Editing Butternut, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Butternut, Wisconsin
| settlement_type    = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = <!-- Images -->
| image_skyline      = Butternut Wisconsin Downtown Looking South WIS13.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Looking south in Butternut
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps -->
| image_map          = File:Ashland County Wisconsin Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Butternut Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location of Butternut in Ashland County, Wisconsin
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| map_caption1       = <!-- Location -->
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United States}}
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Wisconsin|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Ashland County, Wisconsin|Ashland]]

<!-- Government -->| government_footnotes = 
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| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = <!-- Area -->
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_55.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 3.81
| area_land_km2      = 3.81
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.47
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.47
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census">{{cite web |date=May 2023 |title=Census Bureau profile: Butternut, Wisconsin |url=https://data.census.gov/all?q=Butternut%20village,%20Wisconsin |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=Jul 9, 2024}}</ref>
| population_total   = 366
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_sq_mi = auto

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| elevation_m        = 456
| elevation_ft       = 1496
| coordinates        = {{coord|46|0|50|N|90|29|41|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = ZIP code
| postal_code        = 54514
| area_code          = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 55-11525<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1562478<ref name="GR3" />
| blank2_name        = [[Public Transit]]
| blank2_info        = [[Bay Area Rural Transit]]
| website            = {{URL|http://www.butternutwi.com/}}
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Butternut''' is a village in [[Ashland County, Wisconsin|Ashland County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Wisconsin]]. The population was 366 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

==Geography==
Butternut is located at {{coord|46|0|50|N|90|29|41|W|type:city}} (46.013958, -90.494614).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.61|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all of it 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=November 18, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 25, 2012 }}</ref>

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Butternut 3SW, Wisconsin, 1991–2020 normals: 1570ft (479m)
|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 51
|Feb record high F = 57
|Mar record high F = 76
|Apr record high F = 84
|May record high F = 90
|Jun record high F = 94
|Jul record high F = 97
|Aug record high F = 96
|Sep record high F = 91
|Oct record high F = 82
|Nov record high F = 71
|Dec record high F = 58
|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 39.4
|Feb avg record high F = 44.3
|Mar avg record high F = 58.4
|Apr avg record high F = 74.5
|May avg record high F = 81.4
|Jun avg record high F = 87.5
|Jul avg record high F = 88.5
|Aug avg record high F = 87.4
|Sep avg record high F = 83.5
|Oct avg record high F = 74.3
|Nov avg record high F = 57.4
|Dec avg record high F = 43.6
|year avg record high F = 87.8

|Jan high F = 19.6
|Feb high F = 24.3
|Mar high F = 36.8
|Apr high F = 49.7
|May high F = 64.0
|Jun high F = 73.5
|Jul high F = 77.7
|Aug high F = 75.9
|Sep high F = 67.8
|Oct high F = 53.2
|Nov high F = 36.9
|Dec high F = 24.8
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 10.4
|Feb mean F = 13.6
|Mar mean F = 25.4
|Apr mean F = 38.6
|May mean F = 52.0
|Jun mean F = 61.7
|Jul mean F = 65.8
|Aug mean F = 63.8
|Sep mean F = 56.0
|Oct mean F = 43.2
|Nov mean F = 29.4
|Dec mean F = 17.1
|year mean F = 

|Jan low F = 1.1
|Feb low F = 2.9
|Mar low F = 14.0
|Apr low F = 27.5
|May low F = 39.9
|Jun low F = 49.9
|Jul low F = 53.8
|Aug low F = 51.7
|Sep low F = 44.3
|Oct low F = 33.2
|Nov low F = 21.8
|Dec low F = 9.5
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -24.7
|Feb avg record low F = -22.4
|Mar avg record low F = -12.4
|Apr avg record low F = 12.4
|May avg record low F = 25.2
|Jun avg record low F = 34.8
|Jul avg record low F = 41.6
|Aug avg record low F = 39.6
|Sep avg record low F = 28.3
|Oct avg record low F = 18.8
|Nov avg record low F = 2.0
|Dec avg record low F = -16.8
|year avg record low F = -28.3

| Jan record low F = -47
| Feb record low F = -49
| Mar record low F = -29
| Apr record low F = -6
| May record low F = 19
| Jun record low F = 26
| Jul record low F = 33
| Aug record low F = 33
| Sep record low F = 22
| Oct record low F = 6
| Nov record low F = -16
| Dec record low F = -33
| year record low F =

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 1.16
|Feb precipitation inch = 1.38
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.96
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.02
|May precipitation inch = 3.87
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.98
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.26
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.71
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.83
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.98
|Nov precipitation inch = 2.06
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.80
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 13.3
|Feb snow inch = 15.2
|Mar snow inch = 11.3
|Apr snow inch = 7.5
|May snow inch = 0.8
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = trace
|Oct snow inch = 2.5
|Nov snow inch = 8.6
|Dec snow inch = 15.0
|year snow inch =

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00471249&format=pdf
|title = Butternut 3SW, Wisconsin 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = December 25, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS (1998-2020 snowfall, temp records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 25, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1910 = 717
| 1920 = 618
| 1930 = 604
| 1940 = 669
| 1950 = 522
| 1960 = 499
| 1970 = 453
| 1980 = 438
| 1990 = 416
| 2000 = 407
| 2010 = 375
| 2020 = 366
| 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>
}}
[[File:Butternut Wisconsin Downtown Looking South 2 WIS13.jpg|thumb|Looking south in Butternut]]

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 375 people, 180 households, and 103 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|232.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 214 housing units at an average density of {{convert|132.9|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.1% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.7% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.9% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 1.1% of the population.

There were 180 households, of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.7% had a male householder with no wife present, and 42.8% were non-families. 38.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.72.

The median age in the village was 41.5 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.8% were from 25 to 44; 27% were from 45 to 64; and 16.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.1% male and 49.9% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 407 people, 197 households, and 102 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was 254.2 people per square mile (98.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 220 housing units at an average density of 137.4 per square mile (53.1/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the village was 98.28% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]] and 1.72% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 0.25% of the population.

There were 197 households, out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.2% were non-families. 43.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 24.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.1% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $30,446, and the median income for a family was $43,125. Males had a median income of $31,979 versus $17,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $16,002. About 1.9% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 6.5% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The Butternut School District serves the area.<ref>[http://www.lightatorch.info/ Butternut School District]</ref>

==Transportation==
Bus service to the community is provided by [[Bay Area Rural Transit]].

==Notable people==
*[[Charles Drechsler]], mycologist; born on a farm near Butternut<ref>"Charles Drechsler, 1892-1986," ''Mycologia'', Robert D. Lumsden, vol. 79, no. 3, May–June 1987, pg. 345-352</ref>
*[[Carl L. Klein]], Illinois state representative<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.idaillinois.org/digital/collection/bb/id/15833|first=|last=|authorlink=|title=Illinois Blue Book (1965-1966)|pages=236|publisher=[[State of Illinois]]|date=1967|ISBN=}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.butternutwi.com Butternut website]

{{Ashland County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Ashland County, Wisconsin]]