Country United States County Butte GNIS feature ID 2612473 Area 53.09 km² | State California Time zone Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) Elevation 312 m Population 1,086 (2010) | |
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Butte Creek Canyon is a census-designated place in Butte County, California. Butte Creek Canyon sits at an elevation of 1024 feet (312 m) in the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) foothills. The 2010 United States census reported Butte Creek Canyon's population was 1,086.
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Demographics
The 2010 United States Census reported that Butte Creek Canyon had a population of 1,086. The population density was 53.0 people per square mile (20.5/km²). The racial makeup of Butte Creek Canyon was 1,011 (93.1%) White, 0 (0.0%) African American, 20 (1.8%) Native American, 18 (1.7%) Asian, 1 (0.1%) Pacific Islander, 8 (0.7%) from other races, and 28 (2.6%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 48 persons (4.4%).
The Census reported that 1,086 people (100% of the population) lived in households, 0 (0%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 0 (0%) were institutionalized.
There were 468 households, out of which 105 (22.4%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 282 (60.3%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 18 (3.8%) had a female householder with no husband present, 15 (3.2%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 30 (6.4%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships, and 2 (0.4%) same-sex married couples or partnerships. 110 households (23.5%) were made up of individuals and 46 (9.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32. There were 315 families (67.3% of all households); the average family size was 2.74.
The population was spread out with 169 people (15.6%) under the age of 18, 51 people (4.7%) aged 18 to 24, 188 people (17.3%) aged 25 to 44, 517 people (47.6%) aged 45 to 64, and 161 people (14.8%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.6 years. For every 100 females there were 106.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.9 males.
There were 522 housing units at an average density of 25.5 per square mile (9.8/km²), of which 394 (84.2%) were owner-occupied, and 74 (15.8%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.2%; the rental vacancy rate was 7.4%. 924 people (85.1% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 162 people (14.9%) lived in rental housing units.