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Yolo County lies just across
the Sacramento River from Sacramento County, but the two counties are
markedly different. While Sacramento continues to urbanize, Yolo regards
itself as an agriculturally based county and has adopted vigorous policies
to protect prime agricultural lands. Over 70% of the county is currently
under agricultural or open space protection.
Growth and development is
seen as inevitable in the County, and the stated policy of the county is
to "manage growth, not foster it." Development is to be allowed
in accord with the needs of the community and state law, not only as a
result of development pressures.
While over 7,000 people
work in the agricultural industry, government, with 22,000 persons (32.8%
of all jobs), is by far the largest employment sector. The University of
California at Davis, the largest single-site employer in the county, has
some 15,000 employees. Manufacturing and distribution employ 6,200 persons
(8.6% of total jobs)
Like many Valley
communities, Yolo County is growing in popularity as a site for
distribution centers. Companies such as Hewlett-Packard, the
Silicon-Valley computer maker, has consolidated its three San Francisco
Bay Area centers into one 800,000 sq. foot version in Woodland, 20 miles
north of the UC Davis campus.
Yolo's 1996 population was
152,500. It is projected to increase to 262,400 by 2020, according to
California's Department of Finance.
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Woodland
Chamber of Commerce
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