Yountville, California
Town of Yountville Location in Napa County and the state of California Location in Napa County and the state of California Yountville (/ j ntv l/ or / ja ntv l/) is an incorporated town in Napa County, California, United States.
Almost one-third of the town's populace lives on the grounds of the Veterans Home of California.
Yountville is a noted destination for gourmet diners, and has two Michelin-starred restaurants, The French Laundry and Bouchon Bistro.
However, a town in close-by Sonoma County had already laid claim to this name, so the town was retitled after George Yount's death.
Among the restaurants in Yountville is the French Laundry, owned by Chef Thomas Keller, with a three-star rating from the Michelin Guide, and a two-time winner of the title "best restaurant in the world" by "The Worlds 50 Best" restaurant rating organization.
Keller also owns another restaurant in Yountville, Ad Hoc.
Michelin one-star restaurants in Yountville for 2015 also include Bouchon, another Thomas Keller Restaurant.
Two other Yountville restaurants have Michelin's "Bib Gourmand" rating: Philippe Jeanty's Bistro Jeanty and Redd Wood.
Gourmet dining in Yountville dates to 1977, when Philippe Jeanty opened the restaurant at Domaine Chandon, owned by French champagne home Moet & Chandon.
With more than 1 Michelin star per 1,000 residents, Yountville claims the most Michelin stars per capita of anywhere in North America. Major employers in Yountville include the Veterans Home of California The Vintage Estate, Domaine Chandon California and Newton Vineyard. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town has a total region of 1.5 sq mi (4.0 km2)), all of it land.
Yountville suffered a 5.2 magnitude earthquake on September 3, 2000. Climate data for Yountville, California The 2010 United States Enumeration reported that Yountville had a populace of 2,933.
The ethnic makeup of Yountville was 2,623 (89.4%) White, 38 (1.3%) African American, 30 (1.0%) Native American, 49 (1.7%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 92 (3.1%) from other competitions, and 101 (3.4%) from two or more competitions.
The Enumeration reported that 1,945 citizens (66.3% of the population) lived in homeholds, 60 (2.0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 928 (31.6%) were institutionalized.
There were 1,050 homeholds, out of which 136 (13.0%) had kids under the age of 18 living in them, 418 (39.8%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 64 (6.1%) had a female homeholder with no husband present, 16 (1.5%) had a male homeholder with no wife present.
449 homeholds (42.8%) were made up of individuals and 257 (24.5%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The populace was spread out with 237 citizens (8.1%) under the age of 18, 75 citizens (2.6%) aged 18 to 24, 426 citizens (14.5%) aged 25 to 44, 767 citizens (26.2%) aged 45 to 64, and 1,428 citizens (48.7%) who were 65 years of age or older.
1,266 citizens (43.2% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 679 citizens (23.2%) lived in rental housing units.
As of the census of 2000, there were 2,916 citizens , 1,048 homeholds, and 553 families residing in the town.
There were 1,048 homeholds out of which 17.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 42.0% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 47.2% were non-families.
39.8% of all homeholds were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
The average homehold size was 1.95 and the average family size was 2.59.
In the town the populace was spread out with 11.1% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 17.5% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 45.1% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the town was $46,944, and the median income for a family was $56,250.
About 5.6% of families and 7.3% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 13.3% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
The Town of Yountville has a council-manager form of government. The Town Council consists of: Mayor John F.
Dunbar (elected November 2014; term expires November 2018), Vice Mayor Marita Dorenbecher (term expires November 2018), Council Member Marjorie "Margie" Mohler (term expires November 2020), Council Member Jeffrey Durham (term expires November 2020) and Council Member Kerri Dorman (term expires November 2018). The Town Manager is Steven Rogers. In the California State Legislature, Yountville is in the 3rd Senate District, represented by Democrat Bill Dodd, and in the 4th Assembly District, represented by Democrat Cecilia Aguiar-Curry. In the United States House of Representatives, Yountville is in California's 5th congressional district, represented by Democrat Mike Thompson. The Yountville American Viticultural Area "Monthly Averages for Yountville, CA (94599)".
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"2010 Enumeration Interactive Population Search: CA - Yountville city".
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"California's 5th Congressional District - Representatives & District Map".
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