Butte, Montana

Copper King Mansion, built between 1884 and 1888 for magnate William A. Clark

Butte is a city in, and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. The city covers 718 square miles (1,860 km²). In the 2020 census, it has a population of around 34,500, making it Montana's fifth largest city.

It is served by Bert Mooney Airport with airport code BTM. Butte is home to Montana Technological University.

Notable people

• John W. Bonner, Governor of Montana
• F. Augustus Heinze, copper magnate
• Evel Knievel, motorcycle daredevil
• Mike Mansfield, U.S. senator
• William Rockefeller, businessman
• Kathlyn Williams, actress

Other websites

• City and County of Butte-Silver Bow
• Butte Visitors Bureau
• The Montana Standard, the local newspaper