Butte County, South Dakota (SD)

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% of renters here:	27%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (19.4%), Educational,health and social services (18.0%), Retail trade (12.7%).

Type of workers:

Butte County, South Dakota business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Butte County, South Dakota:

Median resident age:	38.0 years
South Dakota median age:	35.6 years

Males: 4,475	(49.2%)
Females: 4,619	(50.8%)

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Butte County:	2.5 people
South Dakota:	2.5 people

This county:	$35,741
South Dakota:	$43,424

This county:	$381
State:	$436

Butte County:	$84,416
South Dakota:	$118,700

Detached houses: $158,079

Here:	$158,079
State:	$160,328

Townhouses or other attached units: $48,572

Here:	$48,572
State:	$200,700

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $60,707

Here:	$60,707
State:	$114,786

Mobile homes: $36,370

Here:	$36,370
State:	$34,151

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$101,720

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 1
• Burglaries: 3
• Thefts: 6
• Auto thefts: 1

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 0
• Robberies: 0
• Assaults: 0
• Burglaries: 0
• Thefts: 9
• Auto thefts: 2

This county:	12.8%
Whole state:	13.2%

This county:	3.4%
Whole state:	5.8%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Butte County is $379 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $648 a month.

Cities in this county include: Belle Fourche, Newell, Nisland, Fruitdale.

Neighboring counties: Carter County, Montana , Crook County, Wyoming , Harding County , Lawrence County , Meade County , Perkins County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Butte County: Fishel Ranch (A), Fuller Ranch (B), Gilger Ranch (C), Hanley Ranch (D), Hoeye Ranch (E), Horman Ranch (F), Beale Ranch (G), Jolly (H), Jones Ranch (I), Kinghorn Two Top Ranch (J), Kiplinger Ranch (K), McClure Ranch (L), McLeod Ranch (M), Morsman Siding (N), Persche Ranch (O), Lietner Ranch (P), Ribey Ranch (Q), Robinson Ranch (R), Sloan Brothers Ranch (S), Taylor Ranch (T). Display/hide their locations on the map Church in Butte County: Empire Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemeteries: Vale Cemetery (1), Wilson Cemetery (2), Minnesota Cemetery (3), Newell Cemetery (4), Saint Anthony Cemetery (5), Danish Cemetery (6), Old Vale Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoirs: Guidinger Reservoir (A), Slaughter Reservoir (B), Newell Lake (C), Belle Fourche Reservoir (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Granger Creek (A), Maloney Creek (B), Short Creek (C), Fourmile Creek (D), Grummit Canyon Creek (E), Slate Creek (F), Magpie Creek (G), Flat Creek (H), Mud Elm Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Butte County include: Center of Nation Roadside Park (1), Belle Fourche National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.7%
South Dakota:	4.9%

Current college students: 258
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 79.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%

Number of foreign born residents: 107 (53% naturalized citizens)

Butte County:	1.2%
Whole state:	1.8%

Mean travel time to work: 18.6 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 70.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,501
• One, attached: 68
• Two: 103
• 3 or 4: 145
• 5 to 9: 89
• 10 to 19: 83
• 20 or more: 131
• Mobile homes: 931
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Butte County with a mortgage: 650 (34 second mortgage, 123 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 710

Here:	47.8% with mortgage
State:	60.6% with mortgage

Butte County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 3.1 times below overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 7/14/1957, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $500 and $5000 in damages.

Butte County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below South Dakota state average. It is 95% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 2/6/1996 at 16:08:36, a magnitude 3.7 (3.7 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 53.7 miles away from Butte County center
On 2/7/2007 at 10:35:58, a magnitude 3.1 (3.1 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 71.5 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 3,073 (71%) Carpooled: 622 (14%) Bus or trolley bus: 12 (0%) Walked: 229 (5%) Other means: 26 (1%) Worked at home: 386 (9%)

10.50% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,880 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	10.50%
South Dakota average:	8.40%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.33% relocated from other counties in South Dakota ($15,560 average AGI)
4.17% relocated from other states ($13,323 average AGI)

Butte County:	4.17%
South Dakota average:	3.82%

from Lawrence County, SD	2.88% ($21,531 average AGI)
from Meade County, SD	0.99% ($41,909)
from Pennington County, SD	0.69% ($24,087)

11.25% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,302 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.25%
South Dakota average:	8.34%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
6.43% relocated to other counties in South Dakota ($14,418 average AGI)
4.82% relocated to other states ($11,886 average AGI)

Butte County:	4.82%
South Dakota average:	3.78%

to Lawrence County, SD	2.68% ($27,889 average AGI)
to Meade County, SD	1.19% ($24,125)
to Pennington County, SD	1.10% ($28,270)
to Campbell County, WY	0.45% ($37,600)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 10.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 10.5

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 7.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 6.4

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 1,680 (1,437 aged, 243 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 16%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 7,749 (1,986 male householders, 495 female householders)

  2,047 spouses, 2,845 children (2,634 natural, 75 adopted, 136 stepchildren), 63 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 39 parents, 71 other relatives, 162 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 1,213 (444 male householders (362 living alone)), 601 female householders (543 living alone)), 168 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 132 (95 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,065 2-persons, 544 3-persons, 504 4-persons, 237 5-persons, 105 6-persons, 26 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 905 1-person, 115 2-persons, 21 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

97.0% of residents of Butte County speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 31% speak English well, 1% speak English not well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 29% speak English well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 31% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% speak English very well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $55,491,000 ($5984 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $1,449,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $24,800,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $8,642,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,547,000
Federal grants: $16,293,000
Federal procurement contracts: $428,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $2,782,000 ($100,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $785,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $3,759,000
Federal Government insurance: $3,633,000

Here:	66 per 1000 residents
State:	72 per 1000 residents

Here:	54 per 1000 residents
State:	48 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+5 per 1000 residents

Here:	+13 per 1000 residents
State:	-1 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 1.37 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.6
State:	6.3

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

55% of Butte County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in South Dakota.

Butte County:	55.1%
State average:	56.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5739
• Northeast: 190
• Midwest: 1333
• South: 294
• West: 1392

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $47,200

Here:	8.3%
South Dakota:	8.0%

Here:	6.2%
South Dakota:	5.6%

Here:	12.2%
South Dakota:	17.8%

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