Butte County, South Dakota

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Butte County, South Dakota
Map
Location in the state of South Dakota
South Dakota's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	information needed
Seat	Belle Fourche
Area - Total - Land - Water	2,266 sq mi (5,870 km²) 2,249 sq mi (5,824 km²) 18 sq mi (46 km²), 0.79%
Population - (2000) - Density	9,094 4/sq mi (2/km²)

Butte County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of 2000, the population is 9,094. Its county seat is Belle Fourche^[1].

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Cities and towns
4 References

[edit] Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,266 square miles (5,870 km²), of which, 2,249 square miles (5,824 km²) of it is land and 18 square miles (46 km²) of it (0.79%) is water.

[edit] Townships

The county is divided into two townships: Union and Vale; and two areas of unorganized territory: East Butte and West Butte.

[edit] Major highways

South Dakota Highway 168

[edit] Adjacent counties

Harding County, South Dakota - north
Perkins County, South Dakota - northeast
Meade County, South Dakota - southeast
Lawrence County, South Dakota - southwest
Crook County, Wyoming - west
Carter County, Montana - northwest

[edit] Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1900	2,907	—
1910	4,993	71.8%
1920	6,819	36.6%
1930	8,589	26.0%
1940	8,004	-6.8%
1950	8,161	2.0%
1960	8,592	5.3%
1970	7,825	-8.9%
1980	8,372	7.0%
1990	7,914	-5.5%
2000	9,094	14.9%
Est. 2007	9,475	4.2%

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 9,094 people, 3,516 households, and 2,468 families residing in the county. The population density was 4 people per square mile (2/km²). There were 4,059 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile (1/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.52% White, 0.10% Black or African American, 1.65% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 1.09% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. 2.93% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 37.3% were of German, 10.0% Norwegian, 8.2% United States or American, 7.8% Irish and 7.7% English ancestry.

There were 3,516 households out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.40% were married couples living together, 9.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.80% were non-families. 25.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out with 28.30% under the age of 18, 7.20% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 23.40% from 45 to 64, and 15.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $29,040, and the median income for a family was $34,173. Males had a median income of $26,769 versus $15,758 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,997. About 9.40% of families and 12.80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.40% of those under age 18 and 11.80% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Cities and towns

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Butte County, South Dakota

County seat: Belle Fourche

Cities	Belle Fourche \| Newell

Towns	Fruitdale \| Nisland

Townships	Union \| Vale

Unorganized territories	East Butte \| West Butte

Unincorporated communities	Minnesela \| Vale