Butte County, South Dakota
11 public bodies govern here, 2 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 10,676
- Median household income
- $75,652
- ±11,248
- Unemployed
- 1.8%
- 104 of 5,791 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.8%
- 3,866 of 4,306 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Butte | 10,456 (2021) | 839 5th Ave, Belle Fourche | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Belle Fourche | 5,699 (2021) | 511 6th Ave, Belle Fourche | — |
| City of Newell | 594 (2021) | Po Box 405, Newell | — |
| Town of Fruitdale | 74 (2021) | 1510 W Oliver St, Spearfish | — |
| Town of Nisland | 209 (2021) | Po Box 144, Nisland | Website |
Townships 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Vale | 116 (2021) | Po Box 175, Vale | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Fourche Irrigation District | Irrigation | Po Box 225, Newell | — |
| Butte County Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 830 6th Ave, Belle Fourche | — |
| Multi-County Predator Control District | Other natural resources | 19587 4 Mile Rd, Sturgis | — |
| Vale Sanitary Sewer and Water District | Sewerage and water supply | Po Box 105, Vale | — |
| Butte County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1837 5th Ave, Belle Fourche | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Belle Fourche School District 09-1
School district4 schools
2305 13th Ave, Belle Fourche, SD, 57717
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Newell School District 09-2
School district3 schools
501 Dartmouth Ave, Newell, SD, 57760
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Harvest Farmers' Market (Sundance)
Gages Gardens & Greenhouses Farmers Market (379 Evans Lane Spearfish) · Deadwood Street Market (71 Sherman Street Deadwood)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.