Butte County, Idaho

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Butte County is a one of the county from Idaho's 44 counties, located in Western Region (Mountain) of United States. Butte County had an official population of 2899 in 2000. As of July 2008, the estimated population was 2751, making it the third least populous county in Idaho. The county comprises an area of 2233.59 sq mi (5784.97 square kilometre), of which, 2232.85 square miles (5783.05 square kilometre) of it is land and 0.74 square miles (1.92 square kilometre) of it is water, it is the 11th largest in terms of geographical size.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 2899 residents, 1089 households, and 803 families in the county. The population density was 1.3 people per square mile (0.5/kmē), it is the fourth least populated county in terms of population density. There were 1290 housing units at an average density of 0.6 per square mile (0.23/kmē). The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.14. In the county the population was distributed as follows: 29% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 24% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 101.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males. The July 2008 population estimate is 2751, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 96.76% White, 0.29% Black or African American, 0.84% American Indian, 0.25% Asian, 0% Native Hawaiian, and 1.85% from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $30473, it is the sixth poorest county in terms of median household income. The median income for a family in the county was $36950, making it the 30th wealthiest county by median family income among the Idaho. The per capita income for the county was $14948, making its Idaho's 26th highest county by per capita income.

In 2000, 758 pupils and students, of which 405 are male and 353 are female, 26.15% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, total enrollment of student are in, 33 nursery or pri school, 39 kindergarten, 396 elementary school, 216 high school and 74 College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Arco City	Butte County	0.88	0.88	0	1026	1163.9	14744	27993
2	Butte City City	Butte County	0.2	0.2	0	76	378.9	11889	17250
3	Moore City	Butte County	0.29	0.29	0	196	686.3	14732	28984

Year	Population
April 2000 census	2899
April 2000 Estimate	2899
July 2000 Estimate	2899
July 2001 Estimate	2852
July 2002 Estimate	2898
July 2003 Estimate	2820
July 2004 Estimate	2780
July 2005 Estimate	2780
July 2006 Estimate	2732
July 2007 Estimate	2756
July 2008 Estimate	2751

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	13	20	33
Kindergarten	8	31	39
Elementary school	234	162	396
High school	112	104	216
College or graduate school	38	36	74

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Butte County, Idaho	$30473	$36950	$14948
Idaho, United States	$37572	$43490	$17841
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587