Butte, Nebraska

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 two 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

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.42 sqmi, all 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.

| Jan record high F = 71 | Feb record high F = 78 | Mar record high F = 94 | Apr record high F = 99 | May record high F = 106 | Jun record high F = 108 | Jul record high F = 115 | Aug record high F = 114 | Sep record high F = 104 | Oct record high F = 98 | Nov record high F = 88 | Dec record high F = 77 | year record high F = 115

|Jan avg record high F = 56.9 |Feb avg record high F = 61.0 |Mar avg record high F = 76.0 |Apr avg record high F = 83.2 |May avg record high F = 89.2 |Jun avg record high F = 94.1 |Jul avg record high F = 99.2 |Aug avg record high F = 97.8 |Sep avg record high F = 93.4 |Oct avg record high F = 85.7 |Nov avg record high F = 72.8 |Dec avg record high F = 57.3 |year avg record high F = 100.6

|Jan avg record low F = -11.0 |Feb avg record low F = -7.4 |Mar avg record low F = 1.6 |Apr avg record low F = 9.0 |May avg record low F = 31.7 |Jun avg record low F = 44.5 |Jul avg record low F = 51.4 |Aug avg record low F = 48.8 |Sep avg record low F = 35.6 |Oct avg record low F = 19.9 |Nov avg record low F = 6.0 |Dec avg record low F = -6.7 |year avg record low F = -15.7

| Jan record low F = −35 | Feb record low F = −31 | Mar record low F = −24 | Apr record low F = 1 | May record low F = 14 | Jun record low F = 32 | Jul record low F = 40 | Aug record low F = 30 | Sep record low F = 19 | Oct record low F = 0 | Nov record low F = −21 | Dec record low F = −30 | year record low F = −35 | access-date = November 27, 2021}}

Demographics

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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 PD/sqmi. There were 192 housing units at an average density of 457.1 /sqmi. 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.

2000 census

As of the census of 2000, there were 366 people, 152 households, and 81 families residing in the village. The population density was 867.6 PD/sqmi. There were 199 housing units at an average density of 471.7 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 98.91% White, 0.82% Native American, and 0.27% from two or more races.

There were 152 households, out of which 23.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 2.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 46.7% were non-families. 44.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 30.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.11 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 19.9% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 18.9% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 35.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.6 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the village was $20,417, and the median income for a family was $35,893. Males had a median income of $23,125 versus $18,036 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,453. About 8.2% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.8% of those under age 18 and 11.3% of those age 65 or over.

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, 2024 Democratic nominee for Vice President, 41st Governor of Minnesota, and former U.S. Representative from Minnesota's First District, graduated from Butte High School in 1982.

References

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