Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Butler Township
Township
Location of Butler Township in DeKalb County
Coordinates: 41°17′35″N 85°08′16″W / 41.29306°N 85.13778°WCoordinates: 41°17′35″N 85°08′16″W / 41.29306°N 85.13778°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	DeKalb
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	23.75 sq mi (61.5 km^2)
• Land	23.69 sq mi (61.4 km^2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation[1]	853 ft (260 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	1,691
• Density	71.4/sq mi (27.6/km^2)
FIPS code	18-09550[2]
GNIS feature ID	453148

Butler Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,691 and it contained 679 housing units.^[3]

History

Butler Township was founded in 1837.^[4]

The William Cornell Homestead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[5]

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.^[3] 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

• Interstate 69
• State Road 3
• State Road 205
• State Road 327

References

• "Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
3. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
4. History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. p. 488.
5. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

• Indiana Township Association page for DeKalb County