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Cities we appraise in Yolo County: Brooks 95606 Capay 95607 Clarksburg 95612 Davis 95616 Dunnigan 95937 El Macero 95618 Esparto 95627 Guinda 95637 Knights Landing 95645 Madison 95653 West Sacramento 95605, 95691 Winters 95694 Woodland 95695, 95776 Yolo County Information: Agriculture is Yolo County's primary industry. The eastern two-thirds of the County consists of nearly level alluvial fans, flat plains, and basins, while the western third is largely composed of rolling terraces and steep uplands used for dry-farmed grain and range. The elevation ranges from slightly below sea level near the Sacramento River around Clarksburg to 3,000 feet along the ridge of the western mountains. Yolo County's 661,760 acres is home to over 150,000 people. Nearly 85% of the population lives in the County's four cities (Davis, West Sacramento, Woodland, Winters). Its proximity to Sacramento International Airport as well as two major interstates place it within a major transportation hub of the state. Yolo County was one of the original 27 counties created when California became a state in 1850. "Yolo" is derived from the native Poewin Indian word "yo-loy" meaning "abounding in the rushes". Other historians believe it to be the name of the Indian chief, Yodo, or the Indian village of Yodoi. The first recorded contact with Westerners occurred in the late 1820s. These included Spanish missionaries as well as trappers and hunters who could be found along the banks of "Cache Creek" - named by French-Canadian trappers. The first white settler was William Gordon who received a land grant from the Mexican government in 1842 and began planting wheat and other crops. The towns of Yolo County were out growths of native villages along waterways. Its first town, Fremont, was founded in 1849 along the confluence of the Sacramento and Feather Rivers and became the first county seat. Knights Landing, Washington, Cacheville (later called Yolo), Clarksburg, Winters. Esparto, Capay, Guinda, and Davisville (Davis) were all built near waterways. Davisville had the added advantage of being on the path of the newly constructed railroad. Woodland, which became the county seat in 1862, began in a wooded area of valley oaks and was also served by a nearby railroad. In 1906, to further emphasize agriculture's role in Yolo County, the University of California chose a 780-acre farm belonging to Jerome Davis for establishment of a university farm to serve as part of the College of Agriculture. The Davis farm has since become a separate campus of the University and has received world-wide fame for its research and education work. In 1987, West Sacramento became Yolo County's fourth incorporated city. It is home to the Port of Sacramento and Sacramento Deep Water Channel, providing worldwide access to Yolo County's agricultural and manufacturing production. If you build it, we'll come. And we did. In the Spring of 2000, a new stadium, Raley's Field, arrived in West Sacramento on the riverfront in the First Supervisorial District. Yolo County, Sacramento County and the City of West Sacramento all formed a partnership with River City Baseball Association and brought a Triple-A baseball team from Canada to West Sacramento, now known as the Rivercats.
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