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Chico (/ ˈ tʃ iː k oʊ / CHEE-koh; Spanish for "little") [9] [10] is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States.Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 101,475 in the 2020 census, an increase from 86,187 in the 2010 census.
Pages in category "Buildings and structures in Chico, California" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
The history of Chico, California, begins with the original inhabitants, the Mechoopda Maidu. The city of Chico was founded in 1860 by General John Bidwell , a member of one of the first wagon trains to reach California in 1841.
San Diego Police officers confer with FEMA Administrator David Paulison during the October 2007 California wildfires.. According to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, 509 law enforcement agencies exist in the U.S. state of California, employing 79,431 sworn police officers—about 217 for each 100,000 residents.
Between November 8 and 25, 2018, a major wildfire, the Camp Fire, destroyed most of the town of Paradise, the adjacent community of Concow, and a large area of rural, hilly country east of Chico. More than 80 people were killed, 50,000 were displaced, over 150,000 acres were burned, and nearly 20,000 buildings were destroyed.
John Bidwell began construction of the mansion on his 26,000 acres (110 km 2) Rancho del Arroyo Chico in 1865, during his courtship of Annie Ellicott Kennedy. After their marriage in 1868, the three-story, 26-room Victorian house became the social and cultural center of the upper Sacramento Valley. The mansion was a $60,000 project, and was ...
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice The memorial includes 805 hanging steel rectangles, representing each of the counties in the United States where a documented lynching took place 32°22′19″N 86°18′46″W / 32.37194°N 86.31278°W / 32.37194; -86
The South Campus Historic District [2] [3] is a historic district in Chico, California which was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991 through efforts of the Chico Heritage Association. The district is situated entirely within the South Campus Neighborhood. The historical district extends from Salem Street to Cherry Street ...