California State Senate, it is in .
On November 4, 2008, Solano County voted 55.82% in favor of California Proposition 8, Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages. It was the only Bay Area county to approve the initiative. In the United States presidential election in California, 2008, 2008 presidential election that day, Barack Obama carried the county by a 28.5% margin over John McCain, a larger margin than statewide (24%).
According to the Secretary of State of California, California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Solano County has 236,028 registered voters. Of those, 106,452 (45.1%) are registered Democrats, 50,006 (21.2%) are registered California Republican Party, Republicans, and 66,558 (28.2%) have Decline to State, declined to state a political party. Democrats hold voter-registration advantages in all incorporated cities and towns in Solano County. However, Republicans lead in registration in the unincorporated communities of the county (40%-35%), making Solano the only county in the Bay Area where Republicans out-number Democrats in unincorporated communities. The Democrats' largest registration advantage in Solano is in the city of Vallejo, California, Vallejo, wherein there are only 8,242 Republicans (14.6%) out of 56,313 total voters compared to 33,753 Democrats (59.9%) and 12,157 voters who have declined to state a political party (21.6%).
Communities
Cities
*Benicia, California, Benicia *Dixon, California, Dixon *Fairfield, California, Fairfield (county seat) *Rio Vista, California, Rio Vista *Suisun City, California, Suisun City *Vacaville, California, Vacaville *Vallejo, California, VallejoCensus-designated places
*Allendale, Solano County, California, Allendale *Elmira, California, Elmira *Green Valley, Solano County, California, Green Valley *Hartley, California, HartleyOther unincorporated communities
*Bahia *Birds Landing, California, Birds Landing *Bucktown, California, Bucktown *Collinsville, California, Collinsville *Cordelia, California, Cordelia *Maine Prairie, California, Maine Prairie *Rockville, California, Rockville *Scandia, Solano County, California, ScandiaPopulation ranking
The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2020 United States census, 2020 census of Solano County.
† ''county seat''
Miscellania
* In 1985 Humphrey the Whale, Humphrey the humpback whale strayed off his migration route and ended up in Shag Slough north of Rio Vista. Rescuers from the Marine Mammal Center and other volunteers dismantled a county bridge before being able to turn him around in the narrow slough.See also
*1892 Vacaville–Winters earthquakes *List of counties in California *List of school districts in California#Solano County, List of school districts in Solano County, California *National Register of Historic Places listings in Solano County, California *Solano County LibraryNotes
References
External links
* * - An early history of Solano County * wikispot:vacaville:Hiking, Hiking trails in Solano County {{authority control Solano County, California, Counties in the San Francisco Bay Area California counties 1850 establishments in California Populated places established in 1850 Majority-minority counties in California