Butte Meadows is a

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in Butte County,

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, 5 miles off State Route 32 on Humboldt Rd. The area is about 45 minutes or east of Chico on SR32. Its elevation is listed at above sea level: certain to get snow in winter of any year. The area code is

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. The area is just over one mile (1.6 km) from the

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line. The post office that served Butte Meadows moved back and forth across the county line several times from 1878 to 1888. Butte Meadows' population was 74 at the 2020 census.

Demographics

Butte Meadows first appeared as a

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in the 2010 U.S. Census. The 2020 United States census reported that Butte Meadows had a population of 74. The population density was . The racial makeup of Butte Meadows was 74.3%

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, 2.7%

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, 2.7% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.0%

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, 10.8% from other races, and 8.1% from two or more races.

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of any race were 18.9% of the population. There were 38 households, out of which 31.6% included children under the age of 18, 55.3% were married-couple households, 15.8% were

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couple households, 15.8% had a female householder with no partner present, and 13.2% had a male householder with no partner present. 15.8% of households were one person, and 10.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 1.95. There were 27

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(71.1% of all households). The age distribution was 12.2% under the age of 18, 13.5% aged 18 to 24, 31.1% aged 25 to 44, 14.9% aged 45 to 64, and 28.4% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 40.3years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males. There were 213 housing units at an average density of , of which 38 (17.8%) were occupied. Of these, 78.9% were owner-occupied, and 21.1% were occupied by renters.

Education

It is in the Paradise Unified School District.
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References

* US Geological Survey, National Geographic Names Database * US Census Bureau, 2000 census statistical area records * Map: ''Butte Meadows, California, 7.5 minute quadrangle'', 1995, US Geological Survey.

External links

Butte Meadows current weather and webcam
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