Editing Butterfield, Minnesota

{{short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name          = Butterfield
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|motto                  = "Home Of The Butterfield Steam And Gas Engine Show"<ref name="City of Butterfield Minnesota">{{cite web|url= http://www.butterfieldmn.com/Pages/default.aspx|title= City of Butterfield Minnesota|publisher= City of Butterfield Minnesota|accessdate= October 4, 2012}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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|leader_name            = Phil Buhler{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
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|established_date2      = April 5, 1885<ref name="City of Butterfield Minnesota"/>

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|population_total       = 601
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|postal_code            = 56120
|area_code              = [[Area code 507|507]]
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'''Butterfield''' is a city in [[Watonwan County, Minnesota|Watonwan County]], [[Minnesota]], United States. The population was 601 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref name="2010 Census (City)">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Butterfield%20city,%20Minnesota |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
Butterfield was [[plat]]ted in 1872.<ref>{{cite book|last=Upham|first=Warren|title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance|url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog|year=1920|publisher=Minnesota Historical Society|page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n591 574]}}</ref> Butterfield developed as a railroad town and was incorporated on April 5, 1885.<ref name="City of Butterfield Minnesota"/> The community was named for William Butterfield, the original owner of the town site.<ref>{{cite book|author=Chicago and North Western Railway Company|title=A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OspBAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA50|year=1908|page=50}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=20892|title= Profile for Butterfield, Minnesota, MN|publisher=ePodunk|accessdate= October 4, 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-11-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 332
|1910= 377
|1920= 404
|1930= 412
|1940= 511
|1950= 529
|1960= 601
|1970= 619
|1980= 634
|1990= 509
|2000= 564
|2010= 586
|2020= 601
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 586 people, 220 households, and 149 families residing in the city.<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2012-11-13}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|1302.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 238 housing units at an average density of {{convert|528.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 72.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.9% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.3% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 17.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 25.6% of the population.

There were 220 households, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.3% were non-families. 28.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.21.

The median age in the city was 35 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 12% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.9% were from 25 to 44; 24.3% were from 45 to 64; and 16.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 564 people, 232 households, and 152 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|1,289.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 235 housing units at an average density of {{convert|537.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 86.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 7.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 5.32% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.24% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 15.07% of the population.

There were 232 households, out of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.1% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.6% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.6 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,904, and the median income for a family was $38,482. Males had a median income of $27,212 versus $17,813 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $15,177.  About 6.1% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 11.2% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==

===Annual cultural events===
The Butterfield Steam and Gas Engine Show is held annually the third full weekend in August. The event made its debut in 1967, and attracts an estimated 15,000 people each year.<ref name="City of Butterfield Minnesota"/>

==Infrastructure==

===Transportation===
[[Minnesota State Highway 60]] serves as a main route in the community.

The junction of [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific Railroad's]] [[Worthington Subdivision]] and Fairmont Subdivision is just to the east of city limits in adjacent [[Butterfield Township, Watonwan County, Minnesota|Butterfield Township]].

==Government==
Butterfield is located within [[Minnesota's 1st congressional district]], represented by [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]], [[Jim Hagedorn]].{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

==Notable people==
*[[Herman Becker Fast]] (1887&ndash;1938), Minnesota state legislator, farmer, and businessman, lived in Butterfield.<ref>[https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?ID=12776 Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Herman Becker Fast]</ref>
*[[Bruce Laingen]] (1922&ndash;2019), United States diplomat, was born in Butterfield.<ref>[https://www.mprnews.org/story/2019/07/17/former-diplomat-iran-hostage-and-minnesota-native-bruce-laingen-dies Diplomat, held hostage in Iran's revolution, a Minnesota native, dies]</ref>

==See also==
*[[Kansas Lake Evangelical Lutheran Church]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=20892 ePodunk: Profile for Butterfield, Minnesota, MN]

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[[Category:Cities in Minnesota]]
[[Category:Cities in Watonwan County, Minnesota]]