Butterfield, Minnesota

About Butterfield

Butterfield is a tiny community in southern Minnesota with an estimated population of 597.

Butterfield holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.41 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,456 residents per square mile.

📰 Butterfield News Today

• Wayne Hanson Obituary (1942 - 2026) - Butterfield, MN - St. James Plaindealer The Press · Aug 17
• UPDATE: Butterfield man dies in car vs. semi crash in Watonwan County; woman severely hurt KEYC News Now · Jun 20
• Butterfield-Odin vs Central Minnesota Christian Boys Soccer | September 24, 2026 Star Tribune · Aug 6
• Eloise Emily Zellmer Obituary Mar 21, 2026 Dennis Steffel Omtvedt Funeral and Cremation Service · Mar 21
• State Patrol investigating fatal crash with semi in Watonwan County 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS · Jun 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Butterfield Unique

• Positioned in southern Minnesota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Minnesota — one of 915 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Butterfield

• Curry Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ewy Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sulem Lake Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Butterfield

• BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY
• BUTTERFIELD SECONDARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Butterfield

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