Butte, Nebraska facts for kids
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Butte, Nebraska
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Downtown Butte in 2010
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Location of Butte within County and State
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| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Boyd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.42 sq mi (1.08 km2) |
| • Land | 0.42 sq mi (1.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,811 ft (552 m) |
| Population
(2010)
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| • Total | 326 |
| • Estimate
(2019)
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303 |
| • Density | 726.62/sq mi (280.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
68722
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| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-07485 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0827820 |
| Website | buttenebraska.com |
Butte is a small town in, and the county seat of, Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. Its population was 326 according to the 2010 census, down from 366 in 2000.
History
Butte was named from the small hills, or buttes, near the town site.
The Central Interstate Low Level Radioactive Waste Compact and US Ecology purchased land 2 miles west of Butte in the early 1990s. The land was to become the site of the compact's dump; however following extensive controversy, the dump was eventually removed from consideration. Nebraska was officially removed from the compact after a series of long court battles that ended in 2004. The state of Nebraska had to pay a settlement and there have been attempts made to sell the compact's land just outside Butte.
Geography
Butte is located at 42°54′42″N 98°50′49″W / 42.91167°N 98.84694°W (42.911549, -98.846830). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km2), all of it land.
Climate
This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Butte has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 32 (0) |
36 (2) |
47 (8) |
61 (16) |
72 (22) |
82 (28) |
89 (32) |
87 (31) |
78 (26) |
65 (18) |
48 (9) |
35 (2) |
61 (16) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 9 (−13) |
13 (−11) |
23 (−5) |
35 (2) |
46 (8) |
57 (14) |
62 (17) |
60 (16) |
50 (10) |
38 (3) |
24 (−4) |
13 (−11) |
36 (2) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.5 (13) |
0.7 (18) |
1.5 (38) |
2.5 (64) |
3.5 (89) |
3.8 (97) |
2.9 (74) |
2.7 (69) |
2.2 (56) |
1.6 (41) |
0.8 (20) |
0.6 (15) |
23.2 (590) |
| Source: Weatherbase | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 350 | — | |
| 1910 | 550 | 57.1% | |
| 1920 | 593 | 7.8% | |
| 1930 | 569 | −4.0% | |
| 1940 | 623 | 9.5% | |
| 1950 | 614 | −1.4% | |
| 1960 | 526 | −14.3% | |
| 1970 | 575 | 9.3% | |
| 1980 | 529 | −8.0% | |
| 1990 | 452 | −14.6% | |
| 2000 | 366 | −19.0% | |
| 2010 | 326 | −10.9% | |
| 2019 (est.) | 303 | −7.1% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2012 Estimate |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 326 people, 144 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was 776.2 inhabitants per square mile (299.7/km2). There were 192 housing units at an average density of 457.1 per square mile (176.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.0% White, 1.2% Native American, 2.5% Asian, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 144 households, of which 18.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.4% were non-families. 39.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.73.
The median age in the village was 51.8 years. 16.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 16.6% were from 25 to 44; 30.1% were from 45 to 64; and 29.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.2% male and 52.8% female.
Education
It is in Boyd County Public Schools, established in June 2017. It was previously in West Boyd Schools, which was established in a merger in July 2007.
Notable people
- George Wagner, an American professional wrestler known as Gorgeous George, was born in Butte in 1915.
- Tim Walz, 41st Governor of Minnesota, and former U.S. Representative from Minnesota's First District, graduated from Butte High School in 1982.
See also
In Spanish: Butte (Nebraska) para niños
