Butte, Nebraska Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 366. Estimated population in July 2024: 344 (-6.0% change)
Males: 169 (46.2%), Females: 197 (53.8%)
Boyd County
Zip code: 68722
Demographics
Median resident age: 49.0 years
Median household income: $20,417
Median house value: $22,100
Population by Race
Races in Butte:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (47.3%), Irish (9.8%), Czech (6.0%), English (5.7%), Polish (4.4%), United States (4.1%).
Elevation: 1811 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Butte
- High school or higher: 70.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.8%
- Unemployed: 0.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Butte village
- Never married: 14.4%
- Now married: 52.6%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 26.1%
- Divorced: 6.9%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -86 (-19.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Butte:
- WEST HOLT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; ATKINSON, NE)
- NIOBRARA VALLEY HOSPITAL CORP (about 30 miles; LYNCH, NE)
- AVERA ST ANTHONYS HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; O’ NEILL, NE)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Butte:
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 102 miles; YANKTON, SD; Abbreviation: YKN)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 111 miles; HURON, SD; Abbreviation: HON)
- KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL (about 117 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Abbreviation: OFK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Butte:
- LAKE ANDES MUNI (about 27 miles; LAKE ANDES, SD; Abbreviation: 8D8)
- STUART-ATKINSON MUNI (about 28 miles; ATKINSON, NE; Abbreviation: 8V2)
- THE O’NEILL MUNI-JOHN L BAKER FIELD (about 33 miles; O’NEILL, NE; Abbreviation: ONL)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Butte:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 110 miles; NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 132 miles; VERMILLION, SD; Full-time enrollment: 6,014)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 135 miles; WAYNE, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,026)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 143 miles; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Full-time enrollment: 3,730)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 143 miles; KEARNEY, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,588)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 174 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 178 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
Schools
Public high school in Butte:
- BUTTE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 61; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Butte:
- BUTTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 60; Grades: PK – 06)
Libraries
Library in Butte:
- DAVIES MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $8,801; Location: PO BOX 276; 8,283 books; 75 audio materials; 216 video materials; 22 serial subscriptions)