Butler Township | |
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 Location in Miami County | |
| Coordinates:40°42′02″N85°58′48″W / 40.70056°N 85.98000°W /40.70056; -85.98000 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.84 sq mi (77.3 km2) |
| • Land | 28.91 sq mi (74.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.93 sq mi (2.4 km2) 3.12% |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 826 |
| • Density | 28.6/sq mi (11.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 46970 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453150 |
Butler Township is one of fourteentownships inMiami 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]
TheFrancis Godfroy Cemetery,Wallace Circus and American Circus Corporation Winter Quarters, andWestleigh Farms are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.[5]
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.[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.
Places adjacent to Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana | |
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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