[4] The Central Interstate Low Level Radioactive Waste Compact and US Ecology purchased land two miles west of Butte in the early 1990s.

Nebraska was officially removed from the compact after a series of long court battles that ended in 2004.

The state of Nebraska had to pay a settlement and there have been attempts made to sell the compact's land just outside Butte.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the village was 96.0% White, 1.2% Native American, 2.5% Asian, and 0.3% from two or more races.

The racial makeup of the village was 98.91% White, 0.82% Native American, and 0.27% from two or more races.

[13] It was previously in West Boyd Schools, which was established in a merger in July 2007.