Butteville, Oregon
| Butteville, Oregon | |
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| Census-designated place (CDP) & unincorporated community | |
The historic Butteville Store, established in 1863
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 Location of Butteville, Oregon |
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| Coordinates: 45°15′46″N 122°50′27″W / 45.26278°N 122.84083°WCoordinates: 45°15′46″N 122°50′27″W / 45.26278°N 122.84083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| County | Marion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 138 ft (42 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 265 |
| • Density | 282.0/sq mi (108.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Pacific (PST) (UTC-8) |
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC-7) |
| ZIP code | 97002 |
| Area code(s) | 503 |
| FIPS code | 41-10100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1158152 |
Butteville is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Marion County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Butteville as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the same name. As of the 2010 census the population was 265. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Butteville was founded in the 1840s by members of the Methodist Mission. Butteville was once served by steamboats running on the Willamette River. Butteville saw the peak of its economy in the 1850s, as it competed with neighboring Champoeg, Oregon for shipping business from the surrounding French Prairie. Most of Butteville's early residents were French-Canadian.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2), of which, 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (6.31%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 293 people, 106 households, and 83 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 282 people per square mile (108.8/km²). There were 113 housing units at an average density of 108.8 per square mile (42.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.56% White, 2.05% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 1.71% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.73% of the population.
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