Butler Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Miami County |
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Coordinates: 40°42′02″N 85°58′48″W / 40.70056°N 85.98000°WCoordinates: 40°42′02″N 85°58′48″W / 40.70056°N 85.98000°W | |
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.