Chico, in Butte County, northern California; incorporated 1872. Chico is the commercial and service center for the surrounding almond- and fruit-growing region. Medical services are particularly important to the economy. It is the site of California State University-Chico (1887). The community was laid out in 1860 by General John Bidwell on land of his Rancho Arroyo Chico (Spanish, “little stream”), hence its name. Population 26,601 (1980); 40,079 (1990); 59,954 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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