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Cohasset
Cohasset is a Census-designated community in Butte County covering about 25.046 square miles. It is not an incorporated city. County offices usually handle local government work, while utilities and special districts can follow their own boundaries.
Starting point
Start with the county unless an official district says otherwise.
A Census-designated place is a recognized local name, but it usually does not have its own city hall. For permits, records, taxes, and many services, begin with the county.
What changes the answer: Special districts, utilities, schools, fire agencies, parks, water agencies, coastal rules, and state maps can still control a specific issue.
County and district offices
Start with the task in front of you.
Cohasset is a Census-designated place, not an incorporated city. Start with Butte County; utilities and special districts can still have their own boundaries.
- Property Open the property-tax guide
Assessed value, exemptions, tax bills, and appeals
Butte County assessor handles value and exemptions. The clerk of the board handles a formal value appeal. The tax collector handles the bill, payment, and penalties.
- Records Open the records guide
Deeds, birth and death records, marriage records, and name changes
Butte County recorder is the usual office for deeds and many public records. Vital-record access depends on the record and year. A legal name change or divorce decree can involve Superior Court.
- Property work Open local-office help
Building permits, ADUs, zoning, code, water, and septic
Start with Butte County planning or building. Water, sewer, fire, and other special districts may have a separate approval.
- Housing Open rent and housing help
Rent rules, repairs, notices, and eviction papers
Start with a local rent, housing, or code office if one serves the address. Court papers go to the Superior Court self-help path, and the deadline on the papers keeps running.
- Household help Open the benefits guide
CalFresh, Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, General Assistance, and IHSS
Butte County social-services agency is the main local office. Coverage, food, cash aid, and in-home support remain separate programs with separate notices.
- Public health Open health and benefits help
Vaccines, disease reporting, health records, and local health programs
Butte County public health is the local health jurisdiction. Health coverage and benefits still use separate programs and offices.
- Business Open the business guide
Business setup, seller's permits, local licenses, and regulated work
State filings and tax accounts do not replace county zoning, licensing, building, fire, or health approvals for the address.
- Neighborhood services Open local-office help
Potholes, streetlights, graffiti, trash, and service requests
Start with Butte County for county-maintained roads and services. Caltrans, utilities, transit systems, waste haulers, and special districts can own separate reporting paths.
- School and care Open the school and care guide
School enrollment, student records, and child-care checks
The school district handles assignment and records. County offices can help with some family services, while the state licenses child-care facilities.
- Parking Open parking help
Residential, guest, overnight, and local parking permits
A local parking permit is separate from a citation, moving ticket, and toll notice. Match the permit to the address, vehicle, district, or parking facility.
- Tickets Open ticket help
Traffic court, parking citations, and toll notices
Butte County Superior Court handles traffic court matters. A city or issuing agency handles parking. The toll operator handles toll notices.
- Safety Open emergency checks
Emergency alerts, evacuations, smoke, roads, and power
Use the county or city alert system for local warnings. Follow the local emergency office for evacuation wording, then check the matching state fire, smoke, road, or utility update.
Official county links
Open the office that handles the task.
The county links below come from California statewide directories and official county corrections. Property and recorder links open the state directory because several county offices can share one task.
Butte County
City, county, and district responsibilities
The place name, county, and service districts do different jobs.
Cohasset is a real community name. It does not create a city government. The county and local districts divide the public work for the address.
The community name is not city hall
Cohasset is what the Census calls a census-designated place. It normally has no mayor, city council, or city permit desk. Start with Butte County for county work.
The county handles most local government work
County planning and building usually handle an address outside a city. The county also handles property value, tax bills, records, elections, health, and many aid programs.
Services may come from separate districts
Water, sewer, fire, schools, parks, roads, trash, and power can follow lines that do not match the place name. Check the bill, parcel, or district map before assuming the county provides the service.
Practical notes
Office, map, permit, and paperwork notes for Cohasset
County practical note · Home and property · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Chico building permits use online plans and eTRAKiT
Chico's Building Division points people to online plan submittal and eTRAKiT for permit work, with a separate lane for encroachment work in the public right-of-way.
County practical note · Home and property · Reviewed July 28, 2026
Chico sewer billing is separate from the Cal Water bill
A property with both Cal Water and City of Chico sewer receives two bills. Cal Water account changes flow to the city sewer account, but a Cal Water address does not always have Chico sewer.
County practical note · Rules and licenses · Reviewed July 4, 2026
Chico business licenses can touch home or downtown rules
Chico businesses inside city limits need a current business license, and home-based or downtown businesses may have added planning or district steps.
County practical note · Home and property · Reviewed July 6, 2026
Chico trash service is built around three carts
Chico residential trash service uses garbage, recycling, and organics carts, with large items and hazardous waste handled through separate hauler or drop-off paths.
Stories & Notes
Stories and local context in Butte County
County place story · History and culture
Bidwell Mansion is now part of Chico's recovery story
Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park honors John and Annie Bidwell, but the park is closed after the December 2024 fire while State Parks works on what comes next.
County place story · History and culture
Paradise Depot Museum keeps the ridge railroad story close
Paradise Depot Museum carries the story of the Butte County Rail Road, logging, produce shipping, and the old route that later became a trail.
County place story · History and culture
Chico has a yo-yo museum with a giant working Big-Yo
The National Yo-Yo Museum in downtown Chico holds a large public yo-yo display, contest history, memorabilia, club activity, and Big-Yo, a 256-pound working wooden yo-yo.
County place story · History and culture
Biggs shows why rice works in the Sacramento Valley
The Rice Experiment Station near Biggs connects a small Butte County city to rice breeding, valley water, farm research, seed work, and a crop many Californians do not expect.
County place story · History and culture
Gridley's museum sits inside an old bank building
Gridley's museum uses the 1909 Veatch Building to tell the story of a Butte County farm town rooted in orchards, rice, local business, and Main Street memory.
County place story · History and culture
Oroville's Chinese Temple keeps Gold Rush community history close
Oroville's Chinese Temple is a city-owned museum and active worship place tied to Chinese community history in Northern California's Gold Rush era.
County place story · Outdoors
Lake Oroville gives Butte County a big Feather River water day
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area has a major reservoir, dam views, boating, trails, camping, swimming, fishing, and Feather River history.
County place story · Outdoors
Bidwell Park gives Chico two very different kinds of green space
Bidwell Park in Chico stretches nearly 11 miles, with flatter shaded Lower Park and rougher Upper Park foothill terrain along Big Chico Creek.
- 2025 population
- Not available
- Land area
- 25.046 sq mi
- Water area
- 0 sq mi