American Canyon

The American Canyon is located in the southern part of the county. It is bounded by the Napa River from the west, it borders on the city of Vallejo from the south, and from the east the foot of a small mountain range descends to it with the highest point of 339 meters above sea level. Middleton is an unincorporated commune just north of the American Canyon, and the nearest is also located there. The motorway passes through the city, and the I-80 motorway ^{[4] is} just south-east of the city.
The area of ​​the city is 12.55 km², of which 0.02 km² (0.17%) are open water areas.

The American Canyon is located in the Mediterranean climate zone ( Csb according to Köppen ). The average annual air temperature in the city is 13.6 ° C, the maximum recorded is 41.1 ° C, and the minimum is −5.6 ° C. The warmest month of the year is August, with an average temperature of 18.4 ° C, the coldest is December (7.4 ° C). On average, 442 mm of rain falls on the city per year: the wettest month is January (83.8 mm, 9 rainy days per month), the driest month is June (2.5 mm) ^[5] .

In 1855, the first settlers arrived at the place of the future city; they founded a settlement here, which unofficially called Napa Junction . In 1870, the village legally departed from Solano County to Napa County . In the years 1900-1903, a cement plant was built nearby, its owner began to build houses for his employees. In 1923, the name Napa Junction for the settlement was legalized. In 1948, the unincorporated McKnight Acres territory became part of the town, and in 1952 another, Rancho Del Mar. In 1954, its own fire department was launched. The following year, the first application for the status of a city was submitted, but it was rejected. In 1962, a second application followed, but it was also rejected.

On January 1, 1992 ^{[6], the} settlement on the third attempt was incorporated on the status of “city” ( city ). In 1994, the Chamber of Commerce started operating in the American Canyon.

In 2010, the first high school was opened in the city.

On August 24, 2014, the American Canyon was hit by an magnitude 6; the epicenter was 6 kilometers northwest of the city ^{[7] [8]} .

For ten years, from the beginning of the XXI century to 2010, the population of the American Canyon has almost doubled ^[3] . There is no exact data on the size of the city until this time, since it was incorporated only in 1992.

2010 year

According to the 2010 census, 19,454 people lived in the American Canyon, there were 5,657 households and 4,613 families. Racial composition : white - 38.9%, blacks and African Americans - 7.9%, Native Americans - 0.7%, Asians - 32.9%, Pacific Islander - 0.9%, other races - 12.1% , mixed races - 6.6%, Hispanics (of any race) - 25.7%.
In 49.6% of households, children under the age of 18 lived; 62.3% of households were heterosexual couples living together, 13.3% were women heads of families without a husband, 5.9% were men heads of families without a wife, 5.2% were heterosexual couples who were not officially married. married, 0.7% - same-sex couples, officially registered or simply cohabiting.
The average household size was 3.43 people, families - 3.78 people.
28.3% of the city’s population were children under 18 years of age, 9.1% of citizens were between the ages of 18 and 24, 26.9% were between 25 and 44 years old, 26.2% were between 45 and 64 years old, and 9, 6% were over 65 years old. The average age of a city dweller was 35.5 years. For 100 females there were 96 males, while for 100 adult women there were already 92.6 males of comparable age ^[11] .

year 2012

According to 2012 estimates, the average household income was $ 82,386 a year, with an average statewide rate of $ 58,328; income per capita - $ 26,206 per year ^[9] .

year 2013

According to 2013 estimates, 20,208 people, 47.1% of males and 52.9% of females lived in the American Canyon. The average age of a city dweller was 35.5 years, with an average statewide indicator of 32.1 years.
The inhabitants of the city reported the origin of their ancestors as follows: Irish - 6.1%, Germans - 5.1%, English - 3.7%, Dutch - 1.9%, Italians - 1.7%.
A survey of residents over 15 years of age showed that 30.3% of them are single and have never been married, 53.8% are married and live together, 2% are married, but live separately, 5.3% widowed and 8.5% are divorced.
30.7% of citizens were born outside the United States, with an average statewide rate of 27.1% ^[9] .

year 2014

As of June 2014, unemployment in the city amounted to 4.7%, with an average statewide indicator of 7.3% ^[9] .

The main employers of the city are Masonry Products and ^[12] (headquartered in the American Canyon since 1997) ^[13] .

• Official website of the city (English)
  • History of the American Canyon until 1991 on the official website of the city
• City Chamber of Commerce
• American Canyon Online
• U.S. Geographic Names Information System: American Canyon