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Butler Township, Franklin County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Franklin

GNIS feature ID
  
453149

Local time
  
Tuesday 12:01 PM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-09568

Elevation
  
279 m

Population
  
1,318 (2010)

Butler Township, Franklin County, Indiana

Weather
  
12°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 94% Humidity

Area
  
78.63 km² (78.42 km² Land / 23 ha Water)

Butler Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,318.

Contents

Map of Butler Township, IN, USA

History

Butler Township was established in 1849. Butler Township is named after Butler County, Ohio, the native home of many of its early settlers.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.36 square miles (78.6 km2), of which 30.28 square miles (78.4 km2) (or 99.74%) is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) (or 0.30%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Oak Forest
  • Saint Marys

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

    Adjacent townships

  • Metamora Township (north)
  • Brookville Township (northeast)
  • Highland Township (east)
  • Adams Township, Ripley County (south)
  • Ray Township (west)
  • Salt Creek Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains one cemetery, Wolf Creek.

    References

    Butler Township, Franklin County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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