Butler Township, Franklin County, Indiana

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Butler Township
Township
Map highlighting Butler Township, Franklin County, Indiana.svg
Location of Butler Township in Franklin County
Coordinates: 39°20′55″N85°07′24″W / 39.34861°N 85.12333°W / 39.34861; -85.12333
Country United States
State Indiana
County Franklin
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total30.36 sq mi (78.6 km2)
 • Land30.28 sq mi (78.4 km2)
 • Water0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
915 ft (279 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,297
 • Density43/sq mi (16/km2)
FIPS code 18-09568 [2]
GNIS feature ID453149

Butler Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,297 [3] , down from 1,318 at 2010. [4]

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 1,243—
1900 1,073−13.7%
1910 876−18.4%
1920 851−2.9%
1930 749−12.0%
1940 738−1.5%
1950 82611.9%
1960 823−0.4%
1970 8462.8%
1980 94211.3%
1990 9925.3%
2000 1,17518.4%
2010 1,31812.2%
2020 1,297−1.6%
Source: US Decennial Census [5]

History

Butler Township was established in 1849. Butler Township is named after Butler County, Ohio, the native home of many of its early settlers. [6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.36 square miles (78.6 km2), of which 30.28 square miles (78.4 km2) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.30%) is water. [4]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

The township contains one cemetery, Wolf Creek.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  6. ↑ Reifel, August Jacob (1915). History of Franklin County, Indiana. Windmill Publications. pp.  134.


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