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About Paradise

Located in Butte County in the state of California, Paradise is a town in the low lying foothills of the northwestern part of the state near Central Valley. The foothills grace the bottom of the Sierra Mountains that intensely smoke the sunsets one can see from Paradise. The community is part of the Chico Metro Area and it has a population of about 26,000 people. Also, the city is about 100 miles of the state capital, Sacramento. The landscape of the town is quite interesting as it is sprawled over a wide ridge of canyons carved out by the Feather River and Butte Creek. Paradise has its own hospital that the State of California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development defines as a General Acute Care with basic emergency care. Education in Paradise is run by the Paradise Unified School District with a number of schools like Cedarwood Elementary School, Pine Ridge School, Honey Run Academy Elementary and Secondary and HomeTech Charter School. There is some county transit, but most people in Paradise drive their own cars. The Skyway, the main street in Paradise, begins in the Valley and continues to Magalia. Some of the most famous people to come from Paradise are Tom Selleck, Charlie Puckett, Gary Burghoff and Tiffany Brissette.

-- Latest Update 2010/07/06 by MeganRechin