Silverado Country Club
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Silverado Resort is a census-designated place
(CDP) in Napa County
, California
, United States
, centered on a 1200 acres (4.9 km²) tennis, golf and spa resort in the Napa Valley known as the Silverado Country Club. The population of the CDP was 1,095 at the 2010 census.
at Silverado opened in the year 1955. In 1966, Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
re-designed the original course and added a second course. The courses have played host to several PGA Tour
events including the Kaiser International Open Invitational from 1968 through 1976 and the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic from 1977 through 1980 as well as the Champions Tour
event The Transamerica from 1989 through 2002. The resort also has 16 tennis courts, 10 swimming pools, 280 guest condo hotel units and private cottage suites. There are 300 privately owned condominiums on the grounds of the resort.
The resort's centerpiece southern style mansion was built by General John Franklin Miller in the 1860's Amfac, Inc. developed the property as a resort in the 1960's and it was purchased by Robert Meyer in 1984 for $20 million who sold it to Isao Okawa
in 1989 for $110 million his son Setsuo Okawa inherited the property after the death of his father. The property was listed for sale by the Okawa family in September 2009.
Golf legend and businessman Johnny Miller
, Rug Doctor Corporation founder Roger Kent and its CEO Tim Wall assumed ownership of the resort under a partnership agreement named Silverado Resort Investment Group LLC on July 1, 2010. Dolce Hotels and Resorts Company was hired by the partnership to manage the resort.
Miller made several changes to freshen up the two championship courses including lengthening the north course by 250 yards, widening fairways, repositioning bunkers and rebuilding tees. He also lengthened the club's driving range and added a teaching area to the range.
, a tributary
to the Napa River
flows through the Silverado Country Club. There are approximately 7300 acres (29.5 km²) planted to vineyard
s in this watershed
including the drainage area of Milliken Reservoir. Milliken Creek rises on the western slopes of the east side of the Napa Valley before flowing through the Silverado Country Club property. Much of this area had once been part of the Mexican land grant Rancho Yajome
. Most of this watershed was wilderness area to at least 1869, and thereafter the lower watershed was begun to be developed as pasture and grazing agricultural uses. In an 1989 stream survey conducted for the Silverado country Club by Earth Metrics Inc, the steelhead fishery was found to be robust up to and including the Silverado Country Club.
was 576.2 people per square mile (222.5/km²). The racial makeup of Silverado Resort was 1,010 (92.2%) White, 1 (0.1%) African American, 1 (0.1%) Native American, 36 (3.3%) Asian, 4 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 28 (2.6%) from other races
, and 15 (1.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 59 persons (5.4%).
The Census reported that 1,095 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 540 households, out of which 69 (12.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 339 (62.8%) were opposite-sex married couples
living together, 19 (3.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 8 (1.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 16 (3.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
, and 6 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 149 households (27.6%) were made up of individuals and 98 (18.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03. There were 366 families
(67.8% of all households); the average family size was 2.43.
The population was spread out with 117 people (10.7%) under the age of 18, 31 people (2.8%) aged 18 to 24, 92 people (8.4%) aged 25 to 44, 410 people (37.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 445 people (40.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.8 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
There were 1,272 housing units at an average density of 669.4 per square mile (258.4/km²), of which 492 (91.1%) were owner-occupied, and 48 (8.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 87.0%. 984 people (89.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 111 people (10.1%) lived in rental housing units.
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) in Napa County
Napa County, California
Napa County is a county located north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California. It is coterminous with the Napa, California, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010 the population is 136,484. The county seat is Napa....
, California
California
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, United States
United States
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, centered on a 1200 acres (4.9 km²) tennis, golf and spa resort in the Napa Valley known as the Silverado Country Club. The population of the CDP was 1,095 at the 2010 census.
The Country Club
The original 18 hole golf courseGolf course
A golf course comprises a series of holes, each consisting of a teeing ground, fairway, rough and other hazards, and a green with a flagstick and cup, all designed for the game of golf. A standard round of golf consists of playing 18 holes, thus most golf courses have this number of holes...
at Silverado opened in the year 1955. In 1966, Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
Robert Trent Jones, Jr.
Robert Trent "Bobby" Jones, Jr. is a noted golf course architect. He is the son of legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones and the brother of golf course designer Rees Jones....
re-designed the original course and added a second course. The courses have played host to several PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
events including the Kaiser International Open Invitational from 1968 through 1976 and the Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic from 1977 through 1980 as well as the Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
event The Transamerica from 1989 through 2002. The resort also has 16 tennis courts, 10 swimming pools, 280 guest condo hotel units and private cottage suites. There are 300 privately owned condominiums on the grounds of the resort.
The resort's centerpiece southern style mansion was built by General John Franklin Miller in the 1860's Amfac, Inc. developed the property as a resort in the 1960's and it was purchased by Robert Meyer in 1984 for $20 million who sold it to Isao Okawa
Isao Okawa
was a Japanese businessman and the former Chairman of Sega.-History:Okawa was born in Osaka, Japan. As a young adult he studied at Waseda University in Tokyo. After graduating from Waseda he formed his own Computer Service Company, which later became known as CSK Holdings Corporation .-Involvement...
in 1989 for $110 million his son Setsuo Okawa inherited the property after the death of his father. The property was listed for sale by the Okawa family in September 2009.
Golf legend and businessman Johnny Miller
Johnny Miller
John Laurence Miller is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s; he ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus. He is currently the lead golf...
, Rug Doctor Corporation founder Roger Kent and its CEO Tim Wall assumed ownership of the resort under a partnership agreement named Silverado Resort Investment Group LLC on July 1, 2010. Dolce Hotels and Resorts Company was hired by the partnership to manage the resort.
Miller made several changes to freshen up the two championship courses including lengthening the north course by 250 yards, widening fairways, repositioning bunkers and rebuilding tees. He also lengthened the club's driving range and added a teaching area to the range.
Natural features
Milliken CreekMilliken Creek
Milliken Creek is an stream in Napa County, California that is tributary to the Napa River. There are approximately in this watershed, of which are developed as vineyards. Milliken Creek rises on the western slopes of the east side of the Napa Valley and flows through the Silverado Country...
, a tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
to the Napa River
Napa River
The Napa River, approximately 55 miles long, is a river in the U.S. state of California. It drains a famous wine-growing region, called the Napa Valley, in the mountains northeast of San Francisco. Milliken Creek is a tributary of the Napa River....
flows through the Silverado Country Club. There are approximately 7300 acres (29.5 km²) planted to vineyard
Vineyard
A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice...
s in this watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
including the drainage area of Milliken Reservoir. Milliken Creek rises on the western slopes of the east side of the Napa Valley before flowing through the Silverado Country Club property. Much of this area had once been part of the Mexican land grant Rancho Yajome
Rancho Yajome
Rancho Yajome was a Mexican land grant in present day Napa County, California given in 1841 by Governor Juan Alvarado to Damaso Rodríguez, a soldier who did not occupy the property. The rancho is east of the Napa River and north of Napa.-History:...
. Most of this watershed was wilderness area to at least 1869, and thereafter the lower watershed was begun to be developed as pasture and grazing agricultural uses. In an 1989 stream survey conducted for the Silverado country Club by Earth Metrics Inc, the steelhead fishery was found to be robust up to and including the Silverado Country Club.
Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Silverado Resort had a population of 1,095. The population densityPopulation density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 576.2 people per square mile (222.5/km²). The racial makeup of Silverado Resort was 1,010 (92.2%) White, 1 (0.1%) African American, 1 (0.1%) Native American, 36 (3.3%) Asian, 4 (0.4%) Pacific Islander, 28 (2.6%) from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 15 (1.4%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 59 persons (5.4%).
The Census reported that 1,095 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 540 households, out of which 69 (12.8%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 339 (62.8%) were opposite-sex married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 19 (3.5%) had a female householder with no husband present, 8 (1.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 16 (3.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships
POSSLQ
POSSLQ is an abbreviation for "Persons of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters," a term coined in the late 1970s by the United States Census Bureau as part of an effort to more accurately gauge the prevalence of cohabitation in American households....
, and 6 (1.1%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 149 households (27.6%) were made up of individuals and 98 (18.1%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.03. There were 366 families
Family (U.S. Census)
A family or family household is defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes as "a householder and one or more other people related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. They do not include same-sex married couples even if the marriage was performed in a state...
(67.8% of all households); the average family size was 2.43.
The population was spread out with 117 people (10.7%) under the age of 18, 31 people (2.8%) aged 18 to 24, 92 people (8.4%) aged 25 to 44, 410 people (37.4%) aged 45 to 64, and 445 people (40.6%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.8 years. For every 100 females there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.
There were 1,272 housing units at an average density of 669.4 per square mile (258.4/km²), of which 492 (91.1%) were owner-occupied, and 48 (8.9%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 87.0%. 984 people (89.9% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 111 people (10.1%) lived in rental housing units.