Butte, North Dakota

About Butte

Set in the central part of North Dakota, Butte is a tiny community, home to 72 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Butte is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 288 residents per square mile.

📰 Butte News Today

• North Dakota teen missing for more than 8 months; national center seeks public’s help valleynewslive.com · Aug 4
• Q Taylor continues strong season in Sentinel Butte, N.D. - Tri-State Livestock News Tri-State Livestock News · Aug 4
• Missing teen featured on gas pumps across the state The Mighty 790 KFGO · Aug 4
• North Dakota rancher’s ‘one-time’ poetry event reaches 40-year milestone - KFYR-TV KFYR-TV · May 22
• Sandra Blanes Obituary Jul 18, 2026 thomasfamilyfuneralhome.com · Jul 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Butte Unique

• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• With 72 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Part of the fabric of North Dakota — one of 406 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Butte

• Charles Schroeder Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cottonwood Lake National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• National Waterfoul Production Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Butte

🏘️ Nearby Communities