Butte Creek Canyon

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Butte Creek Canyon

Total population

713

Median home value

$695,300

54.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$105,819

Butte Creek Canyon$106k

National$74k

Elevation1024 m

Land area53.09 km²

Weather69°F · Sunny

Coordinates39.74°, -121.71°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Butte Creek Canyon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Butte County, California, United States. Butte Creek Canyon sits at an elevation of 1024 feet 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 & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Butte Creek Canyon, CA from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

T

Tiffany Brissette

American actress

P

Paul Henderson

French basketball player

Jeff Maehl

American football player

W

Ward Walsh

American football player

Jeanette Antolin

American gymnast

Nate Smith

American country music singer, musician and songwriter

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in California

• Paradise
  5.4 mi away
• Butte Valley
  6.2 mi away
• Durham
  9.1 mi away · pop. 5,340
• Nord
  13.3 mi away
• Oroville East
  21 mi away
• Palermo
  23.8 mi away
• Orland
  25.4 mi away
• Forbestown
  27.8 mi away · pop. 90
• Princeton
  28.9 mi away
• Live Oak
  32.3 mi away · pop. 9,347
• Proberta
  33.9 mi away
• Little Grass Valley
  39.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Butte Creek Canyon

Sierra Nevada byways

Tony Huegel · 1994

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 78 mi
• Wildfire LUCAS, Lake, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-10 · 78 mi
• Wildfire Bug, Lassen, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-08 · 89 mi
• Wildfire Bull, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-10-02 · 93 mi
• Wildfire FLORISTON, Nevada, California
  Wildfires · 2026-09-16 · 93 mi
• Wildfire FELIZ, Mendocino, California
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 93 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 94 mi
• Wildfire Hawk, Washoe, Nevada
  Wildfires · 2026-08-22 · 94 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Pacific chorus frog

Pseudacris regilla

Seen 2026-10-11

valley oak

Quercus lobata

Seen 2026-10-11

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

Seen 2026-10-10

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

Seen 2026-10-10

Spanish clover

Acmispon americanus americanus

Seen 2026-10-10

California Brickellbush

Brickellia californica

Seen 2026-10-10

rough cocklebur

Xanthium strumarium

Seen 2026-10-10

California mugwort

Artemisia douglasiana

Seen 2026-10-10

honey locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Seen 2026-10-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).