Solano County | |
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| 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  Seal | |
 Interactive map of Solano County | |
 Location in the state of California | |
| Coordinates: 38°16′N 121°56′W / 38.27°N 121.94°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| Region | San Francisco Bay Area |
| Incorporated | February 18, 1850[1] |
| Named for | Chief Solano of the Suisun people |
| County seat | Fairfield |
| Largest city | Vallejo (population) Fairfield (area) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–Administrator |
| • Body |
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| • Chair | John Vasquez |
| • Vice Chair | Monica Brown |
| • County Administrator[3] | William F. Emlen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 906 sq mi (2,350 km2) |
| • Land | 822 sq mi (2,130 km2) |
| • Water | 84 sq mi (220 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 2,822 ft (860 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 453,491 |
| • Density | 552/sq mi (213/km2) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | $35.408 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time) |
| Area code | 707 |
| FIPS code | 06-095 |
| GNIS feature ID | 277312 |
| Congressional districts | 4th, 7th, 8th |
| Website | www |
Solano County (/səˈlɑːnoʊ/ ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, its population was 453,491.[6] The county seat is Fairfield.[7]
Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield metropolitan statistical area, which is also included in the San Jose–San Francisco–Oakland, combined statistical area.[8] 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.
- ^ "Chronology". California State Association of Counties. Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
- ^ "Solano County - Board Members".
- ^ "Solano County - County Administrator".
- ^ "Mount Vaca". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ "Gross Domestic Product: All Industries in Solano County, CA". Federal Reserve Economic Data. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
- ^ "Solano County, California". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ 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.