Davis, city (2020 pop. 66,850), Yolo
co., central Calif.; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1917. It is an education
center with light industry; machinery, processed foods, and computer
equipment are produced. The extensive Univ. of California at Davis, which
has a major agricultural research center as well as schools of law,
medicine, and engineering and the Mondavi performing arts center, is there.
The National Primate Center and a university of Native American and Chicano
cultures are also in Davis; Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument is
nearby.
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