Yuba County, California

Yuba County is located in the U.S. state of California's Central Valley, north of Sacramento, along the Feather River. As of 2000 its population is 60,219. The county seat is Marysville.

History

Yuba County was one of the original counties of California, formed in 1850 at the time of statehood. Parts of the county's territory were given to Placer County in 1851, to Nevada County in 1851 and to Sierra County in 1852.

The county was named after the Yuba River by Captain John Sutter for the Native American village Yubu, Yupu or Juba near the confluence of the Yuba and Feather rivers. General Mariano Vallejo stated that the river was named Uba by an exploring expedition in 1824 because of the quantities of wild grapes (uvas silvestres in Spanish) which they found growing on its banks.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,667 km² (644 mi²). 1,633 km² (631 mi²) of it is land and 34 km² (13 mi²) of it (2.03%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

Demographics

As of the census ² of 2000, there were 60,219 people, 20,535 households, and 14,805 families residing in the county. The population density was 37/km² (96/mi²). There were 22,636 housing units at an average density of 14/km² (36/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 70.64% White, 3.16% Black or African American, 2.61% Native American, 7.50% Asian, 0.20% Pacific Islander, 9.95% from other races, and 5.94% from two or more races. 17.35% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 20,535 households out of which 38.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.20% were married couples living together, 13.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.90% were non-families. 21.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.20% 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 3.34.

In the county the population was spread out with 31.00% under the age of 18, 10.70% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 19.60% from 45 to 64, and 10.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 101.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,460, and the median income for a family was $34,103. Males had a median income of $27,845 versus $21,301 for females. The per capita income for the county was $14,124. About 16.30% of families and 20.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.60% of those under age 18 and 7.80% of those age 65 or over.

Cities, towns, and communities

External link

Yuba County Government website