Butte County, California Explained

Butte County, California
Official Name:	County of Butte
Nickname:	"The Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty"
Settlement Type:	County
Image Blank Emblem:	Logo of Butte County, California.png
Blank Emblem Link:	List of U.S. county and city insignia
Blank Emblem Type:	Wordmark
Named For:	The nearby Sutter Buttes
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	California
Seat Type:	County seat
Seat:	Oroville
Parts Type:	Largest city
Parts:	Chico
Unit Pref:	US
Area Total Sq Mi:	1677
Area Land Sq Mi:	1636
Area Water Sq Mi:	41
Elevation Max Footnotes:	^[1]
Elevation Max Ft:	7124
Government Type:	Council–CAO
Leader Title:	Chair^[2]
Leader Name:	Bill Connelly
Leader Title1:	Vice Chair^[3]
Leader Name1:	Tod Kimmelshue
Leader Title2:	Board of Supervisors^[4]
Leader Title4:	Chief Administrative Officer
Leader Name4:	Andy Pickett
Population As Of:	2020
Population Total:	211632
Population Density Sq Mi:	auto
Established Title:	Incorporated
Established Date:	February 18, 1850^[5]
Timezone:	Pacific Time Zone
Utc Offset:	−8
Timezone Dst:	Pacific Daylight Time
Utc Offset Dst:	−7
Image Map1:	Map of California highlighting Butte County.svg
Mapsize1:	200px
Map Caption1:	Location in the state of California
Area Code Type:	Area code
Area Code:	530
Blank Name Sec1:	FIPS code
Blank Info Sec1:	06-007
Blank1 Name Sec1:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Name Sec2:	Congressional district
Blank Info Sec2:	1st

Butte County is a county located in the northern central part of the U.S. state of California. In the 2020 census, its population was 211,632.^{[6] [7]} The county seat is Oroville.^[8]

Butte County comprises the Chico, California, metropolitan statistical area. It is in the California Central Valley, north of the state capital of Sacramento.

Butte County is drained by the Feather River and the Sacramento River. Butte Creek and Big Chico Creek are additional perennial streams, both tributary to the Sacramento. The county is home to California State University, Chico and Butte College.

History

Butte County is named for the visibly striking +2000feet Sutter Buttes in neighboring Sutter County.^[9] Butte County was incorporated as one of California's 27 original counties on February 18, 1850. The county went across the present limits of the Tehama, Plumas, Colusa, and Sutter Counties.^[10]

Between November 8 and 25, 2018, a major wildfire, the Camp Fire, destroyed most of the town of Paradise, the adjacent community of Concow, and a large area of rural, hilly country east of Chico. More than 80 people were killed, 50,000 were displaced, over 150,000 acres were burned, and nearly 20,000 buildings were destroyed.^{[11] [12]} The Camp Fire was California's most destructive and deadliest fire.^[13]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which (2.4%) are covered by water.^[6]

The county is drained by the Feather River and Butte Creek. Part of the county's western border is formed by the Sacramento River. The county lies along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, the steep slopes making it prime territory for the siting of hydroelectric power plants. About a half dozen of these plants are located in the county, one of which, serves the Oroville Dam.

National protected areas

• Butte Sink National Wildlife Refuge (part)
• Lassen National Forest (part)
• Plumas National Forest (part)
• Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (part)

Adjacent counties

• Sutter County, California – south
• Colusa County, California – southwest
• Glenn County, California – west
• Tehama County, California – northwest
• Plumas County, California – northeast
• Yuba County, California – southeast

Demographics

2020 census

Butte County, California - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)!Race / Ethnicity!Pop 2010^[14] !Pop 2020^[15] !% 2010!% 2020

White alone (NH)	165,416	139,651	75.19%	65.99%
Black or African American alone (NH)	3,133	3,320	1.42%	1.57%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	3,395	3,050	1.54%	1.44%
Asian alone (NH)	8,921	10,333	4.06%	4.88%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	401	508	0.18%	0.24%
Some other race alone (NH)	318	1,184	0.14%	0.56%
Mixed/multiracial (NH)	7,300	13,474	3.32%	6.37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31,116	40,112	14.14%	18.95%
Total	220,000	211,632	100.00%	100.00%

Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

2011

Population, ethnicity, and income
Total population^[16]	220,000
White	165,416	75.2%
Black or African American	3,353	1.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native	3,395	1.5%
Asian	9,000	4.2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander	400	0.2%
Some other race	8,000	3.4%
Two or more races	12,329	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)^[17]	31,116	14.1%
Per capita income^[18]	$23,431
Median household income^[19]	$42,971
Median family income^[20]	$54,175

Places by population, race, and income

Places by population and race
Place	Type^[21]	data-sort-type="number"	Population	data-sort-type="number"	White	data-sort-type="number"	Other ^[22]	data-sort-type="number"	Asian	data-sort-type="number"	Black or African American	data-sort-type="number"	Native American ^[23]	data-sort-type="number"	Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
		416	88.5%	5.0%	2.2%	0.0%	4.3%	0.0%
	CDP	1,305	85.9%	11.7%	0.2%	0.0%	2.1%	4.1%
		1,707	74.2%	19.8%	3.3%	0.6%	2.1%	35.6%
	CDP	924	96.6%	2.4%	0.6%	0.0%	0.3%	3.6%
	CDP	21	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	CDP	954	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10.5%
	CDP	105	86.7%	0.0%	13.3%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	City	86,187	80.0%	6.3%	4.2%	2.1%	1.4%	15.5%
	CDP	91	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	CDP	955	98.4%	1.0%	0.0%	0.5%	0.0%	3.0%
	CDP	581	78.0%	12.4%	2.4%	3.8%	3.4%	1.0%
	CDP	5,800	91.8%	2.6%	3.8%	0.2%	1.5%	11.6%
	CDP	291	72.9%	24.7%	0.0%	0.0%	2.4%	10.0%
	CDP	1,294	93.9%	6.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.5%
	City	6,600	79.8%	18.8%	0.0%	1.0%	0.4%	50.5%
	CDP	745	54.6%	43.9%	0.0%	1.5%	0.0%	52.5%
	CDP	2,246	99.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.8%	0.0%	0.0%
	CDP	11,188	90.5%	5.7%	1.8%	0.2%	1.8%	9.2%
		196	89.6%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	20.4%
	City	16,000	71.0%	12.8%	11.4%	3.3%	1.4%	11.3%
	CDP	9,663	82.1%	9.7%	2.4%	1.2%	4.6%	7.9%
	CDP	4,775	77.0%	19.7%	0.8%	1.0%	1.4%	23.2%
	Town	26,348	91.0%	6.0%	1.4%	0.8%	0.7%	7.7%
	CDP	254	96.5%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.5%
	CDP	155	83.9%	16.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	16.1%
	CDP	136	84.6%	15.4%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	15.4%
	CDP	5,982	63.9%	7.8%	17.3%	8.3%	2.7%	15.2%
	CDP	271	100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	CDP	6,295	80.2%	5.9%	10.8%	1.3%	1.7%	12.7%
	CDP	240	88.8%	11.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	2.5%

Places by population and income
Place	Type	Population^[24]	data-sort-type="currency"	Per capita income	data-sort-type="currency"	Median household income	data-sort-type="currency"	Median family income
	CDP	416	$18,172	$45,625	$47,917
	CDP	1,305	$22,277	$36,164	$51,607
	City	1,927	$17,159	$44,485	$50,714
	[CDP || 924 || $37,677 || $58,750 || $76,786 |- | [[Butte Meadows, California|Butte Meadows]] || CDP || 21 || ^[25] || || |-| Butte Valley || CDP || 954 || $28,426 || $69,659 || $77,500|-| Cherokee || CDP || 105 || $20,351 || $80,714 || $80,714|-| Chico || City || 85,605 || $23,611 || $41,632 || $56,268|-| Clipper Mills || CDP || 91 || || || |-| Cohasset || CDP || 955 || $21,628 || $55,175 || $55,425|-| Concow || CDP || 581 || $26,821 || $24,792 || $53,750|-| Durham || CDP || 5,829 || $34,886 || $64,720 || $75,357|-| Forbestown || CDP || 291 || $19,434 || $58,167 || $82,750|-| Forest Ranch || CDP || 1,294 || $51,819 || $46,901 || $47,057|-| Gridley || City || 6,509 || $15,525 || $36,563 || $41,474|-| Honcut || CDP || 745 || $8,071 || $48,144 || $48,277|-| Kelly Ridge || CDP || 2,246 || $33,366 || $49,444 || $60,205|-| Magalia || CDP || 11,188 || $19,400 || $37,182 || $42,277|-| Nord || CDP || 196 || $19,182 || $69,063 || $69,063|-| Oroville || City || 15,445 || $18,750 || $35,678 || $45,430|-| Oroville East || CDP || 9,663 || $24,503 || $53,167 || $65,142|-| Palermo || CDP || 4,775 || $19,783 || $42,292 || $46,458|-| Paradise || Town || 26,348 || $25,132 || $42,363 || $54,267|-| Rackerby || CDP || 254 || $17,387 || $46,141 || $46,184|-| Richvale || CDP || 155 || $45,061 || $87,150 || $87,150|-| Robinson Mill || CDP || 136 || $21,793 || $54,762 || $54,762|-| South Oroville || CDP || 5,982 || $11,666 || $32,205 || $38,750|-| Stirling City || CDP || 271 || $14,811 || $82,969 || |-| Thermalito || CDP || 6,295 || $16,301 || $37,738 || $38,053|-| Yankee Hill || CDP || 240 || $21,149 || $22,054 || $44,286|} 2010 Census The 2010 United States Census reported that Butte County had a population of 220,000. The racial makeup of Butte County was 180,096 (81.9%) White, 3,415 (1.6%) African American, 4,395 (2.0%) Native American, 9,057 (4.1%) Asian, 452 (0.2%) Pacific Islander, 12,141 (5.5%) from other races, and 10,444 (4.7%) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 31,116 persons (14.1%). Population reported at 2010 United States Census Butte County 220,000 180,096 3,415 4,395 9,057 452 12,141 10,444 31,116 Biggs 1,707 1,302 11 54 9 1 252 78 580 Chico 86,187 69,606 1,771 1,167 3,656 210 5,437 4,340 15,000 Gridley 6,584 4,283 55 98 249 3 1,552 344 3,000 Oroville 15,546 11,686 453 573 1,238 56 554 986 1,945 Paradise 26,218 24,129 112 301 330 24 416 906 1,836 Bangor 646 543 5 17 4 1 18 58 47 Berry Creek 1,424 1,249 8 48 13 3 13 90 98 Butte Creek Canyon 1,086 1,011 0 20 18 1 8 28 48 Butte Meadows 40 38 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Butte Valley 899 782 0 19 9 1 42 46 89 Cherokee 69 48 0 2 8 0 0 11 1 Clipper Mills 142 131 0 3 0 0 2 6 5 Cohasset 847 764 8 14 2 1 20 38 43 Concow 710 611 0 24 5 3 10 57 56 Durham 5,518 5,088 19 55 35 9 165 147 614 Forbestown 320 262 4 15 10 0 4 25 23 Forest Ranch 1,184 1,116 8 6 4 1 20 29 52 Honcut 370 248 6 14 4 0 85 13 145 Kelly Ridge 2,544 2,287 20 56 35 7 43 96 204 Magalia 11,310 10,398 40 141 90 17 134 490 765 Nord 320 233 1 6 16 0 48 16 122 Oroville East 8,280 6,830 126 477 294 8 147 398 702 Palermo 5,382 3,901 39 221 246 4 642 329 1,281 Rackerby 204 193 0 1 0 0 3 7 18 Richvale 244 216 0 11 0 0 10 7 27 Robinson Mill 80 74 0 1 0 1 0 4 11 South Oroville 5,742 3,407 406 245 885 9 361 429 851 Stirling City 295 264 1 11 0 0 1 18 17 Thermalito 6,646 4,594 61 257 1,102 37 270 325 713 Yankee Hill 333 305 2 7 4 0 5 10 22 All others not CDPs (combined) 29,123 24,497 259 531 791 55 1,879 1,111 4,486 2000 As of the census^[26] of 2000, there were 203,171 people, 79,566 households, and 49,410 families residing in the county. The population density was 124/mi2. There were 85,523 housing units at an average density of 52/mi2. The racial makeup of the county was 84.5% White, 10.5% of the population were Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian, 1.9% Native American, 1.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 4.8% from other races, and 3.9% from two or more races. 87.9% spoke English, 7.8% Spanish and 1.4% Hmong as their first language. There were 79,566 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.7% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.0% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.6 males. The median income for a household in the county was $31,924, and the median income for a family was $41,010. Males had a median income of $34,137 versus $25,393 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,517. About 12.2% of families and 19.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.8% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over. Health and crime There are four major hospitals and the State of California defines Butte County as being inside Health Service Area 1. A special district, the Butte County Air Quality Management District, regulates airborne pollutant emissions in the county. It does this following regional regulations, state, and federal laws. For example, in recent years, the agency changed rules that once allowed residents to burn household trash outdoors. The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense. Population and crime rates Population 220,000 Violent crime^[27] 970 4.25   Homicide 20 0.05   Forcible rape 100 0.40   Robbery 200 0.85   Aggravated assault 650 2.95 Property crime 5,524 16.32   Burglary 1,733 7.90   Larceny-theft^[28] 3,765 17.17   Motor vehicle theft 840 3.83 Arson 81 0.37 Cities by population and crime rates Cities by population and crime rates City data-sort-type="number" Population^[29] data-sort-type="number" Violent crimes data-sort-type="number" Violent crime rate per 1,000 persons data-sort-type="number" Property crimes data-sort-type="number" Property crime rate per 1,000 persons 1,707 24 11.02 30 19.72 90,000 317 3.24 3,634 26.31 6,600 113 11.72 196 33.06 16,000 108 6.81 1,143 63.09 26,492 52 2.49 521 18.08 Government Law enforcement Agencyname: Butte County Sheriff's Office Abbreviation: BCSO Patch: Patch of the Butte County Sheriff's Department.jpg Headquarters: Oroville, California Electeetype: Sheriff Minister1name: Kory Honea Lockuptype: Jail Lockups: 1 Website: Official website The Butte County Sheriff's Office provides general-service law enforcement to unincorporated areas of Butte County, serving as the equivalent of the county police for unincorporated areas of the county as well as incorporated cities within the county who have contracted with the agency for law-enforcement services (known as "contract cities" in local jargon). It also holds primary jurisdiction over facilities operated by Butte County, such as local parks, marinas and government buildings; provides marshal service for the Butte County Superior Court; operates the county jail system; and provides services such as laboratories and academy training to smaller law enforcement agencies within the county. The first sheriff of Butte County was Joseph Q. Wilbur. Kory Honea has been the sheriff since 2014.^[30] Voter registration statistics Population and registered voters Total eligible population^[31] 164,755   Registered voters^[32] 123,935 75.2%     Democratic 43,407 26.3%     Republican 44,362 26.9%     Democratic–Republican spread -955 -0.6%     American Independent 5,920 3.5%     Libertarian 2,037 1.2%     Green 759 0.4%     Peace and Freedom 633 0.3%     Unknown 896 0.5%     Other 1,051 0.6%     No party preference 24,870 15.0% Cities by population and voter registration Cities by population and voter registration City data-sort-type="number" Population data-sort-type="number" Registered voters^[33] data-sort-type="number" Democratic data-sort-type="number" Republican data-sort-type="number" D–R spread data-sort-type="number" Other data-sort-type="number" No party preference 1,927 38.7% 36.7% 37.9% -1.2% 8.8% 19.8% 85,605 55.0% 40.1% 30.3% +9.8% 9.8% 22.7% 6,509 40.6% 37.6% 34.8% +2.8% 9.7% 21.3% 15,445 40.8% 32.1% 36.2% -4.1% 11.7% 24.2% 26,348 62.1% 31.1% 40.8% -9.7% 11.5% 20.5% Local The citizens of the county of Butte are represented by the five member Butte County Board of Supervisors. Tribal The Berry Creek Rancheria of Tyme Maidu Indians of California is headquartered in Oroville. The Berry Creek Rancheria operates Gold Country Casino. The Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California is also headquartered in Oroville. The Mooretown Rancheria operates Feather Falls Casino. The governmental headquarters of the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria is located in Chico. State Butte County is split between the 1st and 3rd Assembly districts, represented by and, respectively.^[34] The county is in .^[35] According to the California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Butte County has 172,054 registered voters. Of those, 42,093 (34.4%) are registered Democrats, 41,330 (33.8%) are registered Republicans and 30,377 (24.8%) have declined to state a political party.^[36] On November 4, 2008, Butte County voted 56.7% for Proposition 8 which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.^[37] Federal Butte County is in .^[38] Butte is a bellwether county in presidential elections, and one of only thirteen to have voted for Obama in 2008, Romney in 2012, Trump in 2016, and Biden in 2020. Education Public schools There are roughly 90 public schools in the county according to the National Center for Educational Statistics. The schools are operated by the County Office of Education and 15 school districts, which are: Bangor Union Elementary School District Biggs Unified School District Chico Unified School District Durham Unified School District Feather Falls Union Elementary School District Golden Feather Union Elementary School District Gridley Unified School District Manzanita Elementary School District Oroville City Elementary School District Oroville Union High School District Palermo Union School District Paradise Unified School District Pioneer Union Elementary School District Thermalito Union School District Colleges and universities Butte College California State University, Chico Public libraries Butte County Library provides library services to residents of the County through six branches in Biggs, Chico, Durham, Gridley, Oroville and Paradise. The mission of the Butte County Library is to provide all individuals, regardless of age, ethnic background, educational or economic level, with free access to ideas, information, and technology. For many years, the library served rural and mountain communities through regularly scheduled bookmobile visits; however, due to budget cuts, this service was discontinued in 2009 and the bookmobile was sold. The library serves low-literacy adults through several programs of the Butte County Library Literacy Services division, including the Adult Reading Program, Families for Literacy and the Literacy Coach, a 36feet vehicle that provides mobile programming like story times, parent meetings, workshops, and computer and teacher trainings. The library operates as a department of the County of Butte, governed by the Butte County Board of Supervisors. Transportation Major highways State Route 32 State Route 70 State Route 99 State Route 149 State Route 162 State Route 191 Public transportation Butte Regional Transit or the B-Line, provides service in and between Chico, Oroville, Paradise, Gridley and Biggs. Chico is also a connection point for Glenn Ride buses to Glenn County and Plumas Transit Systems buses to Plumas County. Greyhound and FlixBus buses stop in Chico. Amtrak's Coast Starlight (Los Angeles-Seattle) passenger train makes a stop daily in each direction in Chico's Chico station. Airports General Aviation airports in Butte County include: Chico Municipal Airport Oroville Municipal Airport Paradise Airport Ranchaero Airport Richvale Airport Communities Cities Biggs Chico Gridley Oroville (county seat) Towns Paradise Census-designated places Bangor Berry Creek Butte Creek Canyon Butte Meadows Butte Valley Cherokee Clipper Mills Cohasset Concow Durham Forbestown Forest Ranch Honcut Kelly Ridge Magalia Nord Oroville East Palermo Rackerby Richvale Robinson Mill South Oroville Stirling City Thermalito Yankee Hill Unincorporated communities Centerville DeSabla Helltown Inskip Lomo Lovelock Powellton Former townships In August 1851, the county was divided into six judicial (civil) townships, the four marked by asterisks below, plus Quartz and Mineral, which were separated from Butte County with the formation of Plumas County in 1854. Between 1851 and 1861, there were several additions and other realignments of the township boundaries; from 1861, the townships were: Bidwell Chico Concow Hamilton* Kimshew Mountain Spring Ophir* Oregon* Oro* Wyandotte Townships created and dissolved between 1851 and 1861 were Benton, Eureka, and Cascade.^[39] Ghost towns Bidwell's Bar – now located under Lake Oroville Butte Creek Coutolenc Diamondville Forks of Butte – a former gold mining settlement^[40] Hamilton - Butte County's first permanent county seat, John Bidwell discovered gold at Hamilton in 1848, and the settlement arose. It was located on the west side of the Feather River, 15miles downstream from Oroville. Lynchburg Population ranking The population ranking of the following table is based on the 2010 census of Butte County.^[41] † county seat Rank City/Town/etc. Municipal type Population (2010 Census) 1 Chico City 86,187 2 Paradise Town 26,218 3 † Oroville City 15,546 4 Magalia CDP 11,310 5 Oroville East CDP 8,280 6 Thermalito CDP 6,646 7 Gridley City 6,584 8 South Oroville CDP 5,742 9 Durham CDP 5,518 10 Palermo CDP 5,382 11 Kelly Ridge CDP 2,544 12 Biggs City 1,707 13 Berry Creek CDP 1,424 14 Forest Ranch CDP 1,184 15 Butte Creek Canyon CDP 1,086 16 Butte Valley CDP 899 17 Cohasset CDP 847 18 Concow CDP 710 19 Bangor CDP 646 20 Honcut CDP 370 21 Yankee Hill CDP 333 t-22 Forbestown CDP 320 t-22 Nord CDP 320 23 Stirling City CDP 295 24 Richvale CDP 244 25 Rackerby CDP 204 26 Berry Creek Rancheria AIAN 152 27 Clipper Mills CDP 142 28 Robinson Mill CDP 80 29 Cherokee CDP 69 30 Butte Meadows CDP 40 31 Enterprise Rancheria^[42] AIAN 1 In popular culture Several movies have been filmed in Butte County, including Gone with the Wind,^[43] The Outlaw Josey Wales,^[44] Friendly Persuasion,^[45] Magic Town,^[46] The Klansman, , The Adventures of Robin Hood, and Under Wraps. A 2013 episode of the television series Sons of Anarchy involves the sons coming into contact with corrupt police in the fictional town of Eden, located in Butte County.^[47] See also List of California counties List of school districts in Butte County, California List of museums in the Shasta Cascade (California) National Register of Historic Places listings in Butte County, California Notes Notes References External links Butte County Association of Governments

Notes and References

1. Web site: Butte County High Point. Peakbagger.com. February 11, 2015. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150502061014/http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=2535. May 2, 2015.
2. Web site: Supervisor Bill Connelly .
3. Web site: District 4 Supervisor .
4. Web site: Board of Supervisors > Home .
5. Book: Statistical Report of the California State Board of Agriculture for the Year 1918. 1919. California State Printing Office. Sacramento, CA. 316. May 14, 2012.
6. Web site: State & County QuickFacts. United States Census Bureau.
7. Web site: Butte County, California. United States Census Bureau. January 30, 2022.
8. Web site: Find a County . June 7, 2011 . National Association of Counties . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx . May 31, 2011 .
9. Book: Gannett . Henry . The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . 1905 . . 62. December 29, 2019.
10. George C. Mansfield, History of Butte County, California, with biographical sketches of the leading men and women of the county who have been identified with its growth and development from the early days to the present, Hathitrust.org, 1918
11. News: Death toll jumps to 23 as 'challenging' Camp Fire pushes toward Lake Oroville . . November 10, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181111053416/https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article221471995.html . November 11, 2018 . live.
12. Web site: California wildfires: Death toll rises to 25 . . November 18, 2018 . November 11, 2018.
13. Gina Martinez . The California Fire That Killed 48 People Is the Deadliest U.S. Wildfire in a Century . . November 18, 2018 . November 14, 2018.
14. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Butte County, California. United States Census Bureau.
15. Web site: P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Butte County, California. United States Census Bureau.
16. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B02001. U.S. Census website . Retrieved October 26, 2013.
17. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B03003. U.S. Census website . Retrieved October 26, 2013.
18. U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey, 2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table B19301. U.S. Census website . Retrieved October 21, 2013.
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22. Other = Some other race + Two or more races
23. Native American = Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander + American Indian or Alaska Native
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