Butler, South Dakota

About Butler

Butler, SD is a tiny community located in northern South Dakota counting 6 people who proudly call it home.

Butler holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.29 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 21 residents per square mile.

📰 Butler News Today

• Fighting to earn playing time is nothing new for this Butler basketball forward IndyStar · Sep 30
• Meet the real life gun-loving hunting wives who say ‘killing’ is the new wellness New York Post · Sep 30
• Gary D McChesney Obituary Jul 25, 2026 Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center · Jul 25
• David Butler Obituary (2026) - Yankton, SD - Goglin Funeral Homes & Crematory - Yankton Legacy | Obituary · Jul 20
• Butler Machinery has plans to expand in North Dakota Agweek · May 11

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What Makes Butler Unique

• One of 14 places in the US named Butler — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.29 sq mi.
• With 6 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Butler

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