The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusNorth Eagle Butte is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 1,879 at the 2020 census.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,954 to 1,879 (-4%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of North Eagle Butte 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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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Eagle Butte’s history is told.
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North Eagle Butte, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in North Eagle Butte is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean North Eagle Butte has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Laurens Polygonal Hog House in North Eagle Butte, 3.7 miles away.
North Eagle Butte and the nearest listed places
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.