Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

40°42′02″N 85°58′48″W / 40.70056°N 85.98000°W / 40.70056; -85.98000Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMiamiGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total29.84 sq mi (77.3 km²) • Land28.91 sq mi (74.9 km²) • Water0.93 sq mi (2.4 km²) 3.12%Elevation

^[1]

801 ft (244 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total826 • Density28/sq mi (11/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

46970

GNIS feature ID453150

Butler Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami 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.

History

Butler Township was organized in 1841.^[4]

The Francis Godfroy Cemetery, Wallace Circus and American Circus Corporation Winter Quarters, and Westleigh Farms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[5]

Geography

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]

Unincorporated towns

New Santa Fe at 40°40′25″N 85°59′16″W / 40.673652°N 85.987767°W / 40.673652; -85.987767
Oakley at 40°42′07″N 86°00′45″W / 40.701986°N 86.012491°W / 40.701986; -86.012491
Peoria at 40°43′07″N 85°57′38″W / 40.718653°N 85.960545°W / 40.718653; -85.960545
Santa Fe at 40°39′11″N 85°59′10″W / 40.653097°N 85.986100°W / 40.653097; -85.986100

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

Extinct towns

Missisinewa at 40°45′02″N 86°00′30″W / 40.750598°N 86.008324°W / 40.750598; -86.008324

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these six cemeteries: Clayton, Fegley, Francis Godfroy, Keyes, New Hope and Ramer.

Major highways

Indiana State Road 19

Lakes

Mississinewa Lake

School districts

Maconaquah School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 5th congressional district
State House District 32
State Senate District 18

References

"Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 27, 2009.
United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Census Bureau profile: Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ ^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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 278.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.