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Profile:
City of Chico
411 Main St. P.O. Box 3420
Chico, CA 95927
(530) 896-7200
http://www.chico.ca.us
Contacts:
Andy Holcombe, Mayor
David Burkland, City Manager
Poulation:
1980-25,800
1990-39,970
1995-46,250
2000-66,868
2001-68,099
2002-69,370
2003-70,392
2004-71,730
2005-72,639
2006-73,316
Top Employers:
Enloe Hospital 2,076
City Of Chico 1,850
Butte Community College 1,200
Fleetwood Motor Homes 562
Staff Resources 548
Chico Community Hospital 543
Lifetouch National Studios 500
Costco 418
Walmart 350
Koret of California 320
Quality of Life:
- Rated #1 Bike-Friendly Community
- Cal State University, Chico and Butte College, plus Northern California School of Law
- Expansion Management's Blue Ribbon Award for Unified School District
- Money Magazine ranks with High Marks
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Fast Facts:
1999 Chico Population: 54,100
Urban Area: 96,000
Regional Population: 431,513
Annual Growth Rate: 2.3%
Labor Force: 22,340
Unemployment Rate: 5.7%
Households (County): 85,074
Average Housing Costs: $131,000
Median Household Income: $19,005
Average Age: 31
Total Land Area: 26.95 sq. miles
Retail Sales (in thousands):
City of Chico
1992: 705,221
1993: 724,956
1994: 761,295
1995: 788,873
1996: 821,273
1997: 884,227
Business Parks:
Chico Municipal Airport Industrial Park
Hegan Lane Business Park
South Chico Industrial Park
Investment/Incentives:
Redevelopment Agency
Foreign Trade Zone
Financing
Subsidized Trainin
Tax Credits
Recycling Market Development Zone
Bidwell Park 3,600 acres
"Top 5 Cities for Business" California Business
Chico Heat Baseball
Chico Rooks Professional Soccer
"Best Places to Retire" Kiplinger's Magazine
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