Butler Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°42′02″N 85°58′48″W / 40.70056°N 85.98000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Miami |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 29.84 sq mi (77.3 km2) |
• Land | 28.91 sq mi (74.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.93 sq mi (2.4 km2) 3.12% |
Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 866 |
• Density | 30/sq mi (10/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 46970 |
GNIS feature ID | 453150 |
Butler Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 866 and it contained 396 housing units.[2]
History
Butler Township was organized in 1841.[3]
The Francis Godfroy Cemetery, Wallace Circus and American Circus Corporation Winter Quarters, and Westleigh Farms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]
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.[2]
Unincorporated towns
- New Santa Fe at 40°40′25″N 85°59′16″W / 40.673652°N 85.987767°W
- Oakley at 40°42′07″N 86°00′45″W / 40.701986°N 86.012491°W
- Peoria at 40°43′07″N 85°57′38″W / 40.718653°N 85.960545°W
- Santa Fe at 40°39′11″N 85°59′10″W / 40.653097°N 85.986100°W
(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
(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
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.
- 1 2 "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.