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Place Name
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Yolo County
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Woodland
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Population
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141,092 (1990)
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Location
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California, United States, North America
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Latitude
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38°42'N
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Longitude
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121°53'W
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Yolo
, county (
1,012 sq mi/2,621 sq km; 1990
pop. 141,092), central Calif.;  Woodland; 38°42'N 121°53'W.
In Sacramento Valley, co. is bounded E by Sacramento R., and rises to
foothills in W. Drained by Cache and Putah creeks. Putah Creek forms
part of S boundary. Year-round agr. (sugar beets, tomatoes, asparagus,
wheat, rice, fruits, olives, beans, nuts); livestock raising (sheep,
beef cattle); dairying. Sand, gravel, mercury; natural gas. Processing
industries (beet sugar, canned and dried fruits). Has suburbs of
Sacramento in E. Berryessa Peak on W boundary; Sacramento Deep Water
Canal runs N-S in E part of co., joins Sacramento R. at West
Sacramento. Formed 1850.
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