Chico, California | |
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Chico Plaza Downtown Chico | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): "City of Trees", "City of Roses"[1] | |
 Location of Chico in Butte County, California | |
  Chico, California Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′24″N 121°50′8″W / 39.74000°N 121.83556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte |
| Founded | 1860[2] |
| Incorporated | January 8, 1872[3] |
| Founded by | John Bidwell |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager government |
| • Mayor | Andrew Coolidge |
| • City Manager | Mark Sorensen |
| • State Legislators | Sen. Marie Alvarado-Gil (R)[4] Asm. James Gallagher (R)[5] |
| Area | |
| • City | 34.62 sq mi (89.67 km2) |
| • Land | 34.45 sq mi (89.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2) 0.52% |
| Elevation | 243 ft (74 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 101,000 |
| • Rank | 74th in California 329th in the United States |
| • Density | 2,945.57/sq mi (1,137.24/km2) |
| • Metro | 211,632[citation needed] |
| Demonym | Chicoan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP Codes[8] | 95926–95929, 95973, 95976 |
| Area code | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-13014 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409447[7] |
| Website | www |
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Chico (/ˈtʃiːkoʊ/ CHEE-koh; Spanish for "little")[9][10] is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 101,475 in the 2020 census, an increase from 86,187 in the 2010 census. Chico is the cultural and economic center of the northern Sacramento Valley, as well as the most populous city in California north of the capital city of Sacramento. The city is known as a college town, as the home of California State University, Chico, and for Bidwell Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world.
- ^ "Chico: The City of Trees and The City of Roses?". Anika Burke. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "About". City of Chico. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ "California Cities by Incorporation Date". California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions. Archived from the original (Word) on November 3, 2014. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ "Senators". State of California. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "Members Assembly". State of California. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ^ a b GNIS: City of Chico
- ^ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ California Place Names: The Origin and Etymology of Current Geographical Names
- ^ 1000 California Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning