Butler County, Nebraska
Butler County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 8,369. Its county seat is David City. The county was created in 1856 and organized in 1868.
Butler County | |
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| County of Butler | |
Butler County Courthouse in David City | |
Interactive map of Butler County | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Established | January 26, 1856 |
| Organized | October 21, 1868 |
| Named for | William Orlando Butler |
| County seat | David City |
| Largest city | David City |
| Area | |
| • Total | 591 sq mi (1,530 km2) |
| • Land | 585 sq mi (1,520 km2) |
| • Water | 5.9 sq mi (15 km2) 1.0% |
| Highest elevation | 1,739 ft (530 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 902 ft (275 m) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2021) | 8,369 |
| • Density | 13.8/sq mi (5.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 402/531 |
| FIPS code | 31023 |
| GNIS feature ID | 835833 |
| Website | www.co.butler.ne.us |
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.
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