Butte County

Also known as Butte County, Idaho, Butte County, ID

county in Idaho, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Idaho
Founded: February 6, 1917
Named after: Big Southern Butte
Seat: Arco
Largest city: Arco
Total: 2,234 sq mi (5,790 km )
Land: 2,232 sq mi (5,780 km )
Water: 2.0 sq mi (5.2 km ) 0.1%
Estimate 2025: 2,783
Density: 1.3/sq mi (0.50/km )
Time zone: UTC−7 ( Mountain )
Summer dst: UTC−6 ( MDT )
Congressional district: 2nd
Website: https://buttecountyid.us/

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Official website

Butte County Idaho – Home of Arco, the first city in the world lighted by atomic power

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2574
Area: 5785
Official website: buttecountyid.us
Image: EBR-1 2001.jpg
Households: 966
Dialing code: 208

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Commons category: Butte County, Idaho
postal code: 83244
inception: 1917-02-06
water as percent of area: 0.1
native label: Butte County
Digital Atlas of Idaho URL: digitalatlas.cose.isu.edu/counties/butte/butte.htm
per capita income: 31659

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Butte County is a rural county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,574, making it the third-least populous county in Idaho. Its county seat and largest city is Arco. The county was established in 1917 from parts of Bingham, Blaine, and Jefferson counties. The county gained territory in the Clyde area from Custer County in 1937 to reach its present boundary.

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