Butte Creek Canyon, California

Butte Creek Canyon, California
Unincorporated community
Location of Butte Creek Canyon in Butte County, California.
Butte Creek Canyon, California Position in California.
Coordinates: 39°44′39″N121°42′26″W / 39.74417°N 121.70722°W / 39.74417; -121.70722
Country	United States
State	California
County	Butte
Area [1]
• Total	20.54 sq mi (53.20 km2)
• Land	20.52 sq mi (53.13 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.13%
Elevation [2]	1,024 ft (312 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	780
• Density	38/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC-8 (Pacific (PST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-7 (PDT)
GNIS feature ID	2612473
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Butte Creek Canyon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California. Butte Creek Canyon sits at an elevation of 1024 feet (312 m) in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The 2020 United States census reported Butte Creek Canyon's population was 780, down from 1,086 at the 2010 census. In November 2018, the Camp Fire destroyed a large portion of the town.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	1,086		—
2020	780		−28.2%
U.S. Decennial Census [4] 2010 [5]

Butte Creek Canyon first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. Census. ^[5]

The 2020 United States census reported that Butte Creek Canyon had a population of 780. The population density was 38.0 inhabitants per square mile (14.7/km²). The racial makeup of Butte Creek Canyon was 87.1% White, 0.0% African American, 1.3% Native American, 1.7% Asian, 0.5% Pacific Islander, 2.3% from other races, and 7.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.5% of the population.

There were 323 households, out of which 23.8% included children under the age of 18, 57.0% were married-couple households, 8.0% were cohabiting couple households, 12.1% had a female householder with no partner present, and 22.9% had a male householder with no partner present. 18.3% of households were one person, and 10.8% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.41. There were 234 families (72.4% of all households).

The age distribution was 15.6% under the age of 18, 3.7% aged 18 to 24, 14.6% aged 25 to 44, 30.5% aged 45 to 64, and 35.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males.

There were 392 housing units at an average density of 19.1 units per square mile (7.4 units/km²), of which 323 (82.4%) were occupied. Of these, 84.2% were owner-occupied, and 15.8% were occupied by renters. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
2. "Butte Creek Canyon Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
4. "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau .
5. "2010 Census of Population - Population and Housing Unit Counts - California" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
6. "Butte Creek Canyon CDP, California; DP1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
7. "Butte Creek Canyon CDP, California; P16: Household Type - 2020 Census of Population and Housing". US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2025.