What is the population of Butte County?

The population of Butte County, SD is 10,538.

Where is Butte County located?

Butte County, SD is located at latitude 44.9058300 and longitude -103.5080200. It is in United States.

What is the area of Butte County?

The area of Butte County, SD is 5870 km².

What is the elevation of Butte County?

Butte County, SD has an elevation of 957 meters (3140 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Butte County in?

Butte County, SD is in the America/Denver time zone.

How has the population of Butte County changed?

The population of Butte County, SD has increased from 10,110 (2010) to 10,538 (2020), a change of 4.2%.

Butte County, South Dakota

Butte County: county in South Dakota, United States of America

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Butte County is a county located in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,110 and a population density of 2 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 10,538 inhabitants. Its county seat is Belle Fourche. The county was created 143 years ago in 1882.

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Butte County at a glance

Butte County currently has 5 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

Belle Fourche

Population 5,742

Quick Facts about Butte County

Population	10,538 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	South Dakota (United States)
Different from	Butts County, Butte County, Butte County
Area	5870 km²
Water as percent of area	0.7%
Land as percent of area	99.3%
Latitude & Longitude	44.9058,-103.5080
Named for	butte
Capital	Belle Fourche
Establishment	January 01, 1883
Time Zone	UTC−07:00
Local time	22:32:23 (18th April 2026)
Density	2 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	4.06% (2010-2020)
Weather	22℉ Partly Cloudy 7-days weather

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Geography

Butte County is located at 44°54'21"N 103°30'29"W (44.9058300, -103.5080200). It has 6 neighbors: Meade County, Carter County, Harding County, Lawrence County, Perkins County and Crook County.

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The largest city of Butte County is Belle Fourche with a population of 5,742. Other cities include, Newell population 603, Nisland population 227 and Fruitdale 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
Belle Fourche	5,742	City in and county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States
Newell	603	City in Butte County, South Dakota, United States
Nisland	227	Town in Butte County, South Dakota, United States
Vale	127	Census-designated place in Butte County, South Dakota
Fruitdale	68	Town in South Dakota, United States of America

Weather

22°F

Partly Cloudy

12 to 30 mph NW Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. Wind chill values as low as 11. Northwest wind 12 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

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Butte County has 6 neighbours.

Meade County county in South Dakota, United States
Carter County county in southeastern Montana, United States
Harding County county in South Dakota, United States
Lawrence County county in South Dakota, United States
Perkins County county in South Dakota, United States of America
Crook County county in the northeastern corner of Wyoming, United States

Belle Fourche

Demographics

The population of Butte County increased by 4.06% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	10,110	-	census
2011	10,308	1.92%	estimation process
2012	10,217	-0.89%	estimation process
2013	10,281	0.62%	estimation process
2014	10,243	-0.37%	estimation process
2015	10,207	-0.35%	estimation process
2016	10,124	-0.82%	estimation process
2017	10,114	-0.1%	estimation process
2018	10,253	1.36%	estimation process
2019	10,429	1.69%	estimation process
2020	10,538	1.03%	estimation process

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Butte County, California county in California, United States with a population of 212,744 people.
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South Dakota Other Counties (more counties)

County Name	Population	Title
Minnehaha County	196,659	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Sioux Falls	157,584	The largest city in South Dakota.
Pennington County	115,926	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Rapid City	77,503	The second most populous city in South Dakota.
Lincoln County	63,019	County in South Dakota, United States
Brown County	38,738	County in South Dakota, United States
Brookings County	35,603	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Meade County	28,588	County in South Dakota, United States
Codington County	28,186	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Lawrence County	26,221	County in South Dakota, United States
Yankton County	22,742	County in South Dakota, United States
Watertown	22,303	City in and county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States
Davison County	19,812	County in South Dakota, United States of America
Beadle County	18,513	County in South Dakota, United States
Hughes County	17,336	County in Oklahoma, United States
Union County	16,192	County in South Dakota, United States