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Napa is an old City by California standards, founded in 1847. It’s a place with a colorful past – a jumping off point for 49ers bound for the gold rush, birthplace of famous leather, and neighbor to some of the most prestigious vineyards in the world.

For the past 30 to 40 years, the City of Napa has been in transition. The City that was once known for its tanneries, prune processing and State hospital is now more known for its hospitality, fine food, and luxury hotels. While yesterday’s jobs came largely in heavy industrial pursuits at Kaiser Steel, Basalt Rock, Napa Pipe and Mare Island Shipyard, today’s workforce is mostly white collar and the economy is increasingly based on tourism.

As the County seat for one of the world's Great Wine Capitals, the Napa name is synonymous with quality. We think that applies to our community and the people who make it what it is.

Today Napa is becoming a vibrant and modern town with a respect for its past. Just down the road from our protected historic districts, home to some of northern California's finest Victorian homes, you will find visually stimulating contemporary architecture. Minutes from our many safe and comfortable neighborhoods is the popular Main Street "Restaurant Row" - already a crowd-pleaser and growing better every day. Our award-winning "living river" flood protection project is halfway to completion, making Napa safer while enhancing the ecosystem and providing stimulus to the economy and quality-of-life benefits. Napa is a city with a low crime rate, a high standard of living, clean air and nearly perfect weather.

City of Napa Facts on File:

Napa 2010: About Our City
County Seat of Napa County
Napa County Incorporated: February 18, 1850
Napa Town Site Founded: 1847
Incorporated as City of Napa: 1872
Napa City Size: 17.7 Square Miles
Napa County Size: 35 Miles Long
City of Napa Population: 77,106
City Projected Population Cap: 85,000
County Population: 136,704
Number of Household Units: 29,511
Number of Owner Occupied Homes: 16,831
Median Household Income (California Dept. of Finance 2008): $63,990
Median Family Income: $71,475
Per Capita Income: $28,264
Owner Occupied Units: 59.9 %
Renter Occupied Units: 40.1 %
Average Household: Size: 2.6
Average Family Size: 3.2
Rental Units Median Rent: $1050
1BD/1BA $815/month
2BD/2BA $1,375/month
Single Family Residences $1,300-$1,700
Condominiums $1,260
13 Mobile Home Parks
Median Home Cost: 3 BD/2BA $596,000
Range: $190,000 -$1,000,000+

Average Travel Time to Work in Minutes: 23.6
City Departments: 10
City Employees: Approx. 503 Full Time
Government: Manager/Council
Sister Cities: Launceston, Australia and Iwanuma, Japan
Residential Land: 67%
Commercial Land: 8%
Industrial Land: 4%
Parks, Public/Quasi Public: 12%
Undeveloped/Agriculture: 9%
2003 Taxable Sales Transactions* 504,077 *Thousands of Dollars
2009 Sales Tax (State and Local): 8.75%

Legislative Districts:
Congressional: 1
State Senate: 2
State Assembly: 7

Area	Acres	Square Miles
Water	24,890	38.9
Land	485,120	762.7
Total	510,010	801.6
Rank: 50
Percent of State: 0.5

Population Breakdown: Napa City Contains 60% of the County's Population and Jobs

2007 City Population by Sex
Male	38,239	51.1%
Female	36,565	48.9%
Ethnic Breakdowns (2007 Census Estimates)
White	64,256	85.9
African American	729	1.0
American Indian	840	1.1
Asian	1,025	1.4
Pacific Islander	126	0.2
Others	6,156	8.2
Multi-Race	1,672	2.2
Hispanic Origin of Any Race	25,468	34.0
2000 Marital Status
Never Married	13,736	24.1%
Married	31,364	55.1%
Separated	1,018	1.8%
Widowed	4,408	7.7%
Divorced	6,399	11.2%
Population by Age
Median Age	38.5 Years
1990 Population by Urban vs. Rural
Urban	66,761	94%
Rural	4,618	6%
Household Type
Family Houshold	58,289	82%
Non-Family Household	10,475	15%
Group Quarters	2,599	4%

Important Numbers to Know

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.	(800) 743-5000
AT&T	(800) 310-2355
City of Napa - Water Department	(707) 257-9521
Comcast Cablevision	(800) 945-2288
Napa Recycling & Waste Services	(707) 255-5200
Post Office - Main Branch	(707) 255-1621
Chamber of Commerce	(707) 226-7455
Department of Motor Vehicles	(707) 252-4111
School Board	(707) 253-3601
Napa City-County Library	(707) 253-4241

The City of Napa Provides:

Neighborhood Recreational Parks: 38
Community Parks: 4
City Wide Open Space Parks: 4
Total Acres of Park Land: 748
Ball Fields: 13
18-Hole Municipal Golf Course: 1
Tennis Courts: 48
Swimming Pools: 4

For a breakdown of Napa County go to http://www.countyofnapa.org/pages/departmentcontent.aspx?id=4294967635

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