American Canyon (previously known as Napa Junction) is a city located in southern
Napa County, California
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, United States, northeast of
San Francisco
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, part of the
San Francisco Bay Area
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. The
2020 census reported the city's population as 21,837. Its ZIP Code is 94503, and its area code is 707. It is in the Pacific Time time zone and observes Daylight-Saving Time. The city was incorporated in 1992.
Geography
American Canyon is bounded geographically by the
Napa River
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to the west, the foothills of the
Sulfur Springs Mountains to the east,
Vallejo and
Solano County to the south and vineyards and the
Napa County Airport (
IATA airport code
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APC) to the north. American Canyon Creek, a tributary of the
Napa River
The Napa River is a river approximately long in the U.S. state of California. It drains a famous wine-growing region called the Napa Valley, in the mountains north of the San Francisco Bay. Milliken Creek and Mt. Veeder watersheds are a f ...
, runs through the city.
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which 99.83% is land and 0.17% is water.
The unincorporated community of
Napa Junction is adjacent to the city.
On August 24, 2014, at 3:20 a.m., the area was struck by a
magnitude 6.0 earthquake centered northwest of the city.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above . According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, American Canyon has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate
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, abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps.
Demographics
American Canyon is the second most populous city in Napa County, after the City of
Napa.
The
2020 United States census reported that American Canyon had a population of 21,837. The population density was . The racial makeup of American Canyon was 24.3%
White
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, 6.8%
African American
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, 1.0%
Native American, 35.6%
Asian, 0.7%
Pacific Islander
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, 17.1% from
other races, and 14.4% from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 30.7% of the population.
The census reported that 99.7% of the population lived in households and 0.3% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters.
[
There were 6,192 households, out of which 46.4% included children under the age of 18, 60.7% were married-couple households, 5.3% were ]cohabiting
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couple households, 21.7% had a female householder with no partner present, and 12.3% had a male householder with no partner present. 12.8% of households were one person, and 6.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.51.[ There were 5,091 ]families
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(82.2% of all households).
The age distribution was 24.2% under the age of 18, 10.3% aged 18 to 24, 24.6% aged 25 to 44, 27.6% aged 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 38.3years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males.[
There were 6,334 housing units at an average density of , of which 6,192 (97.8%) were occupied. Of these, 74.9% were owner-occupied, and 25.1% were occupied by renters.][
In 2023, the US Census Bureau estimated that 31.1% of the population were foreign-born. Of all people aged 5 or older, 56.7% spoke only English at home, 21.8% spoke ]Spanish
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...
, 3.1% spoke other Indo-European languages
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, 18.0% spoke Asian or Pacific Islander languages, and 0.4% spoke other languages. Of those aged 25 or older, 83.7% were high school graduates and 32.7% had a bachelor's degree.
The median household income was $123,935, and the per capita income
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was $43,301. About 7.4% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the poverty line.
Economy
Major employers in American Canyon include Owens Corning
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Masonry Products and Mezzetta.
Government
The mayor of American Canyon is popularly elected to a four-year term. The current mayor is Pierre Washington. City Council members are elected to four-year terms, and select one of their members to serve as vice mayor. The other current City Council members are Mark Joseph, Melissa Lamattina, David Oro, and Brando Cruz. Pierre Washington is serving his first term as mayor, and Mark Joseph is the vice mayor.
In the California State Legislature
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, American Canyon is in , and in .
In the United States House of Representatives
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, American Canyon is in .
References
External links
*
American Canyon Chamber of Commerce website
American Canyon Online
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Cities in Napa County, California
Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area
Populated places established in 1992
1992 establishments in California
Incorporated cities and towns in California