Sutter County, California

Sutter County is a county located along the Sacramento River in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. As of 2000 its population was 78,930. The county seat is Yuba City.

History

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 1851.

Sutter County was named after General John Sutter, a native of Switzerland, who obtained a large land grant from the Mexican government, and called his first settlement New Helvetia (now the City of Sacramento). In 1841, the general established a great stock ranch in this area to which he retired in 1850 when gold seekers deprived him of most of his holdings at Sacramento.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,576 km² (609 mi²). 1,561 km² (603 mi²) of it is land and 16 km² (6 mi²) of it (0.99%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 78,930 people, 27,033 households, and 19,950 families residing in the county. The population density was 51/km² (131/mi²). There were 28,319 housing units at an average density of 18/km² (47/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 67.52% White, 1.91% Black or African American, 1.55% Native American, 11.26% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 12.96% from other races, and 4.60% from two or more races. 22.21% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 27,033 households out of which 37.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were married couples living together, 11.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 21.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.60% 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 29.00% under the age of 18, 9.20% from 18 to 24, 28.20% from 25 to 44, 21.30% from 45 to 64, and 12.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.30 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 12.10% of families and 15.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.30% of those under age 18 and 7.70% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

External link

Official County of Sutter website

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