Butte County, California

Butte County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF BUTTE GUS Population: 208,334 (2024) ID: 161096	County	Official County Government	Contact: CAO 25 COUNTY CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 200, OROVILLE CA 95965
CITY OF CHICO GUS Population: 102,911 (2024) ID: 161130	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 3420, CHICO CA 95927-3420
CITY OF OROVILLE GUS Population: 19,712 (2024) ID: 183820	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 1735 MONTGOMERY ST, OROVILLE CA 95965-4897
TOWN OF PARADISE GUS Population: 9,114 (2024) ID: 184435	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR 5555 SKYWAY, PARADISE CA 95969-4931
CITY OF GRIDLEY GUS Population: 7,355 (2024) ID: 183863	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 685 KENTUCKY ST, GRIDLEY CA 95948
CITY OF BIGGS GUS Population: 1,941 (2024) ID: 225354	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY ADMINISTRATOR PO BOX 307, BIGGS CA 95917-0307