Chico, California
| Chico, California | ||
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| Charter city | ||
| City of Chico | ||
City Plaza in Chico in 2008
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| Nickname(s): "City of Trees" | ||
 Location of Chico in California |
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 Chico, California
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| Coordinates: 39°44′24″N 121°50′8″W / 39.74000°N 121.83556°WCoordinates: 39°44′24″N 121°50′8″W / 39.74000°N 121.83556°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | California | |
| County | Butte | |
| Founded | 1860 | |
| Incorporated | January 8, 1872 | |
| Founded by | John Bidwell | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Council–manager government | |
| • City council |
Mayor Mark Sorensen Ann Schwab Tami Ritter Randall Stone Reanette Fillmer Sean Morgan Andrew Coolidge |
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| • City Manager | Mark Orme | |
| • State Legislators |
Sen. Jim Nielsen (R) Asm. James Gallagher (R) |
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| Area | ||
| • City | 33.095 sq mi (85.716 km2) | |
| • Land | 32.923 sq mi (85.271 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.172 sq mi (0.446 km2) 0.52% | |
| Elevation | 197 ft (60 m) | |
| Population (April 1, 2010) | ||
| • City | 86,187 | |
| • Estimate (2013) | 88,077 | |
| • Density | 2,600/sq mi (1,000/km2) | |
| • Metro | 221,117 | |
| Demonym(s) | Chicoan | |
| Time zone | Pacific (UTC−8) | |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−7) | |
| ZIP codes | 95926–95929, 95973, 95976 | |
| Area code | 530 | |
| FIPS code | 06-13014 | |
| GNIS feature IDs | 1655890, 2409447 | |
| Website | www |
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Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 86,187, reflecting an increase of 26,233 from the 59,954 counted in the 2000 Census. The city is a cultural, economic, and educational center of the northern Sacramento Valley and home to both California State University, Chico and Bidwell Park, the country's 26th largest municipal park and the 13th largest municipally-owned park. Bidwell Park makes up over 17% of the city.
Other cities in close proximity to the Chico Metropolitan Area (population 212,000) include Paradise and Oroville, while local towns and villages (unincorporated areas) include Durham, Cohasset, Dayton, Nord, and Forest Ranch. The Chico Metropolitan Area is the 14th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in California.
The nickname "City of Trees" appears on the Seal of the City of Chico. The city has been designated a Tree City USA for 31 years by the National Arbor Day Foundation.
The original inhabitants of the area now known as Chico were the Mechoopda Maidu Native Americans.
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