Winters is a city in Yolo County, California. The population was 6,764 as of July 2005. The city is near Lake Berryessa. It is noted as a long-term residence of bass guitar player Robert Warren, a one-time time resident of photographer Jordan Shugart, a one-time residence of cartoonist R. Crumb and former baseball player Frank Demaree
Winters, California | |
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 Location in Yolo County and the state of California | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Yolo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.8 sq mi (7.2 km2) |
| • Land | 2.8 sq mi (7.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,125 |
| • Density | 2,187.5/sq mi (850.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-8 (Pacific (PST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-7 (PDT) |
| ZIP code | 95694 |
| Area code | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-86034 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1652656 |
Geography
Located at 38°31′33″N 121°58′30″W / 38.52583°N 121.97500°WInvalid arguments have been passed to the {{#coordinates:}} function (38.526034, -121.975099)Template:GR, Winters is a small city located 11 miles (18 km) from Vacaville. Winters is nearly 30 miles (50 km) from Sacramento. And about 60 miles (100 km) from San Francisco, California.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²), of which, 2.8 square miles (7.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (1.08%) is water.
Demographics
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 6,125 people, 1,907 households, and 1,546 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,226.6 people per square mile (860.0/km²). There were 1,954 housing units at an average density of 710.3/sq mi (274.3/km²). 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 population.
There were 1,907 households out of which 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 all households were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.56.
In the city the population was spread out with 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% who were 65 years of age 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 income for a household in the city was $48,678, and the median income for a family 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 poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.
External links
- Winters, California Useful information for visitors and residents
- Yolo County Visitors Bureau - information on hotels, restaurants and attractions in Winters
- The Winters Express local newspaper
- Sunfisher website run by resident with some good pictures
- Official City of Winters site
Local Art:
Local Organizations
- Soroptimists
- Fortnightly
- Rotary
- Winters Friends of the Library