Butte, Nebraska

Butte, Nebraska
Village
Downtown Butte in 2010
Location of Butte within County and State
Coordinates: 42°54′42″N 98°50′49″W / 42.91167°N 98.84694°W / 42.91167; -98.84694Coordinates: 42°54′42″N 98°50′49″W / 42.91167°N 98.84694°W / 42.91167; -98.84694
Country	United States
State	Nebraska
County	Boyd
Area
• Total	0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
• Land	0.42 sq mi (1.09 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	1,811 ft (552 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	326
• Estimate (2012)	321
• Density	776.2/sq mi (299.7/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	68722
Area code(s)	402
FIPS code	31-07485
GNIS feature ID	0827820
Website	buttenebraska.com

Butte is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 326 at the 2010 census, down from 366 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Boyd County.

Butte was named from the small hills, or buttes, near the town site.

The Central Interstate Low Level Radioactive Waste Compact and US Ecology purchased land 2 miles west of Butte in the early 1990s. The land was to become the site of the compact's dump; however following extensive controversy, the dump was eventually removed from consideration. Nebraska was officially removed from the compact after a series of long court battles that ended in 2004. The state of Nebraska had to pay a settlement and there have been attempts made to sell the compact's land just outside Butte.

Butte is located at 42°54′42″N 98°50′49″W / 42.91167°N 98.84694°W / 42.91167; -98.84694 (42.911549, -98.846830). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km²), all of it land.

This climatic region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Butte has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps.