Magalia, California
| Magalia | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location in Butte County and the state of California |
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 Magalia
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| Coordinates: 39°50′N 121°35′W / 39.833°N 121.583°WCoordinates: 39°50′N 121°35′W / 39.833°N 121.583°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 California
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| County | Butte |
| Government | |
| • State Senator | Jim Nielsen (R) |
| • State Assembly | Brian Dahle (R) |
| • U. S. Congress | Doug LaMalfa (R) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.019 sq mi (36.309 km2) |
| • Land | 14.015 sq mi (36.298 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.011 km2) 0.03% |
| Elevation | 2,333 ft (711 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,310 |
| • Density | 810/sq mi (310/km2) |
| Time zone | PST (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 95954 |
| Area code(s) | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-45120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1659035; 2408161 |
| U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Magalia, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Magalia, California | |
Magalia (formerly Butte Mills and Dogtown) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 11,310 at the 2010 census.
Originally established after the 1849 California Gold Rush as a mining camp, the town was first called Mountain View. A dog breeding operation started in 1850 which led to the name Dogtown. A post office opened in 1857, which was shared with the adjacent settlement of Mill City; the two eventually united. In 1861 the name was changed to Magalia after the Latin word for cottages.
On April 12, 1859, at the Willard Claim, a hydraulic mine in the Feather River Canyon northeast of the town, a 54-pound (20 kg) gold nugget was discovered, the largest in the world at the time. Dubbed the "Dogtown nugget", it made the town famous.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 14.1 square miles (37 km2), all of it land. There are numerous flora and fauna species found in the vicinity including mammals such as Black tailed deer, raccoon and grey squirrel. A considerable number of amphibians are also found such as the Rough-skinned Newt, whose southern range in California interior occurs near Magalia. The soil, deep reddish-brown loam for the most part, supports forest dominated by tall incense cedar and bull pine.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Magalia has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
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