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Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Coordinates: 41°17′35″N 85°08′16″W / 41.29306°N 85.13778°W / 41.29306; -85.13778
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Butler Township
Township
Location of Butler Township in DeKalb County
Location of Butler Township in DeKalb County
Coordinates: 41°17′35″N 85°08′16″W / 41.29306°N 85.13778°W / 41.29306; -85.13778
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDeKalb
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total23.75 sq mi (61.5 km2)
 • Land23.69 sq mi (61.4 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
853 ft (260 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,691
 • Density71.4/sq mi (27.6/km2)
FIPS code18-09550[2]
GNIS feature ID453148

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

  • "Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 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. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  4. ^ History of DeKalb County, Indiana: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns. Inter-State Publishing Company. 1885. pp. 488.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

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