North Eagle Butte, South Dakota

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Population in 2010: 1,954.
Population change since 2000: -9.7%
Males: 943  (48.3%)
Females: 1,011  (51.7%)
Median resident age:

21.5 years
South Dakota median age:

38.5 years

Zip codes: 57625.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $39,377 (it was $21,701 in 2000)
North Eagle Butte:

$39,377
SD:

$69,728

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $12,803 (it was $8,175 in 2000)

North Eagle Butte CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $57,706 (it was $19,500 in 2000)
North Eagle Butte:

$57,706
SD:

$245,000

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $89,960; detached houses: $62,877; mobile homes: $123,444

Median gross rent in 2022: $690.

March 2022 cost of living index in North Eagle Butte: 74.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 40.3%
(100.0% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 41.2% for American Indian residents)

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  • Races in North Eagle Butte, SD (2022)
    • 1,55591.4%American Indian alone
    • 482.8%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander alone
    • 110.6%Hispanic
    • 30.2%White alone

Races in North Eagle Butte detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 2413 feet

Land area: 12.7 square miles.

Population density: 154 people per square mile   (very low).

North Eagle Butte, South Dakota map

11 residents are foreign born

This place:

0.6%
South Dakota:

3.8%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
North Eagle Butte CDP:

1.9% ($369)
South Dakota:

1.8% ($1,334)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rapid City, SD (117.6 miles , pop. 59,607).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Omaha, NE (369.3 miles , pop. 390,007).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (714.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities:

Eagle Butte, SD (0.8 miles ),
Green Grass, SD (3.4 miles),
Dupree, SD (4.3 miles ),
Whitehorse, SD (5.0 miles),
Isabel, SD (5.3 miles ),
La Plant, SD (5.4 miles),
Timber Lake, SD (5.5 miles ),
Faith, SD (6.3 miles )

Latitude: 45.01 N, Longitude: 101.23 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 605

Distribution of median household income in North Eagle Butte, SD in 2022
Distribution of house value in North Eagle Butte, SD in 2022
North Eagle Butte satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.9%
South Dakota:

2.0%
Most common industries in North Eagle Butte, SD (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Educational services (22.1%)
  • Public administration (19.8%)
  • Health care (11.9%)
  • Food & beverage stores (6.9%)
  • Social assistance (6.9%)
  • Construction (5.4%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.3%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Public administration (22.3%)
  • Educational services (17.2%)
  • Health care (11.9%)
  • Construction (11.3%)
  • Accommodation & food services (7.5%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (5.6%)
  • Food & beverage stores (4.1%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Educational services (26.6%)
  • Public administration (17.6%)
  • Health care (11.8%)
  • Social assistance (11.0%)
  • Food & beverage stores (9.5%)
  • Arts, entertainment, recreation (3.8%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (3.2%)
Most common occupations in North Eagle Butte, SD (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8.3%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7.1%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.7%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (5.4%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.3%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (5.1%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (5.0%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (17.2%)
  • Other management occupations, except farmers and farm managers (8.5%)
  • Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (6.9%)
  • Bus drivers (6.6%)
  • Carpenters (4.7%)
  • Farmers and farm managers (4.4%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.8%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (11.8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (10.1%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (9.0%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7.8%)
  • Child care workers (7.2%)
  • Cashiers (7.2%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (6.4%)

Average climate in North Eagle Butte, South Dakota

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Tornado activity:

North Eagle Butte-area historical tornado activity is significantly below South Dakota state average. It is 65% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/2/1953, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 0.4 miles away from the North Eagle Butte place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 6/21/1983, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 33.6 miles away from the place center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

North Eagle Butte-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above South Dakota state average. It is 100% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/18/1959 at 06:37:13, a magnitude 7.7 (7.7 UK, Class: Major, Intensity: VIII - XII) earthquake occurred 463.4 miles away from the city center, causing $26,000,000 total damage
On 10/18/1984 at 15:30:23, a magnitude 5.5 (5.4 MB, 5.1 MS, 5.5 ML, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 282.2 miles away from North Eagle Butte center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 105.1 miles away from the city center
On 9/8/1984 at 00:59:31, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MB) earthquake occurred 237.2 miles away from the city center
On 5/29/1984 at 20:18:32, a magnitude 5.0 (5.0 MB) earthquake occurred 239.1 miles away from North Eagle Butte center
On 10/28/1983 at 14:06:06, a magnitude 7.3 (6.2 MB, 7.3 MS, 7.0 MW) earthquake occurred 622.4 miles away from North Eagle Butte center, causing 2 deaths (2 shaking deaths) and 3 injuries, causing $15,000,000 total damage
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Dewey County (15) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 10
Emergencies Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Winter Storms: 7, Storms: 5, Snowstorms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
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Hospitals and medical centers near North Eagle Butte:

  • PHS INDIAN HOSPITAL AT EAGLE BUTTE Acute Care Hospitals (about 1 miles away; EAGLE BUTTE, SD)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to North Eagle Butte:

  • South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (about 117 miles; Rapid City, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,102)
  • University of Mary (about 122 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 2,854)
  • Bismarck State College (about 128 miles; Bismarck, ND; FT enrollment: 3,015)
  • Black Hills State University (about 135 miles; Spearfish, SD; FT enrollment: 3,166)
  • Northern State University (about 138 miles; Aberdeen, SD; FT enrollment: 2,203)
  • Chadron State College (about 176 miles; Chadron, NE; FT enrollment: 2,374)
  • South Dakota State University (about 224 miles; Brookings, SD; FT enrollment: 10,392)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Eagle Butte Fire Department (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: Eagle Butte Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in North Eagle Butte: Shupic Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Dewey County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

3.4 people
South Dakota:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

74.3%
Whole state:

64.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

13.4%
Whole state:

6.5%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households
13 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional) in 2010
4 people in residential treatment centers for adults in 2010

People in group quarters in North Eagle Butte in 2000:

  • 47 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 25 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
  • 17 people in other types of correctional institutions
  • 8 people in unknown juvenile institutions

For population 15 years and over in North Eagle Butte:

Marital status in North Eagle Butte, SD
  • Never married: 50.2%
  • Now married: 23.1%
  • Separated: 0.7%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 18.4%

For population 25 years and over in North Eagle Butte:

  • High school or higher: 75.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
  • Unemployed: 18.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 10.2 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

8.4
South Dakota average:

10.5

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for North Eagle Butte, SD (based on Dewey County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Mainline Protestant1,37016
Catholic1,2016
Evangelical Protestant48911
Other4501
None1,791-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 2
This county:

3.34 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:

2.84 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 7
Dewey County:

11.70 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:

6.68 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 3
Here:

5.01 / 10,000 pop.
South Dakota:

9.21 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Dewey County:

13.9%
State:

7.7%
Adult obesity rate:
Dewey County:

37.9%
South Dakota:

27.7%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
North Eagle Butte:

44.8%
South Dakota:

51.4%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
Here:

43.4%
South Dakota:

49.4%

Average BMI:
Here:

29.2
South Dakota:

28.5

People feeling badly about themselves:
This city:

23.8%
State:

20.6%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
This city:

11.0%
South Dakota:

9.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
North Eagle Butte:

6.6
South Dakota:

6.9

Overweight people:
This city:

33.4%
South Dakota:

34.1%

General health condition:
North Eagle Butte:

54.4%
State:

58.1%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

81.5%
South Dakota:

78.7%

More about Health and Nutrition of North Eagle Butte, SD Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in North Eagle Butte:

  • KXMR (710 AM; 50 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KBHB (810 AM; 25 kW; STURGIS, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KGFX (1060 AM; 10 kW; PIERRE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KOLY (1300 AM; 5 kW; MOBRIDGE, SD; Owner: JAMES RIVER BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KKLS (920 AM; 10 kW; RAPID CITY, SD; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KTWO (1030 AM; 50 kW; CASPER, WY; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WWNL (1080 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: STEEL CITY RADIO, INC.)
  • KBMR (1130 AM; 10 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: RADIO BISMARCK MANDAN, LLC)
  • KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
  • KIMB (1260 AM; 50 kW; KIMBALL, NE; Owner: G & L INVESTMENTS, LLC)
  • KFYR (550 AM; 5 kW; BISMARCK, ND; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLTT (670 AM; 50 kW; COMMERCE CITY, CO; Owner: KLZ RADIO, INC.)
  • KKZN (760 AM; 50 kW; THORNTON, CO; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING OF COLORADO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in North Eagle Butte:

  • KPSD-FM (97.1 FM; FAITH, SD; Owner: STATE BD. OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TV)

TV broadcast stations around North Eagle Butte:

  • KPSD-TV (Channel 13; EAGLE BUTTE, SD; Owner: SOUTH DAKOTA BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR ED. TELECOMMUNICATIONS)
North Eagle Butte fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

North Eagle Butte fatal accident list:

Sep 25, 2009 02:14 AM, Us-212, None, Lat: 45.008186, Lon: -101.161733, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in North Eagle Butte, SD
  • 89.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 6.6%Electricity
  • 4.4%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in North Eagle Butte, SD
  • 61.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 20.7%Electricity
  • 18.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.


North Eagle Butte compared to South Dakota state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage above state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of rooms per house below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

North Eagle Butte on our top lists:

  • #52 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in training schools for juvenile delinquents (population 1,000+)"
  • #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in other types of correctional institutions (population 1,000+)"
  • #83 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in unknown juvenile institutions (population 1,000+)"
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