Butler County, Nebraska

Butler County
County of Butler
Butler County Courthouse in David City
Butler County Courthouse in David City
Map
Interactive map of Butler County
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska
Country United States
State Nebraska
EstablishedJanuary 26, 1856
OrganizedOctober 21, 1868
Named forWilliam Orlando Butler
County seatDavid City
Largest cityDavid City
Area
 • Total591 sq mi (1,530 km2)
 • Land585 sq mi (1,520 km2)
 • Water5.9 sq mi (15 km2)  1.0%
Highest elevation
1,739 ft (530 m)
Lowest elevation
902 ft (275 m)
Population
 • Estimate 
(2021[1])
8,369
 • Density13.8/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Area code402/531
FIPS code31023
GNIS feature ID835833
Websitewww.co.butler.ne.us

Butler County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 8,369.[1] Its county seat is David City.[2] The county was created in 1856[3] and organized in 1868.[4][5]

In the Nebraska license plate system, Butler County is represented by the prefix 25 (when the license plate system was established in 1922, it had the 25th-largest number of vehicles registered of all counties in the state).

In 2010, Nebraska's center of population was in Butler County, near the village of Rising City.[6]

  1. ^ a b "County Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Lilian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 28. ISBN 0803250606. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  4. ^ Andreas, A. T. (1882). "Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska". The Kansas Collection. Archived from the original on May 20, 2003. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  5. ^ "Butler County". Nebraska Association of County Officials. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  6. ^ "Centers of Population by State: 2010". US Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · View on Wikipedia

Developed by Tubidy