Butte, Montana

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Population in July 2007: 31,633.

Males: 15,615	(49.4%)
Females: 16,018	(50.6%)

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

Zip code: 59701

Estimated median household income in 2022: $56,703 (it was $30,037 in 2000)

Butte:	$56,703
MT:	$67,631

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $35,329 (it was $16,926 in 2000)

Butte CCD income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $231,490 (it was $72,600 in 2000)

Butte:	$231,490
MT:	$366,400

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $272,195; detached houses: $282,899; townhouses or other attached units: $249,674; in 2-unit structures: $217,066; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $324,342; mobile homes: $105,654

March 2022 cost of living index in Butte: 96.2 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

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- 31,33693.5%White alone
- 9372.8%Hispanic
- 6171.8%American Indian alone
- 3901.2%Two or more races
- 1440.4%Asian alone
- 450.1%Black alone
- 200.06%Native Hawaiian and Other
  Pacific Islander alone
- 180.05%Other race alone

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According to our research of Montana and other state lists, there were 134 registered sex offenders living in Butte, Montana as of April 19, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in Butte is 236 to 1.

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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Incorporated in 1897

Elevation: 5549 feet

Land area: 171.9 square miles.

Population density: 184 people per square mile (very low).

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

Butte CCD:	1.7% ($1,202)
Montana:	1.3% ($1,212)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (93.1 miles , pop. 57,053).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (469.8 miles , pop. 480,100).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (862.3 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities:

Butte-Silver Bow, MT

(1.7 miles

Walkerville, MT (1.7 miles

Rader Creek, MT (3.8 miles

Deer Lodge Valley, MT (4.3 miles

Whitehall, MT

(4.7 miles

Basin, MT

(4.8 miles

Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, MT

(4.9 miles

Boulder, MT

(5.1 miles

)

Latitude: 45.99 N, Longitude: 112.52 W

Area code: 406

Distribution of median household income in Butte, MT in 2022

Detailed articles:

Butte tourist attractions:

Unemployment in December 2023:

Here:	4.4%
Montana:	3.8%

Most common industries in Butte, MT (%)

Both Males Females

Health care (12.8%)
Accommodation & food services (9.2%)
Educational services (9.1%)
Utilities (5.7%)
Construction (5.3%)
Public administration (5.2%)
Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)

Most common industries for males in 2000

Construction (8.9%)
Accommodation & food services (8.3%)
Public administration (6.3%)
Utilities (6.1%)
Educational services (6.1%)
Health care (5.5%)
Professional, scientific, technical services (4.8%)

Most common industries for females in 2000

Health care (20.6%)
Educational services (12.2%)
Accommodation & food services (10.2%)
Utilities (5.3%)
Food & beverage stores (4.8%)
Professional, scientific, technical services (4.7%)
Public administration (4.2%)

Most common occupations in Butte, MT (%)

Both Males Females

Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.5%)
Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.0%)
Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.0%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.9%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (3.5%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (3.3%)
Cashiers (2.7%)

Most common occupations for males in 2000

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6.6%)
Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.8%)
Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.0%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.0%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (3.8%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3.3%)

Most common occupations for females in 2000

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6.7%)
Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.6%)
Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.3%)
Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (4.2%)
Cashiers (4.1%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (4.0%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.0%)

Average climate in Butte, Montana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)

AQI CO PM₁₀ PM_2.5

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 73.4. This is about average.

City:	73.4
U.S.:	72.6

Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2006 was 0.700. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 0.9 miles away from the city center.

City:	0.700
U.S.:	0.251

Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) [µg/m³] level in 2022 was 21.1. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.1 miles away from the city center.

City:	21.1
U.S.:	19.2

Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) [µg/m³] level in 2022 was 7.99. This is about average. Closest monitor was 1.3 miles away from the city center.

City:	7.99
U.S.:	8.11

Earthquake activity:

Butte-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Montana state average. It is 1021% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 134.1 miles away from Butte center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 146.4 miles away from the city center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
On 3/31/2020 at 23:52:30, a magnitude 6.5 (6.5 MW, Depth: 7.5 mi, Class: Strong, Intensity: VII - IX) earthquake occurred 164.6 miles away from Butte center
On 6/30/1975 at 18:54:13, a magnitude 6.1 (5.6 MB, 5.9 MS, 6.1 UK, 6.1 ML) earthquake occurred 125.9 miles away from the city center
On 7/6/2017 at 06:30:17, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 7.6 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 61.6 miles away from Butte center
On 7/26/2005 at 04:08:37, a magnitude 5.7 (5.7 MB, 5.2 MS, 5.6 MW) earthquake occurred 41.1 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Silver Bow County (5) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2
Emergencies Declared: 1

Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 2, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers in Butte:

EASTER SEALS HIGHLANDS HOSPICE (3703 HARRISON AVE)
ST JAMES HEALTHCARE (Voluntary non-profit - Private, 400 S CLARK ST)
BUTTE CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (2400 CONTINENTAL DR)
COPPER RIDGE HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER (3251 NETTIE ST)
CREST NURSING HOME (3131 AMHERST AVE)
ST PATRICK BUTTE DIALYSIS CENTER (ST JAMES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL)
BETA FACTOR HOME CARE INC (3212 BUSCH ST)
CITY COUNTY HOME HEALTH SERVICE (25 W FRONT ST)

Airports and heliports located in Butte:

Bert Mooney Airport (BTM) (Runways: 2, Commercial Ops: 821, Air Taxi Ops: 1,920, Itinerant Ops: 7,300, Local Ops: 13,340, Military Ops: 625)
Butte Aero Heliport (84U)
St James Heliport (1MT8)

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Colleges/Universities in Butte:

Montana Tech of the University of Montana (Full-time enrollment: 1,892; Location: 1300 W Park St; Public; Website: www.mtech.edu; Offers Master's degree)
Highlands College of Montana Tech (Full-time enrollment: 613; Location: 25 Basin Creek Rd; Public; Website: www.mtech.edu/)
Butte Academy of Beauty Culture (Full-time enrollment: 63; Location: 303 W Park St; Private, for-profit; Website: butteacademyofbeauty.ipage.com/)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butte:

Montana State University (about 75 miles; Bozeman, MT; Full-time enrollment: 12,942)
The University of Montana (about 92 miles; Missoula, MT; FT enrollment: 13,602)
Brigham Young University-Idaho (about 155 miles; Rexburg, ID; FT enrollment: 30,522)
Montana State University-Billings (about 194 miles; Billings, MT; FT enrollment: 4,319)
Idaho State University (about 217 miles; Pocatello, ID; FT enrollment: 10,350)
Lewis-Clark State College (about 218 miles; Lewiston, ID; FT enrollment: 3,199)
University of Idaho (about 221 miles; Moscow, ID; FT enrollment: 10,416)

Public high school in Butte:

BUTTE HIGH SCHOOL (Location: 401 S WYOMING, Grades: 9-12)

Private high school in Butte:

BUTTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 133, Location: 9 S IDAHO ST, Grades: 9-12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Butte:

EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 824, Location: 2600 GRAND AVENUE, Grades: 7-8)
WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 444, Location: 800 S EMMETT, Grades: PK-6)
EMERSON SCHOOL (Students: 421, Location: 1924 PHILLIPS AVE, Grades: PK-6)
MARGARET LEARY SCHOOL (Students: 306, Location: 1301 4 MILE VUE RD, Grades: PK-6)
KENNEDY SCHOOL (Students: 300, Location: 1000 N EMMETT, Grades: PK-6)
HILLCREST SCHOOL (Students: 35, Location: 3000 CONTINENTAL DRIVE, Grades: PK-6)
WHITTIER SCHOOL (Students: 27, Location: 2500 SHERMAN, Grades: PK-6)

Private elementary/middle schools in Butte:

BUTTE CENTRAL CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY-JR HIGH SCHOOLS (Students: 250, Location: 1100 DELAWARE AVE, Grades: PK-8)
SILVERBOW MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Students: 48, Location: 1800 SUNSET RD, Grades: PK-6)
CAPSTONE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 19, Location: 1485 CONTINENTAL, Grades: PK-8)
HIGHLAND VIEW CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 6, Location: 2500 GRAND AVE, Grades: 1-7)

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Library in Butte:

BUTTE-SILVER BOW PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $822,334; Location: 226 WEST BROADWAY; 65,005 books; 1,297 audio materials; 2,590 video materials; 56 state licensed databases; 2 other licensed databases; 230 print serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Butte: Butte Country Club (A), Butte Gun Club (B), Rocker Water Supply (C), Tunnel Number 5 (D), Basin Creek Park (E), Roosevelt Campground (F), Camp Castlerock (G), Highland View Golf Course (H), Butte KOA Kampground (I), La Rue Mountain View RV Park (J), United States High Altitude Sports Center (K), Berkeley Pit Information Center (L), Carpenter Ranch (M), Deerlodge Supervisors Office (N), Butte Industrial Park (O), Tamarack Square (P), Big Spring Picnic Area (Q), Lions Den Campground (R), Eagles Nest Campground (S), Blacktail Deer Picnic Area (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: Church of God of Prophecy (A), Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church (B), Worldwide Church of God (C), Seventh Day Adventist Church (D), Salvation Army Church (E), United Pentecostal Church of Butte (F), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (G), Holy Spirit Catholic Church (H), Butte Rescue Mission (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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

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

Parks in Butte include: Stodden Park (1), Chester Steele Park (2), Thompson Park (3), Copper King National Mansion Historic Place (4), Marcus Daly Statue (5), Leonard Field (6), Alumni Field (7), Soccer/Intramural Field (8), Meaderville Historical Marker (9). Display/hide their locations 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

Birthplace of: Barbara Ehrenreich - Journalist, Keith Jardine - Martial artist, Martha Raye - Comic actress and singer, Levi Leipheimer - Road bicycle racer, Evel Knievel - Motorcycle Daredevil, Robbie Knievel - Stunt performer, Wayne S. Vucinich - Historian, Kirby Grant - Aviator, Bob O'Billovich - Player of and football, Brian Morris (judge) - Montana Supreme Court Justice.

Silver Bow County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential

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

BUTTE SILVERBOW WATER DEPT (Population served: 33,000, Surface water):

Past health violations:

Failure to Filter (SWTR) - In APR-24-2012. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2012), St Other (APR-25-2012), St Public Notif received (MAY-11-2012), St AO (w/o penalty) issued (NOV-20-2013)

MCL, Average - Between APR-2011 and JUN-2011, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-19-2011), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-19-2011), St Public Notif received (AUG-16-2011), St Compliance achieved (MAR-09-2012)

MCL, Average - Between JUL-2010 and SEP-2010, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-08-2010), St Public Notif requested (SEP-08-2010), St Public Notif received (OCT-25-2010), St No addtl Formal Action needed (FEB-02-2011), St Compliance achieved (2 times from FEB-11-2011 to FEB-11-2011)

Past monitoring violations:

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-29-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-29-2007), St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2008)

Monitoring and Reporting (DBP) - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-29-2007), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-29-2007), St Compliance achieved (JUL-28-2008)

One routine major monitoring violation

23 regular monitoring violations

TOWN PUMP NO 9100 ANACONDA (Population served: 1,344, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-01-2005), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from NOV-01-2005 to NOV-01-2005), St Public Notif received (NOV-15-2005), St Compliance achieved (FEB-07-2006)

Past monitoring violations:

13 routine major monitoring violations

TOWN PUMP STORE WOODSIDE (Population served: 1,198, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

TOWN PUMP NO 5400 MISSOULA (Population served: 1,193, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

2 regular monitoring violations

TOWN PUMP FLORENCE (Population served: 1,092, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

TOWN PUMP NO 0360 DILLON (Population served: 924, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

4 routine major monitoring violations

3 minor monitoring violations

One regular monitoring violation

TOWN PUMP NO 8939 LOLO (Population served: 741, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In MAR-2013, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from MAR-22-2013 to MAR-22-2013), St Public Notif requested (MAR-22-2013), St Compliance achieved (APR-15-2013)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-19-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from NOV-19-2012 to NOV-19-2012), St Public Notif received (NOV-21-2012), St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2012)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (OCT-19-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from OCT-19-2012 to OCT-19-2012), St Public Notif received (OCT-22-2012), St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2012)

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2012, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-24-2012), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from SEP-24-2012 to SEP-24-2012), St Public Notif received (SEP-25-2012), St Compliance achieved (DEC-05-2012)

Past monitoring violations:

One regular monitoring violation

TOWN PUMP NO 0900 BUTTE (Population served: 661, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-2014, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from SEP-12-2014 to SEP-12-2014), St Public Notif requested (SEP-12-2014), St Public Notif received (SEP-16-2014)

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), St Compliance achieved (MAR-18-2008)

Past monitoring violations:

14 routine major monitoring violations

7 regular monitoring violations

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

TOWN PUMP NO 8910 CLB FLS (Population served: 1,267, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
WHITE SANDY CAMPGROUND UNAPPROVED (Population served: 600, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This place:	2.2 people
Montana:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	57.4%
Whole state:	62.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	6.8%
Whole state:	6.7%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	15.2%
Whole state:	14.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:

This place:	5.6%
Whole state:	5.8%

People in group quarters in Butte in 2010:

286 people in college/university student housing
276 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
202 people in correctional residential facilities
64 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
58 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
58 people in group homes intended for adults
17 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
17 people in residential treatment centers for adults
10 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
10 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in Butte in 2000:

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 intellectually disabled

Arena or stadium:

Butte Civic Center. Capacity: 7,500.

Banks with branches in Butte (2011 data):

Glacier Bank: - Butte Tamarack Office, - Butte Harrison Office, - Harrison Drive Up Bra. Info updated 2011/08/08: Bank assets: $1,375.7 mil, Deposits: $807.5 mil, headquarters in Kalispell, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 21 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: $71.3 mil, Deposits: $58.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Butte Bank Shares, Inc.
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Butte South Branch at 3650 Harrison Avenue, branch established on 1907/04/07; Butte Uptown Branch at 202 North Main Street, branch established on 1967/10/16. Info updated 2011/04/05: Bank assets: $1,161,490.0 mil, Deposits: $905,653.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 6395 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
First Montana Bank, Inc.: 1940 Dewey Boulevard Branch at 1940 Dewey Boulevard, branch established on 1995/09/05. Info updated 2010/01/27: Bank assets: $295.7 mil, Deposits: $243.2 mil, headquarters in Libby, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: First National Bancorp, Inc.
Bank of Bridger, National Association: Butte Branch at 3525 Harrison Avenue, branch established on 2001/06/28. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $303.8 mil, Deposits: $272.1 mil, headquarters in Bridger, MT, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Bridger Company, The
American Federal Savings Bank: 3401 Harrison Branch at 3401 Harrison, branch established on 1922/01/01. Info updated 2011/07/21: Bank assets: $317.5 mil, Deposits: $215.6 mil, headquarters in Helena, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices
U.S. Bank National Association: Butte Branch at 10 South Main Street, branch established on 1882/03/13. Info updated 2012/01/30: Bank assets: $330,470.8 mil, Deposits: $236,091.5 mil, headquarters in Cincinnati, OH, positive income, 3121 total offices, Holding Company: U.S. Bancorp
Flint Creek Valley Bank: Butte Branch at 605 Dewey Boulevard, branch established on 1999/02/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $61.5 mil, Deposits: $54.8 mil, headquarters in Philipsburg, MT, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Flint Creek Holding Company

For population 15 years and over in Butte:

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

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: 6.9%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 13.7 minutes

School Enrollment by Level of School in 2000

Education Gini index (Inequality in education)

Here:	10.5
Montana average:	10.4

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Political contributions by individuals in Butte, MT

Religion statistics for Butte, MT (based on Silver Bow County data)

Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010

Religion	Adherents	Congregations
Catholic	9,050	8
Evangelical Protestant	1,861	15
Other	1,788	7
Mainline Protestant	1,592	10
Orthodox	200	1
None	19,709	-

Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 5

Silver Bow County:	1.53 / 10,000 pop.
Montana:	2.55 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

This county:	0.31 / 10,000 pop.
Montana:	0.20 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 13

Silver Bow County:	3.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:	4.69 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 41

This county:	12.58 / 10,000 pop.
Montana:	10.38 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Here:	8.1%
Montana:	7.2%

Adult obesity rate:

This county:	21.2%
Montana:	23.1%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	12.9%
Montana:	10.7%

Name	Count	Name	Count
Businesses in Butte, MT
Ace Hardware	1	MasterBrand Cabinets	5
Albertsons	1	Maurices	1
Arby's	1	McDonald's	2
Bath & Body Works	1	Motel 6	1
Best Western	1	New Balance	2
Budget Car Rental	1	Nike	3
Burger King	1	Papa John's Pizza	1
Carson Pirie Scott	1	Payless	1
Chevrolet	1	Pizza Hut	1
Comfort Inn	1	Quiznos	1
Dairy Queen	2	RadioShack	1
Days Inn	1	Safeway	2
Dennys	1	Sears	1
FedEx	5	Staples	1
Ford	1	Starbucks	1
GNC	1	Subaru	1
GameStop	1	Subway	4
Goodwill	3	Super 8	1
H&R Block	1	Toyota	1
Holiday Inn	1	U-Haul	3
Honda	1	UPS	9
JCPenney	1	Vans	2
Jones New York	1	Vons	2
Kmart	1	Walmart	1
La-Z-Boy	2	Wendy's	1
Lane Furniture	4	YMCA	1
Little Caesars Pizza	1

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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.)
KGVW (640 AM; 10 kW; BELGRADE, MT; Owner: GALLATIN VALLEY WITNESS, INC.)
KANA (580 AM; 1 kW; ANACONDA, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KERR (750 AM; 50 kW; POLSON, MT; Owner: ANDERSON RADIO BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKGR (680 AM; daytime; 5 kW; EAST HELENA, MT; Owner: KKGR, INC.)
KMTX (950 AM; 5 kW; HELENA, MT; Owner: CAPRI, INC)
KOFI (1180 AM; 50 kW; KALISPELL, MT; Owner: KOFI, INC.)
KBOI (670 AM; 50 kW; BOISE, ID; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBOZ (1090 AM; 5 kW; BOZEMAN, MT; Owner: REIER BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KBCK (1400 AM; 1 kW; DEER LODGE, MT; Owner: JIMMY RAY CARROLL)
KWEI (1260 AM; 50 kW; WEISER, ID; Owner: TREASURE VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
KMON (560 AM; 5 kW; GREAT FALLS, MT; Owner: COMMONWEALTH LICENSE SUBSIDIARY, LLC)

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)
KMSM-FM (106.9 FM; BUTTE, MT; Owner: ASSOCIATED STUDENTS OF MONTANA TECH)
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)
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)

See more detailed statistics of Butte fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 117. The highest number of reported fires - 225 took place in 2012, and the least - 20 in 2011. The data has a rising trend.

When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (51.0%), and Structure Fires (33.0%).

Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Butte, MT
1,01451.0%Outside Fires
65633.0%Structure Fires
25913.0%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
582.9%Other

See full National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Butte, MT

Fire-safe hotels and motels in Butte, Montana:

Comfort Inn, 2777 Harrison Ave, Butte, Montana 59701 , Phone: (406) 494-8850, Fax: (406) 494-2801
Ramada Inn Copper King, 4655 Harrison Ave, Butte, Montana 59701 , Phone: (406) 494-6666, Fax: (406) 494-3274
Quality Inn Suites & Convention Center, 2100 Cornell Ave, Butte, Montana 59701 , Phone: (406) 494-7800, Fax: (406) 494-2875
Best Western Butte Plaza Inn, 2900 Harrison Ave, Butte, Montana 59701 , Phone: (406) 494-3500, Fax: (406) 484-7611
Americas Best Value Inn - Rocker Inn, 122001 W Browns Gulch Rd, Butte, Montana 59701 , Phone: (406) 723-5464
La Quinta Inn & Suites, 1 Holiday Park, Butte, Montana 59701 , Phone: (406) 494-6999
Holiday Inn Express, 2609 Harrison Ave, Butte, Montana 59701 , Phone: (406) 782-2000, Fax: (406) 782-2121
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Butte, 2340 Cornell Ave, Butte, Montana 59701 , Phone: (406) 494-3000, Fax: (406) 494-2046
Red Lion Inn & Suites, 122005 Nissler Rd, Butte, Montana 59701 , Phone: (406) 782-5678, Fax: (406) 782-8884

All 9 fire-safe hotels and motels in Butte, Montana

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Butte, MT among deceased individuals
John	643	73.6 years
Mary	549	79.4 years
William	459	73.7 years
James	339	71.7 years
Margaret	231	79.2 years
Joseph	224	72.6 years
Robert	221	68.0 years
George	211	75.6 years
Thomas	203	72.2 years
Helen	202	77.3 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Butte, MT among deceased individuals
Sullivan	166	77.4 years
Johnson	122	75.0 years
Smith	82	75.2 years
Kelly	69	75.5 years
Williams	69	74.4 years
Harrington	68	76.2 years
Shea	66	76.6 years
Murphy	62	74.4 years
Jones	56	73.7 years
Brown	54	70.9 years

Houses and condos Apartments

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Butte, MT

88.9%Utility gas
4.9%Electricity
3.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
2.1%Wood
0.6%Other fuel
0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Butte, MT

79.0%Utility gas
15.9%Electricity
2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.5%Other fuel
0.8%Wood
0.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.2%No fuel used

Butte compared to Montana state average:

Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
House age significantly below state average.

Butte on our top lists:

#13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: utilities (population 5,000+)"
#27 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in halfway houses (population 1,000+)"
#47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: extraction workers (population 5,000+)"
#59 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
#61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: food and beverage stores (population 5,000+)"
#68 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: food processing workers (population 5,000+)"
#73 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (population 5,000+)"
#79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (population 5,000+)"
#80 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (population 5,000+)"
#89 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: beverage and tobacco products (population 5,000+)"
#95 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores (population 5,000+)"
#96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: utilities (population 5,000+)"
#100 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (population 5,000+)"

#48 (59701) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most alcohol drinking places in 2005"
#55 (59701) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most casinos in 2005"

#30 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
#48 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
#51 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
#54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest percentage of residents that drank alcohol in the past 30 days"
#54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"

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