Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana

Butler Township
Township
Location in Miami County
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 km^2)
• Land	28.91 sq mi (74.9 km^2)
• Water	0.93 sq mi (2.4 km^2)  3.12%
Elevation	801 ft (244 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	866
• Density	30/sq mi (10/km^2)
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.^[1]

History

Butler Township was organized in 1841.^[2]

The Francis Godfroy Cemetery, Wallace Circus and American Circus Corporation Winter Quarters, and Westleigh Farms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Geography

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.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• New Santa Fe at 40°40′25″N 85°59′16″W / 40.673652°N 85.987767°W
• Oakley at 40°42′07″N 86°00′45″W / 40.701986°N 86.012491°W
• Peoria at 40°43′07″N 85°57′38″W / 40.718653°N 85.960545°W
• Santa Fe at 40°39′11″N 85°59′10″W / 40.653097°N 85.986100°W

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

Extinct towns

• Missisinewa at 40°45′02″N 86°00′30″W / 40.750598°N 86.008324°W

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

Cemeteries

The grave of Miami Chief Francis Godfroy located at Chief Francis Godfroy Cemetery, Miami County, Indiana.

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

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 19

Lakes

• Mississinewa Lake

School districts

• Maconaquah School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 32
• State Senate District 18

References

• "Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
2. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 278.
3. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Butler Township