Butte Meadows, California

Butte Meadows is a census-designated place^[3] in Butte County, California, 5 miles off State Route 32 on Humboldt Rd. The area is about 45 minutes or 33 miles (53 km) east of Chico on SR32. Its elevation is listed at 4,340 feet (1,323 m) above sea level: certain to get snow in winter of any year. The area code is Area code 530. The area is just over one mile (1.6 km) from the Tehama County line. The post office that served Butte Meadows moved back and forth across the county line several times from 1878 to 1888.^[4] Butte Meadows' population was 74 at the 2020 census.

Butte Meadows
census-designated place
Location of Butte Meadows in Butte County, California.
Butte Meadows Location in California
Coordinates: 40°04′53″N 121°33′04″W
Country	United States
State	California
County	Butte County
Area [1]
• 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 [2]	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 codes	530, 837
GNIS feature IDs	257772; 2612474
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butte Meadows, California; U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butte Meadows, California

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	40		—
2020	74		85.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 2010[6]

Butte Meadows first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census.^[6]

The 2020 United States census reported that Butte Meadows had a population of 74. The population density was 34.5 inhabitants per square mile (13.3/km²). The racial makeup of Butte Meadows was 74.3% White, 2.7% African American, 2.7% Native American, 1.4% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 10.8% from other races, and 8.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino 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 cohabiting 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 families (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 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.6 males.

There were 213 housing units at an average density of 99.3 units per square mile (38.3 units/km²), of which 38 (17.8%) were occupied. Of these, 78.9% were owner-occupied, and 21.1% were occupied by renters.^[7][8]

Education

It is in the Paradise Unified School District.^[9]

See also

• Chester, California
• Humboldt Wagon Road
• Plumas National Forest
• Lassen National Forest
• Plumas County, California