page_title: Chico, California
section_title: Neighborhoods
hierarchical_section_title: Chico, California / Geography / Neighborhoods
caption_attribution_description: Català: Kendall Hall, l'edifici de l'administració de la Chico State University, a Chico. English: Kendall Administration Hall at California State University, Chico (Chico State). Italiano: Kendall Hall, California State University, Chico. La Kendall Hall (così nominata in onore del presidente George Glenn Kendall). 日本語: カリフォルニア州立大学チコ校のケンドール・ホール. カリフォルニア州立大学チコ校の管理棟、ケンドールホール.
context_page_description: Chico is the most populous city in Butte County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 86,187, reflecting an increase of 26,233 from the 59,954 counted in the 2000 Census. Following the 2018 Camp Fire that destroyed much of the neighboring town of Paradise, the population of Chico surged as many people who lost their homes in the fire moved to Chico. In 2019, the US Census estimated the population of Chico is 103,301. The city is the cultural, economic, and educational center of the northern Sacramento Valley and home to both California State University, Chico and Bidwell Park, the country's 26th largest municipal park and the 13th largest municipally-owned park. Bidwell Park makes up over 17% of the city.
  Other cities in close proximity to the Chico Metropolitan Area include Paradise and Oroville, while local towns and villages include Durham, Cohasset, Dayton, Nord, and Forest Ranch. The Chico Metropolitan Area is the 14th largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in California.
  The nickname "City of Roses" appears on the Seal of the City of Chico.
context_section_description: Downtown Chico – This is the main commercial district in Chico. It is located generally between the Big Chico Creek and Little Chico Creek between Wall Street and Salem Street. The Downtown Chico Business Association represents the interests of the downtown to the community. Main Street and Broadway are the two main thoroughfares bisecting the downtown. Ringel Park is the triangular-shaped area immediately north of downtown. The Chico City Plaza is the central point of downtown, between Fourth and Fifth streets. The area of West Ninth Street where Main Street and Oroville Avenue converge is known as The Junction, the southernmost part of the downtown. "The Junction", as the confluence of Humboldt Road and the old Shasta Stage Road (now Main Street and The Esplanade), got its name in the early 1860s when John Bidwell and partners established a company that created a stage line between Chico and Susanville, ultimately leading to Ruby City, Idaho, and the rich gold strikes there. This is the place where Humboldt Road began; it is now called Humboldt Avenue until it reaches the Highway 99 freeway, then regains the Humboldt Road name on the eastern side as it continues into the foothills. "The Junction" was for some years a business district unto itself, providing goods and services to people arriving at and departing from the stage depot.
  South Campus – The South Campus neighborhood is the area bounded by West Second Street, Salem Street, West Ninth Street and the western city limits (which is called "The Green Line"). Historically, this area was the first residential area established in the city. Currently, it is the most densely populated area of the city. The South Campus Neighborhood Association represents the interests of the neighborhood to the community. South Campus is a dynamic residential neighborhood consisting overwhelmingly of young renters under thirty-five, and specifically Chico State students. The intersection of Fifth and Ivy streets is a neighborhood commercial core sometimes referred to locally as "Five and I." There are many fraternity and sorority houses in the area, and the city has designated a "Fraternity/Sorority Overlay Zone", largely contiguous with the neighborhood. South Campus is home of Craig Hall and Depot Park.
  Barber – The Barber neighborhood is a working class residential neighborhood generally south of Little Chico Creek and west of Park Avenue. The Barber Neighborhood Association represents the interests of the neighborhood to the community. This neighborhood was originally built to house the employees of the adjacent Diamond Match Factory. The neighborhood was named after Ohio Columbus Barber, president of the Diamond Match Company. Today, the Diamond Match property is designated for a future development called Barber Yard.
  Chapmantown – Formerly excluded from the Chico city limits, Chapmantown is a working class neighborhood named after Augustus Chapman, and bordered by Little Chico Creek, Boucher Street, Guill Street, and East 16th Street. As of July, 2020 the neighborhood has been incorporated into the City of Chico, which may lead to infrastructure and legislative impacts. Under it's former status it was under the jurisdiction of Butte County and thus not subject to Chico's restrictions against such things as the ownership of chicken coops or burn practices; Chapmantown also lacked paved sidewalks, city water, and sewer services as a result. Policing was generally left to the Butte County Sheriff's Office, though emergency services such as ambulatory response were still provided by the city. The neighborhood is home to The Dorothy F. Johnson Neighborhood Center, a facility of the Chico Area Recreation District and Chapman Elementary School. Twentieth Street Park lies between the neighborhood's eastern border (Guill Street) and Highway 99, though the primary access to the park is on Martin Luther King Parkway on the park's east side.
  The Avenues – A relatively new name that refers to the area north of Big Chico Creek historically known as Chico Vecino (Spanish for 'neighbor'). This a
caption: Kendall Hall at Chico State
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