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(pop. 4,400) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Shasta County, California, United States. Cottonwood is also considered an "unincorporated community" in Tehama County, California. Cottonwood is a stagecoach town founded in 1882. Cottonwood is equidistant between Redding and Red Bluff, in both directions. It is south of Anderson.
In spring of 1997 Hollywood came to this small quiet town to film "Almost Heroes" starring Matthew Perry and Chris Farley. It was Farley's last film.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km²), all of it land.