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Population: 33093
Area: 718 square miles
County Seat: Butte
Area Code(s): 406
Time Zone: MST
Website: Silver Bow County, Montana Home Page
Silver Bow County is a county located in the U.S. state of
As of 2000, the population was 34,606. Its county seat is
In 1977, the city of Butte and county governments
consolidated to form the single entity of Butte-Silver Bow.
•Butte
•Silver Bow
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Butte is a city in Silver Bow County, Montana and is the
county seat. In 1977, the city and county governments
consolidated to form the sole entity of The City and
County of Butte-Silver Bow. As of the 2000 census,
Butte population was 33,892. In its heyday between
the late 19th century and about 1920, it was one of
the largest and most notorious copper boomtowns
in the American West, home to hundreds of saloons and a
famous red-light district. It now claims the dubious
distinction of being home to the Berkeley Pit and
being part of the largest Superfund site in the United States.
The local daily newspaper is the Montana Standard.. There is
also an independent weekly newspaper, The Butte Weekly.
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