39°38′55″N121°52′20″W / 39.64861°N 121.87222°W
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| Coordinates: 39°38′55″N121°52′20″W / 39.64861°N 121.87222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Butte County |
| Elevation | 141 ft (43 m) |
Dayton (formerly Day Town and Grainland) is an unincorporated town in Butte County, California. It lies south of Chico at an elevation of 141 feet (43 m).
The town began in 1859 with the arrival of Samuel Van Ness and Joseph Wiggins, who set up a trading post there. Other shops followed. [2] A post office (named Grainland) was established in 1867 and closed later that year; it was reopened in 1873, closed again in 1892, reopened in 1893, and closed for good in 1902. [3] Presently it gets postal service from Chico. While initially an important grain shipping point, it was eclipsed when the railroad was put through elsewhere. [4]
The citizens of Dayton, as constituents of California's 3rd Assembly District, are represented by James Gallagher in the California State Assembly. As constituents of California's 4th Senate District, they are represented by Marie Alvarado-Gil.The town is in California's 1st congressional district , represented by Republican Doug LaMalfa. [5]
Butte County is a county located in the northern part of the U.S. state of California. In the 2020 census, its population was 211,632. The county seat is Oroville.
Glenn County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,917. The county seat is Willows. It is located in the Sacramento Valley, in the northern part of the California Central Valley. The Grindstone Rancheria, reservation of the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians, is located in Glenn County.
Chico 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, reflecting an increase from 86,187 in the 2010 Census. Chico is the cultural and economic center of the northern Sacramento Valley, as well as the largest city in California north of the capital city of Sacramento. The city is known as a college town, as the home of California State University, Chico, and for Bidwell Park, one of the largest urban parks in the world.
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Cohasset is a census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States, approximately 17.7 miles (28.5 km) NNE of Chico, California. Its main street is named Cohasset Road, which comes from the Algonquian Indian language and means "long rocky place". The population was 847 at the 2010 census.
Yuba College is a public community college in Marysville, Yuba County, California. It is part of the Yuba Community College District.
Nord is a census-designated place in Butte County, California. Its zip code is 95973 and its area code is 530. It lies at an elevation of 151 feet. Nord's population was 320 at the 2010 census.
Coutolenc is a former settlement in Butte County, California, that was located 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northeast of Paradise.
Little Chico Creek is a perennial stream in Butte County, California. It descends the Sierra Nevada foothills from a spring off Headwaters Road in Forest Ranch, CA, flowing westward into the Parrot Grant which is just south of Ord Ferry Road and west of Seven Mile Lane where it just disappears.
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