Solano County, California

Solano County
Solano County
Images, from top down, left to right: The Solano County Government Center in downtown Fairfield, Benicia Capitol State Historic Park, Vacaville Hills
Flag of Solano County
Official seal of Solano County
Map
Interactive map of Solano County
Location in the state of California
Location in the state of California
Coordinates: 38°16′N 121°56′W / 38.27°N 121.94°W / 38.27; -121.94
CountryUnited States
StateCalifornia
RegionSan Francisco Bay Area
IncorporatedFebruary 18, 1850[1]
Named forChief Solano of the Suisun people
County seatFairfield
Largest cityVallejo (population)
Fairfield (area)
Government
 • TypeCouncil–Administrator
 • Body
  • Erin Hannigan
  • Monica Brown
  • Wanda Williams
  • John Vasquez
  • Mitch Mashburn
 • ChairJohn Vasquez
 • Vice ChairMonica Brown
 • County Administrator[3]William F. Emlen
Area
 • Total906 sq mi (2,350 km2)
 • Land822 sq mi (2,130 km2)
 • Water84 sq mi (220 km2)
Highest elevation2,822 ft (860 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total453,491
 • Density552/sq mi (213/km2)
Time zoneUTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area code707
FIPS code06-095
GNIS feature ID277312
Congressional districts4th, 7th, 8th
Websitewww.solanocounty.com

Solano County (/səˈlɑːn/ ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 453,491.[5] The county seat is Fairfield.[6]

Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the San JoseSan FranciscoOakland, combined statistical area.[7] Solano County is the northeastern county in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area region.

A portion of the South Campus at the University of California, Davis, is in Solano County.

  1. ^ "Chronology". California State Association of Counties. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "Solano County - Board Members".
  3. ^ "Solano County - County Administrator".
  4. ^ "Mount Vaca". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  5. ^ "Solano County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  7. ^ Landis, John D.; Reilly, Michael (2003). "How We Will Grow: Baseline Projections of California's Urban Footprint Through the Year 2011". In Guhathakurta, Subhrajit (ed.). Integrated Land Use and Environmental Models: A Survey of Current Applications and Research. Springer. p. 84. ISBN 9783540005766. Retrieved March 14, 2012.

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