Butte Meadows, California

Butte Meadows
—  census-designated place  —
Butte Meadows
Location in California
Coordinates:
Country  United States
State  California
County Butte County
Area[1]
 • Total 2.144 sq mi (5.555 km2)
 • Land 2.144 sq mi (5.554 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0.001 km2)  0.02%
Elevation[2] 4,340 ft (1,323 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 40
 • Density 18.6/sq mi (7.2/km2)
Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8)
 • Summer (DST) PDT (UTC-7)
ZIP Code
Area code(s) 530
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

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. Butte Meadows is near 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 40 at the 2010 census.

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Demographics

The 2010 United States Census[5] reported that Butte Meadows had a population of 40. The population density was 18.6 people per square mile (7.2/km²). The racial makeup of Butte Meadows was 38 (95.0%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 0 (0.0%) Native American, 0 (0.0%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 0 (0.0%) from other races, and 2 (5.0%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0 persons (0.0%).

The Census reported that 40 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.

There were 25 households, out of which 0 (0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 8 (32.0%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 1 (4.0%) had a female householder with no husband present, 1 (4.0%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 1 (4.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 0 (0%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 12 households (48.0%) were made up of individuals and 5 (20.0%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.60. There were 10 families (40.0% of all households); the average family size was 2.10.

The population was spread out with 0 people (0%) under the age of 18, 1 people (2.5%) aged 18 to 24, 2 people (5.0%) aged 25 to 44, 25 people (62.5%) aged 45 to 64, and 12 people (30.0%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.0 years. For every 100 females there were 207.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 207.7 males.

There were 242 housing units at an average density of 112.8 per square mile (43.6/km²), of which 18 (72.0%) were owner-occupied, and 7 (28.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 7.7%; the rental vacancy rate was 78.8%. 29 people (72.5% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 11 people (27.5%) lived in rental housing units.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Census
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butte Meadows, California
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butte Meadows, California
  4. ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 205. ISBN 9781884995149. 
  5. ^ All data are derived from the United States Census Bureau reports from the 2010 United States Census, and are accessible on-line here. The data on unmarried partnerships and same-sex married couples are from the Census report DEC_10_SF1_PCT15. All other housing and population data are from Census report DEC_10_DP_DPDP1. Both reports are viewable online or downloadable in a zip file containing a comma-delimited data file. The area data, from which densities are calculated, are available on-line here. Percentage totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. The Census Bureau defines families as a household containing one or more people related to the householder by birth, opposite-sex marriage, or adoption. People living in group quarters are tabulated by the Census Bureau as neither owners nor renters. For further details, see the text files accompanying the data files containing the Census reports mentioned above.

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