Butte City (other)
Butte City may refer to: * Butte City, Arizona *Butte City, California *Butte City, Idaho *An early name for Butte, Montana Butte ( ) is a consolidated city-county and the county seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. In 1977, the city and county governments consolidated to form the sole entity of Butte-Silver Bow. The city covers , and, according to the ...

Butte City, Arizona
__NOTOC__ In geomorphology, a butte () is an isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top; buttes are smaller landforms than mesas, plateaus, and tablelands. The word ''butte'' comes from a French word meaning knoll (but of any size); its use is prevalent in the Western United States, including the southwest where ''mesa'' ( Spanish for "table") is used for the larger landform. Due to their distinctive shapes, buttes are frequently landmarks in plains and mountainous areas. To differentiate the two landforms, geographers use the rule of thumb that a mesa has a top that is wider than its height, while a butte has a top that is narrower than its height. Formation Buttes form by weathering and erosion when hard caprock overlies a layer of less resistant rock that is eventually worn away. The harder rock on top of the butte resists erosion. The caprock provides protection for the less resistant rock below from wind abrasion which leaves it stan ...
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Butte City, California
Butte City (formerly, Butte) is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located on the east bank of the Sacramento River south-east of Willows Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist s ..., at an elevation of 89 feet (27 m). Butte City has varied outdoor recreation opportunities including fishing and boating on the Sacramento River (serviced by the Butte City boat ramp) and also duck hunting seasonally. The area surrounding the town is primarily used for agriculture, including rice, walnuts, alfalfa, and corn. Butte City is served by a volunteer fire department, but has no police department. History The first post office at Butte City was established in 1883. A cemetery is located east of town where historical residents of the area are buried. In ear ...
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Butte City, Idaho
Butte City is a city in Butte County, Idaho, United States. The population was 74 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Geography Butte City is located at (43.608243, -113.245449). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census, there were 74 people, 41 households and 22 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 51 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 86.5% White (U.S. Census), White, 2.7% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 4.1% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 5.4% from Race (U.S. Census), other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 13.5% of the population. There were 41 households, of which 9.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were Marriage, married couples living together, 2.4% had a m ...
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