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Davis began in 1868 as Davisville, a Southern Pacific Railroad depot named for local farmer Jerome C. Davis, and the post office shortened the name to just 'Davis' in 1907.

The City of Davis was incorporated on March 28, 1917, and it is the most populous city in Yolo County.

Davis grew around the University of California, Davis, which began as the University Farm - authorized in 1905 and opened in 1908 - before becoming the seventh general campus of the University of California in 1959.

UC Davis enrolled about 40,850 students in 2023, and more than 9,400 additional people live on campus outside the city's counted population.

Davis is known as the biking capital of America, often called 'Bike City USA,' with more bicycle ridership and ownership per capita than anywhere else in the nation.

Davis adopted the nation's first energy conservation building code, a landmark in energy-efficient building standards.

CNN Money once rated Davis the second most educated city in the United States.

Davis had a population of 66,850 in the 2020 Census.

Davis has about 25,358 households averaging 2.56 people each.

Only about 43.5% of Davis homes are owner-occupied - a low share reflecting its large student renter population - and the median home value is $866,100.