Oroville

city and county seat of Butte County, California, United States
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Summary

Oroville is a city in the United States[1]. Oroville ranks in the top 6% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,311 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Butte County[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Head of government: Chuck Reynolds[5]
  • Instance of: charter city[6]
  • Postal code: 95965[7], 95966[8]
  • Commons category: Oroville, California[9]
  • Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[10]
  • Local dialing code: 530[11]
  • Official website: http://www.cityoforoville.org[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Oroville, California[13]
  • Population: 16,061[14], 15,546[15], 20,042[16]
  • Capital of: Butte County[17]
  • Official name: Oroville[18]
  • Category for people born here: Q16270674[19]
  • Category for people who died here: Q32755320[20]
  • Number of households: 6591[21]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Oroville, California[22]
  • Elevation above sea level: 51 m[23]
  • Area: 35.906922 km²[24], 33.700674 km²[25]
  • Water as percent of area: 0.142 percent[26]
  • Territory overlaps: Oroville urban area[27]
  • Water area: 0.047844 km²[28]
  • Per capita income: 17,961 US dollars[29]
  • Date of incorporation: January 3, 1906[30]

Why It Matters

Oroville has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Oroville is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . cityoforoville.org. Retrieved . cityoforoville.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . cacities.org. Retrieved . cacities.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → Pacific Time Zone
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46713|batch #46713]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 19w ago · Mxn · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+35.906922'}, {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+33.700674'}
    Capital of → Butte County
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+51'}
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Domain name: oroville.ca.us"
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