What is Butte County, California?
[[File:Map of California highlighting Butte County.svg|thumb|right|250px|The location of Butte County in the state of California.]] [[File:Seal of Butte County, California.png|right|200px]] [[File:Logo of Butte County, California.png|right|200px]] '''Butte County''' is a [[county]] in the state of [[California]]. It is in the [[United States]]. The county borders [[Tehama County]] to the north and [[Glenn County, California|Glenn County]] to the west. It is in the north part of the [[Central Valley]] of California. Butte County was founded in 1850. Its [[county seat]] is [[Oroville, California|Oroville]], and its biggest city is [[Chico, California|Chico]]. The county has a land area of 1,677 square miles (4,343 square kilometers), 38 square miles (98 square kilometers) of which is water. The [[Sacramento River]] flows along it in a north-south direction and the [[Feather River]] flows through it in an east-west direction. The [[Sierra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]] mountains rise above the county on the east side. [[California State Route 32]], [[California State Route 70]], and [[California State Route 99]] run through the county. Airports in the county include [[Chico Municipal Airport]], [[Oroville Municipal Airport]], [[Paradise Airport]], [[Ranchaero Airport]] and [[Richvale Airport]]. == Other websites == * [http://www.buttecounty.net/ Butte County Official Website] {{Butte County, California}} [[Category:Butte County, California| ]] [[Category:1850 establishments in California]]