Butte County, California

Butte County, California
County
County of Butte
Butte County in 2005, with a view of the Sutter Buttes in the background
Seal Wordmark
Nickname(s):  "The Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty"
Interactive map of Butte County
Location in the state of California
Country	United States
State	California
Incorporated	February 18, 1850[1]
Named for	The nearby Sutter Buttes
County seat	Oroville
Largest city	Chico
Government
• Type	Council–CAO
• Chair[2]	Bill Connelly
• Vice Chair[3]	Tod Kimmelshue
• Board of Supervisors[4]	Supervisors Bill Connelly Debra Lucero Tami Ritter Tod Kimmelshue Doug Teeter
• Chief Administrative Officer	Andy Pickett
Area
• Total	1,677 sq mi (4,340 km2)
• Land	1,636 sq mi (4,240 km2)
• Water	41 sq mi (110 km2)
Highest elevation [5]	7,124 ft (2,171 m)
Population  (2020)[6]
• Total	211,632
• Density	130/sq mi (49/km2)
Time zone	UTC−8 (Pacific Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
Area code	530
FIPS code	06-007
GNIS feature ID	1675842
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.buttecounty.net

Butte County (/ˈbjuːt/ ^ⓘ) is a county located in the northern central part of the U.S. state of California. In the 2020 census, its population was 211,632.^[6][7] The county seat is Oroville.^[8]

Butte County comprises the Chico, California, metropolitan statistical area. It is in the California Central Valley, north of the state capital of Sacramento.

Butte County is drained by the Feather River and the Sacramento River. Butte Creek and Big Chico Creek are additional perennial streams, both tributary to the Sacramento. The county is home to California State University, Chico and Butte College.