Suisun City, California

City of Suisun City
City in California
Suisun City Marina with City Hall in the background
FIPS code		06-75630
GNIS feature IDs	1656340, 2411995
Website	www.suisun.com

Suisun City (

Etymology

The city takes its name from the adjacent Suisun Bay, which in turn is named for the Suisun people, an Indian tribe of the area.^[10]

Geography

Suisun City is located at 38°14′42″N 122°1′1″W / 38.24500°N 122.01694°W / 38.24500; -122.01694 (38.244863, -122.017048).^[11]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.2 square miles (11 km²), of which 4.1 square miles (11 km²) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (1.39%) is water.

The city is adjacent to Suisun Marsh, at 84,000 acres (34,000 ha) the largest contiguous estuarine marsh remaining on the west coast of North America.

Climate

According to the

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	462		—
1880	554		19.9%
1890	499		−9.9%
1900	625		25.3%
1910	641		2.6%
1920	769		20.0%
1930	905		17.7%
1940	706		−22.0%
1950	946		34.0%
1960	2,470		161.1%
1970	2,917		18.1%
1980	11,087		280.1%
1990	22,686		104.6%
2000	26,118		15.1%
2010	28,111		7.6%
2020	29,518		5.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[13]

2010

The

Latino

of any race were 6,753 persons (24.0%).

The Census reported that 28,067 people (99.8% of the population) lived in households, 27 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 17 (0.1%) were institutionalized.

There were 8,918 households, of which 4,013 (45.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 4,856 (54.5%) were

families

(78.1% of all households); the average family size was 3.52.

7,737 people (27.5%) were under the age of 18, 2,950 people (10.5%) aged 18 to 24, 7,850 people (27.9%) aged 25 to 44, 7,418 people (26.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 2,156 people (7.7%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.9 males.

There were 9,454 housing units at an average density of 2,270.9 per square mile (876.8/km²), of which 6,184 (69.3%) were owner-occupied, and 2,734 (30.7%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 3.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 5.9%. 19,372 people (68.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 8,695 people (30.9%) lived in rental housing units.

2000

At the 2000

Latino

of any race.

There were 7,987 households, of which 47.8% had children under the age of 18, 62.4% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.3% were non-families. 14.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.26 and the average family size was 3.59.

32.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The

, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Schools in Fairfield and Suisun are operated by the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District.

Schools

• Suisun Elementary School
• Crescent Elementary School
• Crystal Middle School
• Dan O Root II Elementary School

High schools

• Armijo High School
• Fairfield High School
• Rodriguez High School

History

Suisun City was established in the 1850s. Its location made it ideal for commerce and transportation during the

.

In 1868—1869, it was connected to the First transcontinental railroad at Sacramento via the California Pacific Railroad (Cal-P) main line, expanding the region's reach across the United States. By 1879 Central Pacific Railroad owned the Cal-P mainline and rerouted the transcontinental overland route through the new branch from Port Costa, via the railroad ferry Solano to Benicia, across the Suisun Marsh to Suisun City, putting the region directly on the overland route from San Francisco to Ogden and beyond.^[16]

In 1888, a fire destroyed much of downtown Suisun, including many city landmarks, such as the Robert Hotel, Crowley’s saloon, the Union Hotel, and the Orkel grain warehouses. Citizens considered abandoning the city after the devastation, but instead decided to rebuild and raise money to construct a waterworks system that would allow them to fight future fires more effectively.^[17]

In the 1960s and 1970s, Suisun City experienced rapid growth as the San Francisco Bay Area's suburban ring expanded to the formerly rural Solano County. Also in the 1960s, Interstate 80 was constructed two miles (3 km) outside the city, effectively moving commercial traffic away from railways and water conveyance.

Transportation

• Fairfield and Suisun Transit
• Suisun/Fairfield Amtrak station

Gallery

• 
  Suisun City Hall
• 
  Solano Yacht Club in Suisun City
• 
  Suisun Harbor Theatre
• 
  Bab's Delta Diner in Suisun City
• 
  Suisun City Hall as seen across Suisun Slough between two boats in the harbor
• 
  Harbor Plaza in Suisun City
• 
  Veterans Hall and Solano Transportation Authority in Suisun City
• 
  Suisun City water tower
• 
  Harbor Lighthouse in Suisun City from across Suisun Slough
• 
  Suisun Slough as seen from Solano Yacht Club

Sister cities

• Naguilian, La Union, Philippines^[18]

References

External links

• Official website