North Eagle Butte is a census-designated place (CDP) in Dewey County, South Dakota, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 1,879 at the 2020 census.
Geography
North Eagle Butte is located in western Dewey County. It is bordered to the south by the city of Eagle Butte and by Ziebach County. U.S. Route 212 passes through North Eagle Butte, leading east to Gettysburg and west to Belle Fourche. Pierre, the state capital, is to the southeast.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.11%, is water.
Demographics
At the 2000 census there were 2,163 people, 638 households, and 459 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 697 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 6.43% White, 0.09% African American, 92.28% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 0.18% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.39%. which jointly operates Cheyenne-Eagle Butte School with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE).