Oroville is the county seat of Butte County, California, United States. The population of the city was 15,506 at the 2010 census, up from 13,004 in the 2000 census. Following the 2018 Camp Fire that destroyed much of the town of Paradise, the population of Oroville increased as many people who lost their homes relocated to nearby Oroville. In 2020, the 2020 census recorded the population of Oroville at 20,042.
Historic Downtown Oroville
Oroville Chinese Temple.
Table Mountain near Oroville.
The historic Spanish Colonial Revival style Oroville Inn.
Butte County is a county located in the northern central part of the U.S. state of California. In the 2020 census, its population was 211,632. The county seat is Oroville.
Butte County in 2005, with a view of the Sutter Buttes in the background
South Table Mountain Near Oroville
California State University, Chico was founded in 1887
Butte County is home to Bidwell Park in Chico, one of the largest municipal parks in the United States