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Thermalito, California

Thermalito
Census designated place
Location in Butte County and the state of California
Location in Butte County and the state of California
Thermalito is located in the US
Thermalito
Thermalito
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°30′41″N 121°35′13″W / 39.51139°N 121.58694°W / 39.51139; -121.58694Coordinates: 39°30′41″N 121°35′13″W / 39.51139°N 121.58694°W / 39.51139; -121.58694
Country  United States
State  California
County Butte
Government
 • State senator Jim Nielsen (R)
 • Assemblymember James Gallagher (R)
 • U. S. rep. Doug LaMalfa (R)
Area
 • Total 12.870 sq mi (33.332 km2)
 • Land 12.702 sq mi (32.898 km2)
 • Water 0.168 sq mi (0.434 km2)  1.30%
Elevation 223 ft (68 m)
Population (April 1, 2010)
 • Total 6,646
 • Density 520/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zone Pacific (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP code 95965
Area code 530
FIPS code 06-78470
GNIS feature ID 1659991

Thermalito is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 6,646 at the 2010 census, up from 6,045 at the 2000 census. The area is generally considered an integral part of Oroville, and borders the town on two sides, in addition to the near-enclave of the city of Oroville surrounded by Thermalito on all sides, with the exception of the extremely narrow spit of land connecting Afterbay to Oroville proper.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.0 square miles (34 km2), of which, 12.8 square miles (33 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (1.08%) is water.

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Thermalito has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.

A post office operated in Thermalito from 1895 to 1920.

The 2010 United States Census reported that Thermalito had a population of 6,646. The population density was 516.4 people per square mile (199.4/km²). The racial makeup of Thermalito was 4,594 (69.1%) White, 61 (0.9%) African American, 257 (3.9%) Native American, 1,102 (16.6%) Asian, 37 (0.6%) Pacific Islander, 270 (4.1%) from other races, and 325 (4.9%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 713 persons (10.7%).


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