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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Butler County is a county located in the southeast Ozark Foothills Region in Southeast Missouri in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the county's population was 42,794. The largest city and county seat is Poplar Bluff.
Butler County was officially organized from Wayne County on February 27, 1849, and is named after former U.S. Representative William O. Butler (D-Kentucky), who was also an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States. The first meeting in the Butler County Courthouse was held on June 18, 1849.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1849 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1849 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1849 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1849 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1878 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1883 | 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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| 1850 | 1,616
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| 1860 | 2,891
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| 1870 | 4,298
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| 1880 | 6,011
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| 1890 | 10,164
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| 1900 | 16,769
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| 1910 | 20,624
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| 1920 | 24,106
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| 1930 | 23,697
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| 1940 | 34,276
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| 1950 | 37,707
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| 1960 | 34,656
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| 1970 | 33,529
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| 1980 | 37,693
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| 1990 | 38,765
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Research Tips
External links
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