Chico, California

Chico (Spanish meaning for "little boy") is a city in the Central Valley of the American state of California. It is in the northern part of the state. Chico is in the Sacramento Valley close to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The city has a population of 101,475, as of 2020. People first started living in Chico in 1843. The city was founded in 1860 and started to govern itself in 1872. Sister cities – Tamsui, Taipei, Taiwan 1985 – Pascagoula, Mississippi (U.S.) 2005 References Other websites Official website Downtown Chico Business Association Archived 2007-09-21 at the Wayback Machine Chico Chamber of Commerce City-data.com info on Chico