Official Name: | Butler Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Miami |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 29.84 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 28.91 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.93 |
Area Water Percent: | 3.12 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 826 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 244 |
Elevation Ft: | 801 |
Coordinates: | 40.7006°N -85.98°W |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 46970 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 453150 |
Butler Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 826 (down from 866 at 2010[3]) and it contained 360 housing units.
Butler Township was organized in 1841.[4]
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, of which (or 96.88%) is land and (or 3.12%) is water.[3]
(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.