Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

41°17′35″N 85°08′16″W / 41.29306°N 85.13778°W / 41.29306; -85.13778CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyDeKalbGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total23.75 sq mi (61.5 km²) • Land23.69 sq mi (61.4 km²) • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

853 ft (260 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,733 • Density71.4/sq mi (27.6/km²)FIPS code18-09550^[3]GNIS feature ID453148

Butler Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,733, up from 1,691 at 2010,^[4] and it contained 704 housing units.

History

Butler Township was founded in 1837.^[5]

The William Cornell Homestead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.75 square miles (61.5 km²), of which 23.69 square miles (61.4 km²) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.25%) is water.^[4] Holiday Lakes is in this township.

Unincorporated towns

Butler Center
Cedar
New Era
Saint Johns

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

Adjacent townships

Keyser Township (north)
Jackson Township (east)
Cedar Creek Township, Allen County (southeast)
Perry Township, Allen County (south)
Eel River Township, Allen County (southwest)
Swan Township, Noble County (west)

Major highways

References

"Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. pp. 488.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.