North Eagle Butte is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...

(CDP) in Dewey County,

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, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 1,879 at the 2020 census.

Geography

North Eagle Butte is located in western Dewey County at (45.006330, -101.231318). It is bordered to the south by the city of Eagle Butte and by Ziebach County. U.S. Route 212 passes through North Eagle Butte, leading east to Gettysburg and west to

Belle Fourche Belle Fourche (; ) is a city in and the county seat of Butte County, South Dakota, United States. Its population was 5,617 at the 2020 census. It is near the geographic center of the United States, which moved some 550 miles northwest from the g ...

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, the state capital, is to the southeast. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.11%, is water.

Demographics

At the 2000 census there were 2,163 people, 638 households, and 459 families in the CDP. The population density was 170.5 people per square mile (65.8/km). There were 697 housing units at an average density of 54.9 per square mile (21.2/km). The

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of the CDP was 6.43% White, 0.09% African American, 92.28% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39%. Of the 638 households 45.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 27.9% were married couples living together, 31.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 23.5% of households were one person and 6.6% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.81. The age distribution was 41.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 14.1% from 45 to 64, and 5.4% 65 or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males. The median household income was $21,701 and the median family income was $21,458. Males had a median income of $19,886 versus $20,156 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $8,175. About 37.5% of families and 39.1% of the population were below the

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, including 44.7% of those under age 18 and 51.7% of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in Eagle Butte School District 20-1, which jointly operates

Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School Eagle Butte School District 20-1, is a school district with its headquarters in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. The district covers sections of Ziebach County and Dewey County. The district and the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) jointly administer t ...

with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).

References

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