Winters, California

Winters is a small city located on Putah Creek in the western Sacramento Valley, near the California Coastal Range. It is situated along Interstate 505, from Vacaville. Winters is nearly from Sacramento and about from San Francisco, California. It is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and of it (0.84%) is water. ==History==

William Wolfskill, a Kentucky immigrant to Mexican Alta California, received a Mexican land grant for Rancho Rio de los Putos in 1842 from Governor Juan Bautista Alvarado. His brother, John Reid Wolfskill, started the agricultural development of the Sacramento Valley by planting orchards and vineyards on his lands. In 1849, William Wolfskill transferred half of Rancho Rio de los Putos to John Wolfskill, and transferred the rest to his brother in 1854. The Winters post office was established in 1875. Winters incorporated in 1898. ==Climate==

Winters has hot, mostly dry summers and cool, wet winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Winters has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). Average January temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . Average July temperatures are a maximum of and a minimum of . There are an average of 102.0 days with highs of or higher and an average of 20.3 days with lows of . The record high temperature was on June 16, 1961, and July 14, 1972. The record low temperature was on December 23, 1990. Average annual precipitation is . There are an average of 64 days with measurable precipitation. The wettest year was 1983 with and the driest year was 1976 with . The most rainfall in one month was in January 1995. The most rainfall in 24 hours was on March 29, 1907. Snowfall is a rarity in Winters, but fell in January 1973 and fell in December 1988. {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | single line = yes | location = Winters, California (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1942–present) | Jan record high F = 82 | Feb record high F = 84 | Mar record high F = 92 | Apr record high F = 99 | May record high F = 108 | Jun record high F = 115 | Jul record high F = 115 | Aug record high F = 113 | Sep record high F = 112 | Oct record high F = 106 | Nov record high F = 90 | Dec record high F = 79 | year record high F = 115 | Jan high F = 56.5 | Feb high F = 62.0 | Mar high F = 67.9 | Apr high F = 74.2 | May high F = 82.5 | Jun high F = 90.1 | Jul high F = 95.3 | Aug high F = 94.5 | Sep high F = 90.9 | Oct high F = 80.5 | Nov high F = 66.4 | Dec high F = 56.8 | year high F = 76.5 | Jan mean F = 47.0 | Feb mean F = 51.3 | Mar mean F = 56.0 | Apr mean F = 60.8 | May mean F = 67.7 | Jun mean F = 74.0 | Jul mean F = 77.4 | Aug mean F = 76.7 | Sep mean F = 73.7 | Oct mean F = 65.4 | Nov mean F = 54.3 | Dec mean F = 47.0 | year mean F = 62.6 | Jan low F = 37.5 | Feb low F = 40.5 | Mar low F = 44.1 | Apr low F = 47.5 | May low F = 52.9 | Jun low F = 57.9 | Jul low F = 59.5 | Aug low F = 58.8 | Sep low F = 56.6 | Oct low F = 50.2 | Nov low F = 42.2 | Dec low F = 37.3 | year low F = 48.8 | Jan record low F = 18 | Feb record low F = 20 | Mar record low F = 24 | Apr record low F = 29 | May record low F = 32 | Jun record low F = 41 | Jul record low F = 46 | Aug record low F = 40 | Sep record low F = 38 | Oct record low F = 32 | Nov record low F = 25 | Dec record low F = 12 | year record low F = 12 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation inch = 5.15 | Feb precipitation inch = 5.04 | Mar precipitation inch = 3.21 | Apr precipitation inch = 1.38 | May precipitation inch = 0.80 | Jun precipitation inch = 0.15 | Jul precipitation inch = 0.01 | Aug precipitation inch = 0.02 | Sep precipitation inch = 0.09 | Oct precipitation inch = 0.87 | Nov precipitation inch = 2.19 | Dec precipitation inch = 4.86 | year precipitation inch = 23.77 | unit precipitation days = 0.01 in | Jan precipitation days = 14.5 | Feb precipitation days = 11.5 | Mar precipitation days = 10.2 | Apr precipitation days = 6.2 | May precipitation days = 4.1 | Jun precipitation days = 1.1 | Jul precipitation days = 0.1 | Aug precipitation days = 0.3 | Sep precipitation days = 0.8 | Oct precipitation days = 3.4 | Nov precipitation days = 8.4 | Dec precipitation days = 12.9 | year precipitation days = 73.5 | Jan snow inch = 0.0 | Feb snow inch = 0.0 | Mar snow inch = 0.0 | Apr snow inch = 0.0 | May snow inch = 0.0 | Jun snow inch = 0.0 | Jul snow inch = 0.0 | Aug snow inch = 0.0 | Sep snow inch = 0.0 | Oct snow inch = 0.0 | Nov snow inch = 0.0 | Dec snow inch = 0.0 | year snow inch = 0.0 | unit snow days = 0.1 in | Jan snow days = 0.0 | Feb snow days = 0.0 | Mar snow days = 0.0 | Apr snow days = 0.0 | May snow days = 0.0 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.0 | Nov snow days = 0.0 | Dec snow days = 0.0 | year snow days = 0.0 | source = NOAA ==Government==

;Federal • California's 4th congressional district ;State • California's 3rd State Senate district • California's 4th State Assembly district ;City The current elected members of the Winters City Council are: • Mayor — Albert Vallecillo • Mayor Pro-Tempore — Bill Biasi • Council Member — Jesse Loren • Council Member — Richard Casavecchia • Council Member — Carol Scianna Other elected or appointed city officials include: • City Manager — Jeremy Craig • Police Chief John P. Miller • Fire Chief Jack Snyder ==Economy==

Top employers According to Winters' 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: ==Demographics==

2020 census As of the 2020 census, Winters had a population of 7,115. The population density was . The census reported that 99.9% of the population lived in households, 0.1% lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and no one was institutionalized. There were 2,420 households, out of which 41.0% included children under the age of 18. Of all households, 58.5% were married-couple households, 5.8% were cohabiting couple households, 12.9% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present, and 22.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94. There were 1,865 families (77.1% of all households). The age distribution was 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.7% aged 18 to 24, 26.6% aged 25 to 44, 26.3% aged 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94.5 males age 18 and over. The median household income was $132,650, and the per capita income was $49,451. About 2.5% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line. ==Education==

It is in the Winters Joint Unified School District. ==Notable people==

• Robert Crumb, cartoonist, lived in Winters until 1991 • Frank Demaree, Major League Baseball player • Robert Craig McNamara, owner of Sierra Orchards and son of Robert S. McNamara, Secretary of the Department of Defense • Catherine Squires Microbiologist, Moved to Winters 2009 • John Reid Wolfskill, Winters pioneer ==See also==