‘07 census

The updated numbers are in: Butte County’s population is 218,069, with the largest number of residents (84,995) living in unincorporated areas. How big are the municipalities? Here are the numbers for CalTrans to slap on city-limit signs:

City/town — population

Chico — 84,396
Paradise — 26,299
Oroville — 14,443
Gridley — 6,167
Biggs — 1,769