Butte Valley is an

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and

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(CDP) named for a former settlement in Butte County,

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, United States. It is located southeast of Chico. A post office operated at Butte Valley from 1861 to 1871, when it was re-located to

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. Butte Valley sits at an elevation of 351 feet (107 m). The 2020 United States census reported Butte Valley's population is 945.

Demographics

Butte Valley first appeared as a

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in the 2010 U.S. Census. The 2020 United States census reported that Butte Valley had a population of 945. The population density was . The racial makeup of Butte Valley was 78.8%

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, 0.0%

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, 2.1%

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, 0.6% Asian, 0.1%

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, 8.3% from

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, and 10.1% from two or more races.

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of any race were 16.2% of the population. There were 341 households, out of which 25.2% included children under the age of 18, 60.1% were married-couple households, 6.7% were

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couple households, 22.0% had a female householder with no partner present, and 11.1% had a male householder with no partner present. 22.0% of households were one person, and 12.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.77. There were 242

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(71.0% of all households). The age distribution was 20.0% under the age of 18, 6.9% aged 18 to 24, 19.6% aged 25 to 44, 30.6% aged 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65years of age or older. The median age was 48.7years. For every 100 females, there were 91.7 males. There were 381 housing units at an average density of , of which 341 (89.5%) were occupied. Of these, 89.4% were owner-occupied, and 10.6% were occupied by renters.

Education

The vast majority is in the

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. A piece is in the

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and the

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