Butler Township, Harrison County, Missouri

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Butler Township
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Coordinates: 40°10′03″N94°09′23″W / 40.1673653°N 94.1565143°W / 40.1673653; -94.1565143
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Missouri.svg  Missouri
County Harrison
Area
[1]
  Total
78 km2 (30.2 sq mi)
  Land77.9 km2 (30.08 sq mi)
  Water0.3 km2 (0.12 sq mi)  0.4%
Elevation
[2]
286 m (938 ft)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
97
  Density1.2/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
FIPS code 29-08110072 [1]
GNIS feature ID766715 [2]

Butler Township is a township in Harrison County, Missouri, United States. [2] At the 2020 census, its population was 97. [3] It was one of the three original townships. [4]

Butler Township has the name of Aseph M. Butler, a pioneer citizen. [5] Butler is all part of congressional 62, range 29, lying within Harrison County. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "MO TIGER County Subdivisions". Missouri Spatial Data Infomration Service. United State Census Bureau. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butler Township, Harrison County, Missouri
  3. 1 2 "Census 2020 DHC Extract Assistance". Missouri Census Data Center. Retrieved April 21, 2025.
  4. Wanamaker, George W. "History of Harrison County, Missouri". Topeka, Indianapolis : Historical Pub. Co., 1921. Retrieved April 18, 2025.
  5. "Harrison County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. "Townships, Harrison County, Missouri". moharrison.genealogyvillage.com. Retrieved November 11, 2024.