Butte, Montana

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Population (year 2000): 33,507

Males: 16,541	(49.4%)
Females: 16,966	(50.6%)

Silver Bow County

Median resident age:	38.8 years
Montana median age:	37.5 years

Zip codes: 59701, 59750.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,300 (it was $30,037 in 2000)

Butte	$33,300
Montana:	$39,301

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $79,800 (it was $74,600 in 2000)

Butte	$79,800
Montana:	$131,600

Butte, MT residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Butte:

White Non-Hispanic (95.2%)
Hispanic (2.8%)
Two or more races (1.4%)
Other race (0.6%)

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1897

Elevation: 5549 feet

Land area: 171.9 square miles.

Population density: 195 people per square mile

(very low).

For population 25 years and over in Butte

High school or higher: 85.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.8%
Unemployed: 8.8%
Mean travel time to work: 13.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Butte CCD

Never married: 24.3%
Now married: 53.9%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 9.7%
Divorced: 12.1%

21 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.1%
Montana:	1.8%

According to our research there were 58 registered sex offenders living in Butte, Montana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Butte to the number of sex offenders is 578 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Butte:	1.6% ($1,202)
Montana:	1.2% ($1,212)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (118.7 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northeast Jefferson, CO (668.0 miles , pop. 450,166).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (862.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Walkerville, MT (2.9 miles ), Butte-Silver Bow, MT (3.4 miles ), Deer Lodge Valley, MT (22.7 miles ), Basin, MT (26.5 miles ), Whitehall, MT (30.4 miles ), Deer Lodge, MT (31.5 miles ), Boulder, MT (32.4 miles ), Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT (33.1 miles ).

Latitude: 45.99 N, Longitude: 112.52 W

People in group quarters in Butte

397 people in nursing homes
196 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
195 people in halfway houses
72 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
68 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
52 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
41 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
38 people in homes for the mentally retarded
18 people in other group homes
8 people in homes for the mentally ill
4 people in religious group quarters
3 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded

Area code: 406

Detailed articles:

Most common industries for males:

Construction (9%)
Accommodation and food services (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Utilities (6%)
Educational services (6%)
Health care (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (21%)
Educational services (12%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Utilities (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
Public administration (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
Cashiers (4%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)

Birthplace of: Ryan Richardson - College football player (Montana Grizzlies).

Hospital/medical center in Butte:

ST JAMES HEALTHCARE (400 SOUTH CLARK ST BOX 3300)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Butte:

MONTANA STATE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; WARM SPRINGS, MT)
POWELL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - CAH (about 32 miles; DEER LODGE, MT)
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF ANACONDA (about 34 miles; ANACONDA, MT)

Political contributions by individuals in Butte, MT

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Butte:

BERT MOONEY (about 4 miles; BUTTE, MT; ID: BTM)
HELENA REGIONAL (about 57 miles; HELENA, MT; ID: HLN)
GALLATIN FIELD (about 97 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; ID: BZN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Butte:

BUTTE AERO (about 4 miles; BUTTE, MT; ID: 84U)
BOWMAN FIELD (about 27 miles; ANACONDA, MT; ID: 3U3)
DEER LODGE-CITY-COUNTY (about 32 miles; DEER LODGE, MT; ID: 38S)

Colleges/Universities in Butte:

MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA (Full-time enrollment: 1,424; Location: 1300 W PARK ST; Public; Website: www.mtech.edu; Offers Master's degree)
MONTANA TECH-COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (FT enrollment: 351; Location: 25 BASIN CREEK RD; Public; Website: www.mtech.edu/cot_tech/)
BUTTE ACADEMY OF BEAUTY CULTURE (FT enrollment: 23; Location: 303 W PARK ST; Private, for-profit)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butte:

MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BOZEMAN (about 115 miles; BOZEMAN, MT; Full-time enrollment: 10,380)
THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA-MISSOULA (about 131 miles; MISSOULA, MT; FT enrollment: 11,112)
RICKS COLLEGE (about 163 miles; REXBURG, ID; FT enrollment: 8,670)
IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 231 miles; POCATELLO, ID; FT enrollment: 10,057)
COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO (about 284 miles; TWIN FALLS, ID; FT enrollment: 3,433)
MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 287 miles; BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO (about 294 miles; MOSCOW, ID; FT enrollment: 9,823)

Public high school in Butte:

Butte High School (Location: 401 South Wyoming; Grades: 9th Grade - 12th Grade; Our rating: 57)

Private high schools in Butte:

BUTTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SC (Students: 191; Location: 9 S IDAHO; Grades: 9 - 12)
BUTTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 52; Location: P O BOX 3239; Grades: PK - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Butte:

East Middle School (Students: 824; Location: 2600 Grand Avenue; Grades: 7th Grade - 8th Grade; Our rating: 75)
West Elementary School (Students: 444; Location: 800 South Emmett; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade; Our rating: 50)
Emerson School (Students: 421; Location: 1924 Phillips Avenue; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade; Our rating: 67)
Margaret Leary School (Students: 306; Location: 1301 4 Mile Vue Road; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade; Our rating: 92)
Kennedy School (Students: 300; Location: 1000 N Emmett; Grades: Kindergarten - 6th Grade; Our rating: 84)

Private elementary/middle schools in Butte:

BUTTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC ELEMENT (Students: 274; Location: 1100 DELAWARE; Grades: PK - 5)
CENTRAL JR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 124; Location: 400 WEST PARK STREET; Grades: 6 - 8)
SILVERBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 3; Location: PO BOX 3151; Grades: KG - KG)

Library in Butte:

BUTTE-SILVER BOW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $558,165; Location: 226 WEST BROADWAY; 93,062 books; 2,169 audio materials; 1,870 video materials; 230 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Butte: Butte (A), Butte Country Club (B), Butte Gun Club (C), Butte Industrial Park (D), Butte KOA Kampground (E), Butte Skeet Club (F), Butte Ski Club (G), Camp Castlerock (H), Carpenter Ranch (I), Deerlodge Supervisors Office (J), Rocker Water Supply (K), Roosevelt Campground (L), Blacktail Deer Picnic Area (M), Tamarack Square (N), Tunnel Number 5 (O), United States High Altitude Sports Center (P), Basin Creek Park (Q), Big Spring Picnic Area (R), BLM Butte District Office (S), Lions Den Campground (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: Butte Plaza Mall (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Butte include: Worldwide Church of God (A), United Pentecostal Church of Butte (B), United Congregational Church (C), Fellowship Baptist Church (D), Trinity United Methodist Church (E), Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church (F), Holy Spirit Catholic Church (G), Family Worship Center (H), Temple Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Mountain View Cemetery (1), B'Nai Israel Cemetery (2), Mount Moriah Cemetery (3), Saint Patrick Cemetery (4), Holy Cross Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map

Reservoirs: Moulton Distribution Reservoir (A), Moulton Reservoir Number 2 (B), Moulton Reservoir Number One (C), High Service Reservoir (D), Upper Reservoir (E), West Side Reservoir (F), Basin Creek Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Creeks: Grove Gulch Creek (A), Basin Creek (B), Standby Creek (C), Blacktail Creek (D), Two-Bit Creek (E), Canada Creek (F), Sand Creek (G), Yankee Doodle Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Butte include: Marcus Daly Statue (1), Stodden Park (2), Chester Steele Park (3), Hebgen Childrens Park (4), Soccer/Intramural Field (5), McGruff Park (6), Berkeley Pit Viewing Stand (7), Emma Park (8), Leonard Field (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Butte Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attractions: Butte Silver Bow Arts Foundation (Museums; 321 West Broadway Street) (1), MAI Wah Society Inc (Museums; 17 West Mercury Street) (2), World Museum of Mining (155 Museum Way) (3), Copper King Mansion Bed & Breakfast (Museums; 219 West Granite Street) (4), Renewable Technologies Inc (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; Metal Bank Building) (5), Bugni Investigation (Tours & Charters; 3460 Street Ann Street) (6). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Hotels: Toad Hall Manor (1 Green Lane) (1), Hampton Inn Butte (3499 Harrison Avenue) (2), Comfort Inn of Butte (2777 Harrison Avenue) (3), Best Western Butte Plaza Inn (2900 Harrison Avenue) (4), Finlen Hotel & Motor Inn (100 East Broadway Street Ofc) (5), Red Lion Hotel (2100 Cornell Avenue) (6), Cooper King Mansion Bed & Breakfast (219 West Granite Street) (7), Super 8 Motel of Butte (2929 Harrison Avenue) (8), Rocker Inn (122001 West Browns Gulch Road) (9). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Courts: Butte City - Youth Court (Courthouse) (1), Montana State - Job Service-Helena Local Office-Labor & Industry- B (2201 White Boulevard) (2), Butte City - Justice Court (Courthouse) (3), Butte City - Clerk Of The Court (Courthouse) (4), Butte City - City Court (Courthouse) (5). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map

Drinking water stations with addresses in Butte and their reported violations in the past:

BUTTE SILVERBOW WATER DEPT (Population served: 38000, Surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

114 regular monitoring violations

TOWN PUMP NO 5600 ROCKER (Population served: 2000, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

TOWN PUMP NO 0360 DILLON (Population served: 1500, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

9 routine major monitoring violations

2 regular monitoring violations

HARRINGTON BOTTLING CO (Population served: 1001, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-04-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-04-2005)

TOWN PUMP NO 8912 LOLO (Population served: 660, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

TOWN PUMP NO 8939 LOLO (Population served: 610, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 regular monitoring violations

TOWN PUMP NO 0900 BUTTE (Population served: 450, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Single Sample - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Nitrate-Nitrite. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (JAN-04-2006), St Public Notif requested (JAN-11-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-11-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

6 routine major monitoring violations

8 regular monitoring violations

ROCKER WATER AND SEWER DISTRICT (Population served: 192, Purch_surface_water):

Past monitoring violations:

2 routine major monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Butte that have no violations reported:

TOWN PUMP FLORENCE (Population served: 750, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
THRIFTWAY SUPER STOP BOZEMAN (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
Montana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	48.5%
Whole state:	66.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	15.2%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

Butte compared to Montana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly below state average.

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Arena or stadium:

Butte Civic Center. Capacity: 7,500.

Banks with branches in Butte (2007 data):

Glacier Bank: Butte Tamarack at 3701 Harrison Avenue, branch established on 1995-05-01; Butte Harrison Branch at 1880 Harrison Ave, branch established on 2001-07-23. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $756.4 mil, Deposits: $457.8 mil, headquarters in Kalispell, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
First Citizens Bank of Butte: First Citizens Bank Of Butte at 3220 Harrison Avenue, branch established on 1977-07-27; Butte Branch at 3701 Elizabeth Warren Boulevard, branch established on 1998-07-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $65.7 mil, Deposits: $56.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Butte Bank Shares, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Butte Uptown Branch at 202 North Main Street, branch established on 1967-10-16; Butte South Branch at 3650 Harrison Avenue, branch established on 1907-04-07. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
First National Bank of Montana, Inc.: 1940 Dewey Boulevard Branch at 1940 Dewey Boulevard, branch established on 1995-09-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $260.3 mil, Deposits: $224.8 mil, headquarters in Libby, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: First National Bancorp, Inc.
Bank of Bridger, National Association: Butte Walmart Branch at 3901 Harrison Avenue, branch established on 2001-06-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $171.5 mil, Deposits: $150.4 mil, headquarters in Bridger, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: Bridger Company, The
U.S. Bank National Association: Butte Branch at 10 South Main Street, branch established on 1882-03-13. Info updated 2006-10-10: Bank assets: $217,802.3 mil, Deposits: $135,903.1 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2565 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
American Federal Savings Bank: 3401 Harrison Branch at 3401 Harrison, branch established on 1922-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $234.6 mil, Deposits: $176.2 mil, headquarters in Helena, MT, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 4 total offices
Flint Creek Valley Bank: Butte Branch at 605 Dewey Boulevard, branch established on 1999-02-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $50.1 mil, Deposits: $44.7 mil, headquarters in Philipsburg, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Flint Creek Holding Company

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

2004 Presidential Election results in Silver Bow County Montana:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

6.58% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,771 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.58%
Montana average:	8.25%

0.11% of residents moved from foreign countries ($92 average AGI)
Silver Bow County: 0.11%
Montana average: 0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Missoula County, MT	0.53% ($26,125 average AGI)
from Deer Lodge County, MT	0.45% ($26,291)
from Lewis and Clark County, MT	0.39% ($25,234)

7.03% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,207 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.03%
Montana average:	7.69%

0.08% of residents moved to foreign countries ($338 average AGI)
Silver Bow County: 0.08%
Montana average: 0.08%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Missoula County, MT	0.71% ($25,609 average AGI)
to Gallatin County, MT	0.50% ($23,574)
to Lewis and Clark County, MT	0.42% ($34,882)

Strongest AM radio stations in Butte:

KBOW (550 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KXTL (1370 AM; 5 kW; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
KANA (580 AM; 1 kW; ANACONDA, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KMTX (950 AM; 5 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KBCK (1400 AM; 1 kW; DEER LODGE, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
KBOZ (1090 AM; 5 kW; BOZEMAN, MT; Owner: REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Butte:

K210BF (89.9 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KAPC (91.3 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA)
KOPR (94.1 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: BUTTE BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KMBR (95.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
K213CJ (90.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: MONTANA CHRISTIAN RADIO ASSOCIATION)
KAAR (92.5 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: FISHER RADIO REGIONAL GROUP, INC.)
KQRV (96.9 FM; DEER LODGE, MT; Owner: ROBERT CUMMINGS TOOLE)
KGLM-FM (97.7 FM; ANACONDA, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KVCM (103.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KMTX-FM (105.3 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KZMT (101.1 FM; HELENA, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)
K262AB (100.3 FM; WALKERVILLE, MT; Owner: THE LACEY COMPANY)
KMSM-FM (106.9 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF MONTANA TECH)
K213CB (90.5 FM; DEER LODGE, MT; Owner: HI-LINE RADIO FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
K257AF (99.3 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: ROBERT C. TOOLE)
K219KM (91.7 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)

TV broadcast stations around Butte:

KWYB (Channel 18; BUTTE, MT; Owner: MMM LICENSE LLC)
KTVM (Channel 6; BUTTE, MT; Owner: EAGLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC)
KXLF-TV (Channel 4; BUTTE, MT; Owner: KXLF COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K43DU (Channel 43; BUTTE, MT; Owner: MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY)

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