Butte County, Idaho

Butte County is a located in the  of. It was established in 1917. As of the 2000 Census the county had a population of 2,899 ( estimate: 2,808). The is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 5,785 (2,234 ). 5,783 km² (2,233 sq mi) of it is land and 2 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.03%) is water.

The is located in Butte County. Its waters, along with the, flow underground into the aquifer in Butte County.

Adjacent Counties

 * - northeast
 * - east
 * - southeast
 * - southwest
 * - northwest
 * - northwest

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 2,899 people, 1,089 households, and 802 families residing in the county. The was 0/km² (1/sq mi). There were 1,290 housing units at an average density of 0/km² (1/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 94.65%, 0.28% or , 0.69% , 0.24% , 2.38% from , and 1.76% from two or more races. 4.14% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 1,089 households out of which 32.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.20% were living together, 7.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the county the population was spread out with 29.00% under the age of 18, 6.30% from 18 to 24, 24.00% from 25 to 44, 25.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.30 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,473, and the median income for a family was $36,950. Males had a median income of $37,750 versus $20,962 for females. The for the county was $14,948. About 14.70% of families and 18.20% of the population were below the, including 27.70% of those under age 18 and 8.10% of those age 65 or over.