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| Name | Butler |
| Alt names | BU | source: Wikipedia | | Butler | source: Getty Vocabulary Program | | Hunter | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Irving | source: Family History Library Catalog | | Otoe | source: Family History Library Catalog |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 37.783°N 96.833°W |
| Located in | Kansas, United States (1855 - ) |
| See also | Otoe, Kansas, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Chase, Kansas, United States | County northeast | | Greenwood, Kansas, United States | County east | | Elk, Kansas, United States | County southeast | | Cowley, Kansas, United States | County south | | Sumner, Kansas, United States | County southwest | | Harvey, Kansas, United States | County west | | Sedgwick, Kansas, United States | County west | | Marion, Kansas, United States | County northwest |
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Butler County (county code BU) is a county in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Kansas and is the largest county in the state by total area. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 67,380. Its county seat is El Dorado and its most populous city is Andover.
Timeline
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| 1855 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1860 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1861 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1869 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1886 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 437
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| 1870 | 3,035
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| 1880 | 18,586
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| 1890 | 24,055
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| 1900 | 23,363
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| 1910 | 23,059
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| 1920 | 43,842
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| 1930 | 35,904
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| 1940 | 32,013
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| 1950 | 31,001
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| 1960 | 38,395
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| 1970 | 38,658
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| 1980 | 44,782
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| 1990 | 50,580
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Butler County, Kansas, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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