*SOLANO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA*
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Population:	394,542 2000 census
Area:	530,030 Acres
County Seat:	Benecia 1850 - 1858	Fairfield 1858 - present
State Capitol	Vallejo (February 4, 1851 - February 4, 1853)
Date: February 18, 1850	Original county

Mining Districts
Name		Type



Historical Landmarks
Number	Name	Date
153	Benicia Capitol	1852
174	First Building in California Erected by Masonic Lodge for use as a Hall	1850
175	Site of First Protestant Church	April 15, 1849
176	Benicia Arsenal (Depot) once called California Ordinance Depot and Benicia Arsenal Depot	August, 1851
177	Site of Former Benicia Barracks	April 30, 1849
534	Vaca-Pena Adobe	1843
574	Site of State Capitol at Vallejo (February 4, 1851 - February 4, 1853	February 4, 1851
751	First U. S. Naval Station in the Pacific (Mare Island Naval Yard)	September 16, 1854
779	Rockville Stone Chapel	February, 1857
795	Benicia Seminary	1852
804	University of California Experimental Farm, Wolfskill Grant	1937
862	Saint Paul's Episcopal Church	1860
880	Fischer-Hanlon House	1858
973	Turner/Robertson Shipyard, 1883-1918	1883

Territorial History
1850	One of the 27 original counties
	Territory from Sonoma to Solano (1853)*
	Territory from Solano to Napa (1855)
	Territory from Solano to Yolo (1857)
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* Mare Island was in Sonoma County from 1850 - 1853 when it was placed in Solano County.

The county gets its name indirectly from that of the Franciscan missionary, Father Francisco Solano, whose name was given in baptism to the chief of one of the Indian tribes of the region. Before receiving the name Solano, the chief was called Sem-yeto, which signifies "brave or fierce hand." At the request of General Mariano Vallejo, the county was named for Chief Solano, who at one time ruled over most of the land and tribes between the Petaluma Creek and the Sacramento River.

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Census Totals
1850	1860	1870	1880
580	7,169	16,871	18,475