Suisun City (pronounced'soo SOON') is a city in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 26,118 at the 2000 census. The city takes its name from the adjacent Suisun Bay, which in turn is named for the Suisunes, a Native Americans in the United States tribe of the area.
Geography
Suisun City is located at (38.244863, -122.017048).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km2), of which, 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.99%) is water.
The city is adjacent...
Suisun City (pronounced'soo SOON') is a city in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 26,118 at the 2000 census. The city takes its name from the adjacent Suisun Bay, which in turn is named for the Suisunes, a Native Americans in the United States tribe of the area.
Geography
Suisun City is located at (38.244863, -122.017048).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km2), of which, 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.99%) is water.
The city is adjacent to Suisun Marsh, at 84,000 acres (400 km2) the largest contiguous estuarian marsh remaining on the west coast of North America.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,118 people, 7,987 households, and 6,445 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,510.9 people per square mile (2,514.8/km2). There were 8,146 housing units at an average density of 2,030.7/sq mi (784.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 44.44% White (U.S. Census), 19.31% African American (U.S. Census), 0.72% Native American (U.S. Census), 17.69% Asian (U.S. Census), 1.03% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), 8.52% from Race (United States Census), and 8.29% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census) or Latino (U.S. Census) of any race were 17.81% of the population.