Vacaville
| City of Vacaville | |
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 Location in Solano County and the state of California |
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 City of Vacaville
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| Coordinates: 38°21′14″N 121°58′22″W / 38.35389°N 121.97278°WCoordinates: 38°21′14″N 121°58′22″W / 38.35389°N 121.97278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Solano |
| Incorporated | August 9, 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Len Augustine |
| • State Senator | Bill Dodd (D) |
| • Assemblymember | Jim Frazier (D) |
| • U. S. Rep. | John Garamendi (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28.585 sq mi (74.034 km2) |
| • Land | 28.373 sq mi (73.485 km2) |
| • Water | 0.212 sq mi (0.550 km2) 0.74% |
| Elevation | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Highest elevation | 300 ft (90 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 90 ft (30 m) |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |
| • Total | 92,428 |
| • Estimate (2013) | 94,275 |
| • Density | 3,200/sq mi (1,200/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) |
| ZIP codes | 95687, 95688, 95696 |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-81554 |
| GNIS feature IDs | 277624, 2412139 |
| Website | www |
Vacaville is a city located in Solano County in Northern California. The town is nearly halfway between Sacramento and San Francisco on I-80. It sits approximately 35 miles (56 km) from Sacramento, and 55 miles (89 km) from San Francisco. As of the 2010 census, Vacaville had a population of 92,428, making it the third largest city in Solano County.
The city was originally laid out on land deeded by Manuel Cabeza Vaca to William McDaniel in August 1850. Its original plot was recorded on December 13, 1851.
The city was a Pony Express stop and was home to many large produce companies and local farms which flourished due to the Vaca Valley's rich soil, including The Nut Tree.
There are a number of rare and endangered species in the Vacaville area. Endangered plants which have historically occurred in the vernal pool areas in and around Vacaville include Legenre limosa, Plagiobothrys hystriculus, Downingia humilis, Contra Costa Goldfields (Lasthenia conjugens), and Showy Indian clover (Trifolium amoenum). To this day Trifolium amoenum can still be found in Lagoon Valley Regional Park.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 28.6 square miles (74 km2). 99.26% of the area is land and 0.74% is water. Excluding the Putah South Canal and minor local creeks, the only significant body of water within the city is the 105-acre (0.42 km2) Lagoon Valley Lake.
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