Chico, California
city in Butte County, California, United States
Chico is a city in the Central Valley of the American state of California. It is in the northern part of the state. Chico is in the Sacramento Valley close to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The city has a population of 101,475, as of 2020.[7] People first started living in Chico in 1843. The city was founded in 1860 and started to govern itself in 1872.
Chico, California | |
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Chico Plaza Downtown Chico | |
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| 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 |
| Area | |
| • City | 34.31 sq mi (88.87 km2) |
| • Land | 34.14 sq mi (88.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2) 0.50% |
| Elevation | 243 ft (74 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 101,475 |
| • Rank | 74th in California 329th in the United States |
| • Density | 2,972/sq mi (1,148/km2) |
| • Metro | 211,632 |
| Demonym | Chicoan |
| Time zone | UTC−8 (Pacific) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
| ZIP codes[6] | 95926–95929, 95973, 95976 |
| Area code | 530 |
| FIPS code | 06-13014 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2409447[5] |
| Website | www |
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Sister cities
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– Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan 1985[8]
– Pascagoula, Mississippi (U.S.) 2005[9]
References
change- ↑ "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. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. 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.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "GNIS: City of Chico". Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
- ↑ "ZIP Code(tm) Lookup". United States Postal Service. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "QuickFacts: Chico city, California". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
- ↑ Sheckter, Alan (October 28, 2007). "Chico considers establishing permanent sister city guidelines". Chico Enterprise-Record. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
- ↑ Gascoyne, Tom (October 27, 2005). "Chico gets a Southern sister". Chico News & Review. Archived from the original on February 2, 2008. Retrieved November 4, 2011.
Other websites
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