Butte County, California
| Butte County, California | |||
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| County of Butte | |||
Butte County in 2005, with a view of the Sutter Buttes in the background
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| Nickname(s): "The Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty" | |||
 Location in the state of California |
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| Country | United States of America | ||
| State | California | ||
| Region | Sacramento Valley | ||
| Incorporated | February 18, 1850 | ||
| County seat | Oroville | ||
| Largest city | Chico (population and area) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,677 sq mi (4,340 km2) | ||
| • Land | 1,636 sq mi (4,240 km2) | ||
| • Water | 41 sq mi (110 km2) | ||
| Highest elevation | 7,124 ft (2,171 m) | ||
| Population (April 1, 2010) | |||
| • Total | 220,000 | ||
| • Estimate (2015) | 225,411 | ||
| • Density | 130/sq mi (51/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Pacific Time Zone (UTC-8) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7) | ||
| Area code | 530 | ||
| FIPS code | 06-007 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1675842 | ||
| Website | www |
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Butte County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2010 census, the population was 220,000. The county seat is Oroville.
Butte County comprises the Chico, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is in the California Central Valley, north of the state capital of Sacramento. Butte County is known as the "Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty."
Butte County is watered 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 the home of California State University, Chico and of Butte College.
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.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,677 square miles (4,340 km2), of which 1,636 square miles (4,240 km2) is land and 41 square miles (110 km2) (2.4%) is water.
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 which became severely stressed by overflow water in 2017, and which remains a concern today.
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