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Welcome to Butte County ...

Time Zone: Butte County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Arco is the Seat for Butte County.

Butte County was founded in 1917. Butte was created by taking area from Bingham, Blaine and Jefferson Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Butte had a population of 2,597 people. This is a decrease of 10.91% since the last Census (which gave a population of 2,915 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Butte represented 0.19% of the total population of Idaho.

Below are some of the communities located in Butte County:

  • Arco
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Arco is located in Butte County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <2>
  • Butte City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Butte City is located in Butte County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Moore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Moore is located in Butte County (ID)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <2>

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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