Butte Meadows, California facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Butte Meadows
census-designated place
Location of Butte Meadows in Butte County, California.
Butte Meadows Location in California
Country	United States
State	California
County	Butte County
Area
• Total	2.14 sq mi (5.56 km2)
• Land	2.14 sq mi (5.55 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)  0.02%
Elevation	4,340 ft (1,323 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	74
• Density	34.51/sq mi (13.32/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
Area code(s)	530
GNIS feature IDs	257772; 2612474

Butte Meadows is a small community in Butte County, California. It's located about 5 miles off State Route 32 on Humboldt Road. This area is about 45 minutes or 33 miles (53 km) east of Chico if you travel on State Route 32.

Butte Meadows is quite high up, at about 4,340 feet (1,323 meters) above sea level. This means it almost always gets snow in the winter! The local phone Area code 530 serves the area. Butte Meadows is also very close to the Tehama County line, just over one mile (1.6 km) away. In the past, between 1878 and 1888, the post office for Butte Meadows actually moved back and forth between the two counties several times.

Butte Meadows Population

Butte Meadows is known as a census-designated place. This means it's an area that the U.S. Census Bureau identifies for statistics, but it's not officially a city or town with its own local government.

The first time Butte Meadows was counted as a census-designated place was in the 2010 U.S. Census. At that time, its population was 40 people. By the 2020 United States Census, the population had grown to 74 people. This shows that more people are choosing to live in this snowy, high-elevation community.

Most of the people living in Butte Meadows are adults. In 2010, the median age was 58 years old, meaning half the population was older than 58 and half was younger. This suggests it's a community with many older residents.

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In Spanish: Butte Meadows para niños