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Butte County is a county located in California's Central Valley, north of Sacramento. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 203,171. 2003 figures place this at 210,400. The county seat is Oroville.
Butte County is watered by the Sacramento River. It is the site of Feather Falls , the sixth largest waterfall in the United States. The county is the home of California State University, Chico.
Butte County was one of California's first counties, created in 1850 at time of statehood. Part of the county's territory was given to Plumas County in 1854 and to Tehama CountyTehama County is a county located in Northern California. It is bisected by the Sacramento River. As of 2000 its population was 56,039. The county seat is Red Bluff. History Tehama County was formed from parts of Butte, Colusa and Shasta Counties in 1856. in 1856Events January 8 Borax is discovered ( John Veatch). January 29 Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross February 18 The American Party ( Know-Nothings) convene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to nominate their first Presidential candidate, former Presi.
Its name is derived from the Marysville or Sutter ButteIn the United States and Canada, a butte related to a mesa, is an isolated hill with steep sides and a small flat top. Usually, buttes are numerous in the midwestern US and around the islands of Hawaii, especially around Honolulu. Buttes are, however, nots, which lay within the boundaries when it was created. The word butte is derived from the Teutonic word meaning "a blunt extension or elevation." In the French languageFrench le francais la langue francaise is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered only by Spanish and Portuguese. French is the 11th most spoken language in the world, spoken by about 77 million people (called Francophones) as a mother to, it signifies "a small hill or mound of earth detached from any mountain range."
According to the U.S. Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the county has a total area of 4,344 km˛ (1,677 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 4,246 km˛ (1,639 mi˛) of it is land and 97 km˛ (38 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 2.24% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2 of 2000, there are 203,171 people, 79,566 households, and 49,410 families residing in the county. The population density is 48/km˛ (124/mi˛). There are 85,523 housing units at an average density of 20/km˛ (52/mi˛). The racial makeup of the county is 84.52% White, 1.39% Black or African American, 1.90% Native American, 3.32% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 4.82% from other races, and 3.90% from two or more races. 10.50% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 79,566 households out of which 28.40% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.70% are married couples living together, 11.20% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.90% are non-families. 27.20% of all households are made up of individuals and 11.10% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.48 and the average family size is 3.02.
In the county the population is spread out with 24.00% under the age of 18, 13.60% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 21.80% from 45 to 64, and 15.80% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 96.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.60 males.
The median income for a household in the county is $31,924, and the median income for a family is $41,010. Males have a median income of $34,137 versus $25,393 for females. The per capita income for the county is $17,517. 19.80% of the population and 12.20% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 23.80% of those under the age of 18 and 7.30% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.