Vallejo, California
Encyclopedia : V : VA : VAL : Vallejo, California
Vallejo is a city in Solano County, California, United States. In 1900, 7,965 people lived in Vallejo; in 1910, 11,340; in 1920, 21,107; and in 1940, 20,072. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 116,760. It is located in the Bay Area near San Francisco, Oakland, Fairfield, and Benicia. The current mayor is former city council member Anthony Intintoli. Vallejo is home to the Six Flags Marine World theme park (formerly Marine World Africa USA) ; the now-defunct Mare Island Naval Shipyard; the California Maritime Academy (part of the California State University system); and Touro University, an osteopathic medical college. Ferry service runs from a terminal on Mare Island Strait to San Francisco, through Vallejo Transit's BayLink division.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 126.3 km² (48.8 mi²). 78.2 km² (30.2 mi²) of it is land and 48.1 km² (18.6 mi²) of it (38.07%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 116,760 people, 39,601 households, and 28,235 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,493.3/km² (3,867.9/mi²). There were 41,219 housing units at an average density of 527.2/km² (1,365.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 35.97% White, 23.69% African American, 0.66% Native American, 24.16% Asian, 1.09% Pacific Islander, 7.88% from other races, and 6.56% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.92% of the population.There were 39,601 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.1% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the city the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.7 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $50,030, and the median income for a family was $56,805. Males had a median income of $40,132 versus $32,129 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,415. About 7.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.2% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
History
For one week in 1852, Vallejo was the capital of California. One year later, it was again the capital. This time, it lasted for one month. The legislature left in 1853, but the government established a naval shipyard there which helped the town overcome the loss. The yard functioned for over a hundred years, finally closing in 1996.The city was named for a Mexican military officer, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, who helped to settle the area. He wanted the site named Eureka, but the other citizens of the area wanted to name the new city after the general. Neighboring Benicia is named after Vallejo's wife. The man mostly responsible for the founding of the city is John B. Frisbie, who married Vallejo's daughter. He was responsible for seeing that the city remained together and helped to establish the city's government.
Downtown Vallejo retains many of its historic Victorian and Craftsman homes.
Famous People from Vallejo
Musicians
- E-40 and The Click (D-Shot, Suga T)
- B-Legit
- Con Funk Shun
- Mac Dre
- Mac Mall
- Young Lay
- Ray Luv
- N2Deep
- Baby Bash
- Sylvester Stewart from Sly and The Family Stone.
Athletes
Joel Rivas *artist* inventor of thizz boardsExternal links
- [Official city website]
- [Citizen Run Online Community Website]
- [Vallejo Architectural Heritage Foundation]
- [Vallejo City Park Preservation site]
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.