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Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana

Butler Township
Township
Location in Miami County
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°42′02″N 85°58′48″W / 40.70056°N 85.98000°W / 40.70056; -85.98000Coordinates: 40°42′02″N 85°58′48″W / 40.70056°N 85.98000°W / 40.70056; -85.98000
Country  United States
State  Indiana
County Miami
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 29.84 sq mi (77.3 km2)
 • Land 28.91 sq mi (74.9 km2)
 • Water 0.93 sq mi (2.4 km2)  3.12%
Elevation 801 ft (244 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 866
 • Density 30/sq mi (10/km2)
ZIP code 46970
GNIS feature ID 0453150

Butler Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 866 and it contained 396 housing units.

Butler Township was organized in 1841.

The Francis Godfroy Cemetery, Wallace Circus and American Circus Corporation Winter Quarters, and Westleigh Farms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.84 square miles (77.3 km2), of which 28.91 square miles (74.9 km2) (or 96.88%) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2) (or 3.12%) is water.

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

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

The township contains these six cemeteries: Clayton, Fegley, Francis Godfroy, Keyes, New Hope and Ramer.


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