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°W / 41.29306; -85.13778Coordinates: 41°17′35″N 85°08′16″W / 41.29306°N 85.13778°W / 41.29306; -85.13778
Country United States
State Indiana
County DeKalb
Government
 • Type Indiana township
Area
 • Total 23.75 sq mi (61.5 km2)
 • Land 23.69 sq mi (61.4 km2)
 • Water 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 853 ft (260 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,691
 • Density 71.4/sq mi (27.6/km2)
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

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

Adjacent townships

Major highways

References

  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. 1 2 "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.

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