What is Butte, Montana?
[[File:William A. Clark home (Copper King Mansion).jpg|thumb|upright=0.9|[[Copper King Mansion]], built between 1884 and 1888 for [[magnate]] [[William A. Clark]]]] '''Butte''' is a city in, and the [[county seat]] of [[Silver Bow County, Montana|Silver Bow County]], [[Montana]], United States. The city covers {{convert|718|mi2|0}}. In the [[2020 United States Census|2020 census]], it has a population of around 34,500, making it Montana's fifth largest city. It is served by [[Bert Mooney Airport]] with airport code BTM. Butte is home to [[Montana Technological University]]. ==Notable people== *[[John W. Bonner]], Governor of Montana *[[F. Augustus Heinze]], copper [[magnate]] *[[Evel Knievel]], motorcycle daredevil *[[Mike Mansfield]], [[U.S. senator]] *[[William Rockefeller]], businessman *[[Kathlyn Williams]], actress ==Other websites== *[http://www.co.silverbow.mt.us City and County of ''Butte-Silver Bow''] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090805073649/http://www.buttecvb.com/ Butte Visitors Bureau] *[http://www.mtstandard.com/ The Montana Standard, the local newspaper] {{Montana}} [[Category:Cities in Montana]] [[Category:County seats in Montana]] {{us-geo-stub}}