Local Wiki
Butte County
Butte County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 4, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, either 9:30 AM or 6:00 PM (varies by meeting).
- Meeting location
- Butte County Courthouse Commission Meeting Room, 839 5th Ave, Belle Fourche, SD.
- County Auditor
- 839 5th Ave. · Belle Fourche, 57717 · (605) 892-4485 · fax (605) 723-0057
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.buttesd.gov
- Board of County Commissioners
- James Ager (Chairman, confirmed continuously through Sept/Oct 2025), Chad Erk, Batterman, Brunner, Jason Kari (D5, as of Oct 7, 2025, replacing Frank Walton mid-term) — Vice-Chair NOT confirmed for 2025, a genuine unresolved gap. (605) 892-4485 — Auditor@ButteSD.org.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Belle Fourche School District 09-1 · School District
- Newell School District 09-2 · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Belle Fourche · City
- Fruitdale · Town
- Newell · City
- Nisland · Town
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024