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Cohasset, California

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Cohasset, California

Cohasset is a census-designated place in Butte County, California, United States, approximately 17.7 miles (28.5 km) north-northeast of Chico. The name derives from the Algonquian Indian language and means "long rocky place", as in Massachusetts.

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About Cohasset

Cohasset is a small unincorporated community in northwestern California.

Officially, Cohasset is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 25.05 square miles.

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Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cohasset Unique

  • An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
  • Positioned in northwestern California, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
  • Part of the fabric of California — one of 1,618 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

  • Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
  • Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
  • Easy reach of Chico (11 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cohasset

  • Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

TypeCDP
Population (2024)
Land area25.05 sq mi
Coordinates39.9021, -121.7454

🗺️ Map of Cohasset