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Butler County is a county located in the southeast Ozark Foothills Region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 Census, the county's population was 42,130. The largest city and county seat is Poplar Bluff. The 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.
Butler County comprises the Poplar Bluff, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Butler County, Missouri, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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