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Statistics & Facts

The California state capital is Sacramento.
The population of Yountville is approximately 3,259 (1990), 2933 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 980 (1990), 1050 (2010).
The amount of land area in Yountville is 4.219 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Yountville to Washington DC is 2572 miles.
The distance to the California state capital is 52 miles. (as the crow flies)
Yountville is positioned 38.39 degrees north of the equator and 122.36 degrees west of the prime meridian.
Yountville elevation is 97 feet above sea level.

Location

On Hwy 29 just north of Napa in Northern California
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History & History Related Items

George Calvert Yount is the founder of Yountville. He came here from North Carolina. He was the first white settlers n the valley. He worked with the local Wappo Indians to build a mill and in 1855, laid out a city. The new city was named Sebastopol. The name could not be kept, however, because there was another city in Sonoma County by that name. Two years after Yount died, in 1867, the town was renamed to honor him. Here is a