Ashland County Forestry

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Butternut is a village in Ashland County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 366 at the 2020 census. == Geography == Butternut is located at 46°0′50″N 90°29′41″W (46.013958, -90.494614). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.61 square miles (4.17 km2), all of it land. === Climate === == Demographics == === 2010 census === As of the census of 2010, there were 375 people, 180 households, and 103 families living in the village. The population density was 232.9 inhabitants per square mile (89.9/km2). There were 214 housing units at an average density of 132.9 per square mile (51.3/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 94.1% White, 2.7% Native American, 0.3% from other races, and 2.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 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.