Knights Landing, California
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Knights Landing is a census-designated place
in Yolo County, California
, USA founded by William Knight. It is located on the Sacramento River
in the northeastern portion of the county. Knights Landing's ZIP Code
is 95645 and its area code 530
. It lies at an elevation of 36 feet (11 m). The 2010 census reported that Knights Landing had a population of 995.
, the CDP covers an area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
was 1,985.7 people per square mile (766.7/km²). The racial makeup of Knights Landing was 560 (56.3%) White, 4 (0.4%) African American, 10 (1.0%) Native American, 7 (0.7%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 338 (34.0%) from other races
, and 76 (7.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 644 persons (64.7%).
The Census reported that 995 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 317 households, out of which 128 (40.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 171 (53.9%) were opposite-sex married couples
living together, 43 (13.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 17 (5.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 18 (5.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
, and 2 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 76 households (24.0%) were made up of individuals and 35 (11.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14. There were 231 families
(72.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.74.
The population was spread out with 265 people (26.6%) under the age of 18, 112 people (11.3%) aged 18 to 24, 238 people (23.9%) aged 25 to 44, 268 people (26.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 112 people (11.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.3 years. For every 100 females there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.
There were 343 housing units at an average density of 684.5 per square mile (264.3/km²), of which 213 (67.2%) were owner-occupied, and 104 (32.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.6%. 655 people (65.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 340 people (34.2%) lived in rental housing units.
and the Sacramento River
. The site early demonstrated its importance as a steamboat landing and point of communication between the people east and west of the big central river. When the town was laid out in 1849 they called it Baltimore, but an agreement over the sale of the new town lots could not be amicably arranged and the title Baltimore was lost. Knight established a ferry there, which afterwards passed to the ownership of J. W. Snowball. In those days the ferry tolls were for a man and horse, $1; for a team and wagon, $5. In 1850 S. R. Smith kept a hotel in the settlement and in 1853 Charles F. Reed surveyed and laid out a townsite and it was given officially the name of Knight's Landing. That year J. W. Snowball and J. J. Perkins opened a large general merchandise store on the Native American mound. On the 1st of January Capt. J. H. Updegraff opened his hotel under festive auspices, with a grand New Year's party, with tickets $10, a steamer being run from Sacramento for the accommodation of guests. The establishment was called the "Yolo House." In 1860 D. N. Hershey and Oeorge Glascock erected a brick hotel, which took the place of the Yolo House, that inn being retired to the status of a private residence. On March 25, 1890, the Knight's Landing branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad
was completed and ready for business, and later the completion of the bridge across the river added immensely to the prosperity of the town.
The famous and now merged Southern Pacific Railroad Company once had a line from Davis, CA, via Woodland, CA, and the line continued to Marysville, CA, via a junction
in Yuba City, CA.
Grafton Elementary is the only public school in the community. It closed June 23, 2009. The area is served by Woodland Joint Unified School District.
Knights Landing Cemetery (just south of town on County Road 102) is one of several purported final resting places of the stagecoach bandit Charles Bolles
, a.k.a. Black Bart. If present, the grave is unmarked.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
in Yolo County, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA founded by William Knight. It is located on the Sacramento River
Sacramento River
The Sacramento River is an important watercourse of Northern and Central California in the United States. The largest river in California, it rises on the eastern slopes of the Klamath Mountains, and after a journey south of over , empties into Suisun Bay, an arm of the San Francisco Bay, and...
in the northeastern portion of the county. Knights Landing's ZIP Code
ZIP Code
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is 95645 and its area code 530
Area code 530
North American area code 530 is a California telephone area code that covers Auburn, Chico, Colfax, Davis, Grass Valley, Marysville, Oroville, Placerville, Redding, Red Bluff, Susanville, Truckee, Woodland, Yuba City and South Lake Tahoe....
. It lies at an elevation of 36 feet (11 m). The 2010 census reported that Knights Landing had a population of 995.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
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, the CDP covers an area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Knights Landing had a population of 995. The population densityPopulation density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 1,985.7 people per square mile (766.7/km²). The racial makeup of Knights Landing was 560 (56.3%) White, 4 (0.4%) African American, 10 (1.0%) Native American, 7 (0.7%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 338 (34.0%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 76 (7.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 644 persons (64.7%).
The Census reported that 995 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 317 households, out of which 128 (40.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 171 (53.9%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 43 (13.6%) had a female householder with no husband present, 17 (5.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 18 (5.7%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....
, and 2 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 76 households (24.0%) were made up of individuals and 35 (11.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14. There were 231 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...
(72.9% of all households); the average family size was 3.74.
The population was spread out with 265 people (26.6%) under the age of 18, 112 people (11.3%) aged 18 to 24, 238 people (23.9%) aged 25 to 44, 268 people (26.9%) aged 45 to 64, and 112 people (11.3%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.3 years. For every 100 females there were 108.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.9 males.
There were 343 housing units at an average density of 684.5 per square mile (264.3/km²), of which 213 (67.2%) were owner-occupied, and 104 (32.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 9.6%. 655 people (65.8% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 340 people (34.2%) lived in rental housing units.
History
Knights Landing was founded in 1843, by Dr. William Knight, a practicing physician from Baltimore, Maryland. William Knight built on a mound that marked the ancient meeting place of Native Americans inhabiting the regions about Cache CreekCache Creek
Cache Creek may refer to:*Cache Creek , a stream in the Thompson Country of British Columbia, Canada*Cache Creek, British Columbia, a town in British Columbia, Canada, named after the creek...
and the Sacramento River
Sacramento River
The Sacramento River is an important watercourse of Northern and Central California in the United States. The largest river in California, it rises on the eastern slopes of the Klamath Mountains, and after a journey south of over , empties into Suisun Bay, an arm of the San Francisco Bay, and...
. The site early demonstrated its importance as a steamboat landing and point of communication between the people east and west of the big central river. When the town was laid out in 1849 they called it Baltimore, but an agreement over the sale of the new town lots could not be amicably arranged and the title Baltimore was lost. Knight established a ferry there, which afterwards passed to the ownership of J. W. Snowball. In those days the ferry tolls were for a man and horse, $1; for a team and wagon, $5. In 1850 S. R. Smith kept a hotel in the settlement and in 1853 Charles F. Reed surveyed and laid out a townsite and it was given officially the name of Knight's Landing. That year J. W. Snowball and J. J. Perkins opened a large general merchandise store on the Native American mound. On the 1st of January Capt. J. H. Updegraff opened his hotel under festive auspices, with a grand New Year's party, with tickets $10, a steamer being run from Sacramento for the accommodation of guests. The establishment was called the "Yolo House." In 1860 D. N. Hershey and Oeorge Glascock erected a brick hotel, which took the place of the Yolo House, that inn being retired to the status of a private residence. On March 25, 1890, the Knight's Landing branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific Railroad
The Southern Pacific Transportation Company , earlier Southern Pacific Railroad and Southern Pacific Company, and usually simply called the Southern Pacific or Espee, was an American railroad....
was completed and ready for business, and later the completion of the bridge across the river added immensely to the prosperity of the town.
The famous and now merged Southern Pacific Railroad Company once had a line from Davis, CA, via Woodland, CA, and the line continued to Marysville, CA, via a junction
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge.This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes , 'points' and signalling.one or two tracks each meet at a junction, a fairly simple layout of tracks suffices to...
in Yuba City, CA.
Grafton Elementary is the only public school in the community. It closed June 23, 2009. The area is served by Woodland Joint Unified School District.
Knights Landing Cemetery (just south of town on County Road 102) is one of several purported final resting places of the stagecoach bandit Charles Bolles
Charles Bolles
Charles Earl Bowles , better known as Black Bart, was an English-born American Old West outlaw noted for his poetic messages left after two of his robberies. Also known as Charles Bolton, C.E...
, a.k.a. Black Bart. If present, the grave is unmarked.