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Located in: Daniels County (see below)

Pronunciation: bewt <1>

Typical Abbreviation: Butte Crk.

Time Zone: Butte Creek lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)<2>

Telephone Area Code: 406

Elevation: 2,680 feet [816.86 m] above sea level<3>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<4>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Butte Creek:

Lat: 48.882000° (or 48°52'55" N)

Lon: -105.848300° (or -105°50'53" W)

USGS Topo Map: Carbert<5>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Butte Creek

GNIS ID: 1637568

FIPS State / Place Code: 30 / 11310

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Butte Creek)

About Daniels County

The community of Scobey is the County Seat for Daniels County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Daniels)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<6>	1,690 (3.37% decrease since 2010)
2010	1,749 (13.29% decrease since 2000)
2000:	2,017

Total Area:<7> 1,426 sq. miles [3,694.6 km²]

Housing Units: <8> 1,111

Official Website: https://www.danielscountymt.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Daniels

GNIS ID: 1637566

FIPS State / County Code: 30 / 019

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Butte Creek)

About Montana

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,070,123 (8.16% increase since 2010)
2010:	989,415 (9.67% increase since 2000)
2000:	902,195

Websites for State of Montana

Official Website: https://mt.gov/

Tourism: https://www.visitmt.com/

Parks: https://fwp.mt.gov/stateparks/

Fishing: https://fwp.mt.gov/fish

Hunting: https://fwp.mt.gov/hunt

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Montana

GNIS ID: 767982

FIPS State: 30

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Butte Creek)

Footnotes ...

<1>	The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Butte Creek. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<2>	While Butte Creek is in the Mountain Time Zone and observes daylight saving time, the area to the east is in the Central Standard Time Zone (CST) and does not..
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butte Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Butte Creek, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<5>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Butte Creek.
<6>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<7>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Butte Creek. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<8>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).