Butte -- U.S. County in South Dakota Population (2000): 9094 Housing Units (2000): 4059 Land area (2000): 2248.511409 sq. miles (5823.617568 sq. km) Water area (2000): 17.844312 sq. miles (46.216553 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2266.355721 sq. miles (5869.834121 sq. km) Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46 Location: 44.753616 N, 103.618567 W Headwords: Butte Butte, SD Butte County Butte County, SD