Butte County | |
|---|---|
 Butte County Courthouse | |
 Location within the U.S. state of South Dakota | |
 South Dakota's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°55′N 103°29′W / 44.91°N 103.49°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  South Dakota |
| Founded | March 2, 1883 May 6, 1883 |
| Named for | Hills in the county |
| Seat | Belle Fourche |
| Largest city | Belle Fourche |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,266 sq mi (5,870 km2) |
| • Land | 2,250 sq mi (5,800 km2) |
| • Water | 16 sq mi (40 km2) 0.7% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,243 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,863  |
| • Density | 4.5/sq mi (1.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Website | butte |
Butte County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,243.[1] Its county seat is Belle Fourche.[2] The county was established in the Dakota Territory on March 2, 1883, and given the descriptive name based on the French word for a hill.[3]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Joseph Nathan Kane, The American Counties (4th Ed.), (The Scarecrow Press, 1983), pp. 68, 479