Rio Vista, California
| City of Rio Vista | |
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| Motto: The Gateway to the Delta | |
 Location in Solano County and the state of California |
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 City of Rio Vista
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| Coordinates: 38°9′50″N 121°41′45″W / 38.16389°N 121.69583°WCoordinates: 38°9′50″N 121°41′45″W / 38.16389°N 121.69583°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Solano |
| Incorporated | January 6, 1894 |
| Government | |
| • State senator | Bill Dodd (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Jim Frazier (D) |
| • U. S. rep. | John Garamendi (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.094 sq mi (18.375 km2) |
| • Land | 6.691 sq mi (17.330 km2) |
| • Water | 0.403 sq mi (1.044 km2) 5.68% |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 7,360 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 7,736 |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 94571 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-60984 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277585, 2410955 |
| Website | www |
Rio Vista is a city located in the eastern end of Solano County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area—either in the East Bay or the North Bay, depending on what definition is used—on the Sacramento River, in the Sacramento River Delta region. The population was 7,360 at the 2010 census.
Rio Vista is approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco, on the Sacramento River in the Sacramento River Delta.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18 km2), of which, 6.7 square miles (17 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (5.68%) is water.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Rio Vista has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
The present location of Rio Vista is several miles south of the original settlement. Colonel Nathan H. Davis founded "Brazos del Rio" near the entrance of Cache Slough at the Sacramento River, on the Rancho Los Ulpinos Mexican land grant, in 1858. The settlement was renamed "Rio Vista" before a flood in 1862 that resulted in the town moving to its present location on higher ground. The city's name combines the Spanish words for "river" and "view." Post authorities established office in 1858. The community was officially incorporated as Rio Vista on December 30, 1893. The newspaper of record there is the River News-Herald and Isleton Journal, established in 1890.
From 1911 through 1992 Rio Vista was home to the United States Army Reserve Center, Rio Vista. The facility was initially established as a base for river control activities by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. During the 1950s it was used by the U.S. Army Transportation Corps to store and maintain harbor craft, and during the 1960s and 1970s it was used to prepare amphibious vehicles for transportation to Vietnam and to train troops in their use. In 1980 it was transferred to the U.S. Army Reserve and in 1992 it was closed due to a BRAC decision. The town also hosts a United States Coast Guard station, established in 1963.
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