Summary for Bear Butte

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Located in: Meade County (see below)

Time Zone: Bear Butte lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT)

Telephone Area Code: 605

Elevation: 2,850 feet [868.68 m] above sea level<1>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<2>

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

Lat: 44.474400° (or 44°28'27" N)

Lon: -103.307400° (or -103°18'26" W)

USGS Topo Map: Fort Meade NE<3>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Bear Butte

GNIS ID: 1260978

FIPS State / Place Code: 46 / 03980

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

The community of Sturgis is the County Seat for Meade County.

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

Population

Total Area:<5> 3,482 sq. miles [9,020.5 km²]

Housing Units: <6> 11,000

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Meade

GNIS ID: 1266991

FIPS State / County Code: 46 / 093

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

From the US Census

Population

Websites for State of South Dakota

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of South Dakota

GNIS ID: 1785534

FIPS State: 46

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

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The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Butte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Bear Butte, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<3>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Bear Butte.
<4>	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.
<5>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Bear Butte. 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.
<6>	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).