Butte County, California

administration
US state :	California
Administrative headquarters :	Oroville
Foundation :	1850
Demographics
Residents :	220,000 (2010)
Population density :	51.8 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	4344 km²
Water surface :	97 km²
map

Website : www.buttecounty.net

Butte County is a county in the north of the US state California . The county seat is Oroville .

Butte (from English butte - pointed tip ) is derived from a hill with a pointed tip , which is located in the southern part of the county. Largest city is Chico with 73,558 inhabitants, a university town with California State University, Chico . It's in the north of the county.

Butte is rural. About 1.5 hours by car south is Sacramento , the capital of the state of California.

history

26 of the county's structures and sites are on the National Register of Historic Places .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	3574	-
1860	12,106	238.7%
1870	11,403	-5.8%
1880	18,721	64.2%
1890	17,939	-4.2%
1900	17.117	-4.6%
1910	27.301	59.5%
1920	30,030	10%
1930	34.093	13.5%
1940	42,840	25.7%
1950	64,930	51.6%
1960	82.030	26.3%
1970	101,969	24.3%
1980	143.851	41.1%
1990	182.120	26.6%
2000	203.171	11.6%
2010	220,000	8.3%
Before 1900, 1900–1990, 2000 + 2010

According to the 2000 census , Butte County's population was 203,171. There were 79,566 households and 49,410 families. The population density was 48 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 84.52% White, 1.39% African American, 1.90% Native American, 3.32% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, and 4.82% other races Groups; 3.90% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 10.50% of the population.

Of the 79,566 households, 28.40% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 46.70% were married couples living together, 11.20% were single mothers. 37.90% were not families. 27.20% were single households and 11.10% had someone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.02.

Butte County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Batholith Bald Rock Dome in the Plumas National Forest

The Big Chico Creek

For the entire county, the population was composed of 24.00% residents under 18 years of age, 13.60% between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.80% between 25 and 44 years of age, 21.80% between 45 and 64 years of age 15.80% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.10 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 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 had a median income of $ 34,137 versus $ 25,393 for females. The per capita income was $ 17,517. 19.80% percent of the population and 12.20% of families are below the poverty line. 23.80% of them were under 18 years of age and 7.30% were 65 years of age or older.