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Magalia is a census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California, United States. The population was 10,569 at the 2000 census. A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...
Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
History Originally established after the 1849 California Gold Rush as a mining camp, the town was first called Butte Mills, but the name was changed to Dogtown, as there were at one point more dogs than houses. 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill. ...
On April 12, 1859 at the Willard Claim, a hydraulic mine in the Feather River Canyon northeast of the town, a 54-pound (20 kg) gold nugget was discovered, the largest gold nugget ever discovered in the world at the time. Dubbed the "Dogtown nugget", it made the town famous. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ...
Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
Gold nugget Alaska Gold Nugget Alaska Gold Nuggets A gold nugget is a naturally occurring piece of native gold. ...
However, the female residents preferred not to live in a town called "Dogtown," and in 1862, the name was changed to Magalia, Latin for "cottages." 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ...
Geography
Magalia is located at 39°49′34″N, 121°36′12″W (39.826009, -121.603408)GR1. Image File history File links CAMap-doton-Magalia. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 36.4 km² (14.1 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ...
A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 10,569 people, 4,395 households, and 3,199 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 290.0/km² (751.0/mi²). There were 4,752 housing units at an average density of 130.4/km² (337.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.09% White, 0.41% Black or African American, 1.20% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 1.03% from other races, and 2.59% from two or more races. 4.88% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ...
There were 4,395 households out of which 24.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.8% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.73. This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...
In the CDP the population was spread out with 21.9% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 27.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,337, and the median income for a family was $38,654. Males had a median income of $36,909 versus $21,892 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,904. About 9.2% of families and 12.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...
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Butte County, California
County Seat: Oroville | Incorporated
places | Biggs • Chico • Gridley • Oroville • Paradise Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
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Butte County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, north of state capital Sacramento. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area Ranked 3rd - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²) - Width 250 miles (400 km) - Length 770 miles (1,240 km) - % water 4. ...
A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ...
Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. ...
An incorporated place, as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau, is a type of governmental unit incorporated under state law as a city, town (except the New England states, New York, and Wisconsin), borough (except in Alaska and New York), or village and having legally prescribed limits, powers, and...
Biggs is a city located in Butte County, California. ...
Nickname: City of Roses, City of Trees Location of Chico in California Coordinates: Country State County United States California Butte Settled 1843 Founded 1860 Incorporated January 8, 1872 Government - Mayor Andrew Holcombe - City Council Scott Gruendl Steve Bertagna Larry Wahl Ann Schwab Mary Flynn Tom Nickell - City Manager Greg Jones...
Gridley is a city located in Butte County, California. ...
Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California. ...
Paradise is a city located in Butte County, in the north of Californias Central Valley, some 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Chico and 100 miles (160 km) north of Sacramento. ...
| | CDPs | Concow • Durham • Magalia • Oroville East • Palermo • South Oroville • Thermalito A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...
Concow is a census-designated place located in Butte County, California. ...
Durham is a census-designated place located in Butte County, California. ...
Oroville East is a census-designated place located in Butte County, California. ...
Palermo is a census-designated place located in Butte County, California. ...
South Oroville is a census-designated place located in Butte County, California. ...
Thermalito is a census-designated place located in Butte County, California. ...
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communities | Bangor • Berry Creek • Butte Meadows • Camp Eighteen • Centerville • Cherokee • Cohasset • Dayton • DeSabla • East Biggs • Feather Falls • Forbestown • Forest Ranch • Inskip • Merrimac • Nord • Oregon City • Pulga • Richvale • Stirling City In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ...
Inside Butte County and about 1. ...
Berry Creek is about 12 miles northeast of Oroville in hilly terrain at 2,050 feet above mean sea level. ...
Butte County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, north of Sacramento. ...
The community of Camp Eighteen lies inside Butte County and about 1. ...
Centerville is a Butte County community along Butte Creek. ...
Cherokee, California is an unincorporated town in Butte County, California. ...
People driving State Route 99 and Chico Airport users see the name Cohasset Road but many have not ever been to Cohasset. ...
While DeSabla is the official U.S. Geological Survey spelling, variant spellings include De Sabla, deSabla and de Sabla. ...
Feather Falls is a rural Butte County community north and east of Lake Oroville. ...
The community of Forest Ranch includes Forest Ranch Elementary School (K-6), its own post office, and a CDF fire station. ...
The US Geological Survey defines the community of Inskip as being located in Butte County at latitude/longitude . Elevation is listed as 4,816 feet above mean sea level (AMSL). ...
The community named Merrimac is a town site along Oroville-Quincy Road about 2. ...
Oregon City, between Oroville and Cherokee in Butte County, California, was one of the first mining camps in the county. ...
The community of Pulga is located along the west slope of the Feather River canyon. ...
Richvale is a small farming community (estimated population 250) in Butte County, California, south of Chico and west of Oroville. ...
USGS satellite photo of Stirling City Stirling City is an unincorporated village in Butte County, California, located on Paradise Ridge in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada. ...
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