Butte County Profile

Butte County is located in Southeastern Idaho, 65 miles North of Idaho Falls, 60 miles West of Blackfoot. The State Capital of Boise is 288 miles Northwest. It is made up of four communities: Arco, Moore, Butte City and Howe.

Butte County Communities
City	Population
Arco	1,200
Moore	320
Butte City	65
Howe	14

County Population

1970

1980

1990

2000

Total

2,925

3,342

2,918

2,985

Community Government Revenue 2000
Typical Property Tax Rate: 2.090035%
Total Net Market Value: 13,000,212

Labor Market
The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory is located in Butte County, which reflects the increase in workforce versus population.

Labor Market
	1980	1985	1990	1999
Total Employment	6,712	8,135	7,191	6,656
Employment By Type
Wage & Salary Employment	6,222	6,757	7,683	6,140
Farm Proprietors	232	241	189	250
Non-Farm Proprietors	202	193	263	322

Labor Force
Average Monthly % Unemployed - 2000
Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Jun.	Jul.	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.
4.8	4.5	4.8	5.1	3.6	3.1	2.6	2.8	2.3	3.2	3.3	4.2

Municipal Services and Health Care

Sewer System
The following communities have public sewer systems:
Arco, Moore, Howe, Butte City.
Monthly rate in Arco is $26.21. The rest of the county has septic systems.

Water Supply
The following communities have public sewer systems:
Arco, Moore, Howe, Butte City.
Monthly rate in Arco is $29.13. The rest of the county has domestic wells.

Electric Power
Utah Power: 1 (888)221-7070
Residential Basic Monthly Rate: $12.00 plus KWH .04790
Small Commercial: same as Residential
Industrial Rates based on use (contact REA for specific rates)
REA (208)588-3311
Residential Basic Monthly Rate $12.00 plus KWH .04790
Small Commercial same as Residential
Industrial Rates based on use (contact REA for specific rates)

Propane
Suburban Propane (208)527-8549
V-1 Propane (208)527-3522

Telephone
ATC Communications (208)527-3249
Residential Monthly Rate $32.00
Business Monthly Rate $52.00
Connection Fee $37.50
DSL Monthly Rate $57.90
Connection Fee Varies (contact ATC)
web-www.atcnet.net

Health Care
14 Bed Hospital
2 Physicians and 1 Physicians Assistant
Medical Clinic
Testing Lab
33 Bed Nursing Home
2 Dentists
Optometrist
Chiropractor
Home Care
Veterinarian

Transportation/Shipping
Cart Bus Service (800)258-4937
Highway 20-26, Highway 93, 63 Miles to Interstate 15
UPS Service
Fed Ex Service: call (800)-Go-FedEx to Schedule Pick-up

Industrial Sites
There are approximately 800 acres in Butte County Zoned for industrial use.
The majority of the property has county road access.

Education
School District 111
2 Elementary Schools, one Located in each Arco and Howe (238 Students and 14 Teachers)
1 Middle School in Arco (118 Students and 8 Teachers)
1 High School in Arco (254 Students and 15 Teachers)

Climate

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

Jun.

Jul.

Aug.

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Avg. High

28°F

34°F

44°F

57°F

67°F

76°F

85°F

83°F

73°F

61°F

42°F

30°F

Avg. Low

3°F

8°F

18°F

27°F

36°F

43°F

48°F

46°F

37°F

28°F

18°F

5°F

Mean

16°F

22°F

31°F

42°F

52°F

60°F

67°F

65°F

56°F

45°F

30°F

18°F

Avg. Precip

1.00in

.80in

1.30in

.80in

.90in

.80in

.60in

1.00in

1.10in

Record High

52°F
(1962)

59°F
(1991)

71°F
(1966)

86°F
(1987)

90°F
(1986)

97°F
(1988)

102°F
(1960)

100°F
(1961)

96°F
(1950)

83°F
(1988)

69°F
(1953)

59°F
(1976)

Record Low

-35°F
(1985)

-31°F
(1996)

-19°F
(1960)

5°F
(1978)

11°F
(1972)

21°F
(1954)

29°F
(1986)

25°F
(1992)

15°F
(1985)

8°F
(1972)

-21°F
(1977)

-45°F
(1983)

Local & Regional Economic Development Organizations

Organization	Contact	Phone	E-mail
Arco/Butte Business Incubation Center	Carrie Allen	(208)527-3060 ext.10	clallen@atcnet.net
Lost Rivers Economic Development	Michelle Holt	(208)527-3060 ext. 11	lred@atcnet.net
Regional Development Alliance	Tim Solomon	(208)528-9400	rda-ts@regalliance.org

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