Official Name: | Butler Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
Government Type: | Indiana township |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 30.36 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 30.28 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.09 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 1297 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 279 |
Elevation Ft: | 915 |
Coordinates: | 39.3486°N -85.1233°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-09568[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 453149 |
Butler Township is one of thirteen townships in Franklin County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,297,[3] down from 1,318 at 2010.[4]
Butler Township was established in 1849. Butler Township is named after Butler County, Ohio, the native home of many of its early settlers.[5]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.74%) is land and (or 0.30%) is water.[4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains one cemetery, Wolf Creek.