History · Butte Valley

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Butte Valley Township is a civil township in Benson County, North Dakota, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 87.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 55 to 50 (-9%). Half of its homes were built before 1968.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Butte Valley yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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