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CO-OP Butte, North Dakota 10-17-2008

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A town of 68, settled in 1906.

Population
68
residents
Median home value
$138K
Census ACS
Median age
50.3
years
Land area
0 sq mi
Small town

68 people, and everyone knows the way

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Natural hazards

Low risk, with cold waves at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 23% of U.S. communities.

23risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
23Low riskLowerHigher
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Butte has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 44 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter4–22°
Spring29–52°
Summer54–79°
Fall32–54°
Sep 28
typical first frost
May 16
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Butte is

Butte beats the North Dakota average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11.

32 measures vs. North Dakota
12 better9 too close to call11 worse
What stands outButteND
Fewer binge drinkers14.2%21.3%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity6.1%8.9%
More adults with heart disease11.3%6.1%
Chi St. Alexius Health Turtle Lake
24.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
CO-OP Butte, North Dakota 10-17-2008
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Butte’s story

120 years in pictures

2 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

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About Butte

City in North Dakota, United States

Butte is a city in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 70 at the 2020 census. Butte was founded in 1906.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1906
Population
70
Area
0.3 sq mi
Elevation
1,736 ft
ZIP code
58723
Area code
701

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Butte, ND · Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗