| Official Name: | Butner, North Carolina |
| Named For: | Henry W. Butner[1] |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250x200px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Carolina |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Granville |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1942 |
| Established Title1: | Incorporated |
| Established Date1: | November 1, 2007[2] |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 36.39 |
| Area Land Km2: | 36.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 14.05 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 14.03 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 8397 |
| Population Density Km2: | 231.15 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 598.67 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 361 |
| Coordinates: | 36.1286°N -78.75°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 27509 |
| Area Code: | 919 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 37-09360[4] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2424932 |
Butner is a town in Granville County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 8,397 as of the 2020 census.[5] Butner was managed by the state of North Carolina from 1947 through 2007.
A bill passed by the North Carolina General Assembly incorporating the town was signed by Gov. Mike Easley on July 27, 2007.[6]
It is the former site of the U.S. Army's Camp Butner, which was named for Major General Henry W. Butner (1875–1937), a North Carolina native.[7] [8] The area around Butner has several state and federal correctional institutions.
Butner is located in southwestern Granville County. Interstate 85 passes through the town, southeast of the town center, with access from Exits 186, 189, and 191. I-85 leads northeast to Oxford, the Granville County seat, and southwest to Durham. Butner is bordered to the east by the city of Creedmoor.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.1km2, of which 0.06sqkm, or 0.18%, is water.[9]
| Number | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White (non-Hispanic) | 3,421 | 40.74% | |
| Black or African American (non-Hispanic) | 2,663 | 31.71% | |
| Native American | 27 | 0.32% | |
| Asian | 46 | 0.55% | |
| Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.02% | |
| Other/Mixed | 324 | 3.86% | |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,914 | 22.79% |
As of the census of 2010, there were 7,591 people in 2,767 households. The population density was 1150.2sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 2,999 housing units at an average density of 454.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the town was 59.5% White, 30.1% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 6.5% from other races, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.7% of the population.
There were 2,767 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.74. In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.0% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 13.8% from 25 to 34, 23.3% from 35-49, 18.8% from 50 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males.
The median income[10] for a household in the town was $45,437, and the mean income for a household was $51,466. The median and mean incomes for families were $53,186 and $55,847, respectively. The per capita income for the town was $17,654. About 4.1% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
The area surrounding Butner includes: