What is the population of Butte County?

The population of Butte County, ID is 2,597.

Where is Butte County located?

Butte County, ID is located at latitude 43.7228700 and longitude -113.1720200. It is in United States.

What is the area of Butte County?

The area of Butte County, ID is 5785 km².

What is the elevation of Butte County?

Butte County, ID has an elevation of 1971 meters (6467 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Butte County in?

Butte County, ID is in the America/Boise time zone.

How has the population of Butte County changed?

The population of Butte County, ID has decreased from 2,891 (2010) to 2,597 (2019), a change of -10.2%.

Butte County, Idaho

Butte County: county in Idaho, United States

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Butte County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,891. After 9 years in 2019 county had an estimated population of 2,597 inhabitants. Its county seat is Arco. The county was created 109 years ago in 1917.

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County Snapshot

Butte County at a glance

Butte County currently has 3 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Arco

Population 880

Quick Facts about Butte County

Population	2,597 (2019)
Country	United States of America
State	Idaho (United States)
Different from	Butts County, Butte County, Butte County
Area	5785 km²
Water as percent of area	0.1%
Land as percent of area	99.9%
Latitude & Longitude	43.7229,-113.1720
Named for	Big Southern Butte
Capital	Arco
Establishment	February 06, 1917
Time Zone	America/Boise
Local time	22:32:26 (18th April 2026)
Population growth	-11.32% (2010-2019)
Weather	49℉ Partly Sunny 7-days weather

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Geography

Butte County is located at 43°43'22"N 113°10'19"W (43.7228700, -113.1720200). It has 6 neighbors: Custer County, Bingham County, Blaine County, Clark County, Jefferson County and Lemhi County.

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The largest city of Butte County is Arco with a population of 880. Other cities include, Moore population 170 and Butte City population 68. See all Butte County cities & populated places.

Butte County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Butte County.

City Name	Population	Title
Arco	880	City in Butte County, Idaho, United States
Moore	170	City in Butte County, Idaho, United States
Butte City	68	City in Butte County, Idaho, United States

Weather

49°F

Partly Sunny

10 mph S This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 49. South wind around 10 mph.

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Butte County has 6 neighbours.

Custer County county in central Idaho, United States
Bingham County county in Idaho, United States
Blaine County county in Idaho, United States
Clark County county in Idaho, United States
Jefferson County county in Idaho, United States
Lemhi County county in Idaho, United States

Arco

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Butte County decreased by 11.32% in 9 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	2,891	-	census
2011	2,833	-2.05%	estimation process
2012	2,760	-2.64%	estimation process
2013	2,667	-3.49%	estimation process
2014	2,658	-0.34%	estimation process
2015	2,566	-3.59%	estimation process
2016	2,572	0.23%	estimation process
2017	2,585	0.5%	estimation process
2018	2,587	0.08%	estimation process
2019	2,597	0.39%	estimation process

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Other places with the same name (2)

Butte County, California county in California, United States with a population of 212,744 people.
Butte County, South Dakota county in South Dakota, United States of America with a population of 10,538 people.

Idaho Other Counties (more counties)

County Name	Population	Title
Ada County	481,587	County in Idaho, United States
Canyon County	229,849	County in Idaho, United States
Boise	228,959	The capital of Idaho.
Kootenai County	165,697	County in Idaho, United States
Bonneville County	119,062	County in Idaho, United States
Meridian	114,161	The most populous city in Ada County, Idaho.
Nampa	99,277	The most populous city in Canyon County, Idaho.
Bannock County	87,808	County in Idaho, United States
Twin Falls County	86,878	County in Idaho, United States
Idaho Falls	62,888	The most populous city in Bonneville County, Idaho.
Caldwell	58,481	The most populous city in Canyon County, Idaho.
Pocatello	56,637	The most populous city in Bannock County, Idaho.
Coeur d'Alene	52,414	A city in Kootenai County, Idaho.
Twin Falls	50,197	The most populous city in Twin Falls County, Idaho.
Bingham County	46,811	County in Idaho, United States
Bonner County	45,739	County in Idaho, United States