BUTLER COUNTY, KANSAS

'Butler County' (county code 'BU') is a county located in South Central Kansas, in the Central United States. The county's population was estimated to be 63,147 in the year 2006, making it the eighth largest in the state. Its county seat and most populous city is El Dorado. The county is a part of the Wichita Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was named in honor of South Carolina senator Andrew Pickens Butler.

Contents

Geography

Adjacent counties

Demographics

Cities and towns

Incorporated cities

Unincorporated places

Townships

Education

Unified school districts

See also

References

External links

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 3,746 km² (1,446 mi²), of which 3,698 km² (1,428 mi²) is land and 48 km² (19 mi²), or 1.28%, is water.

Adjacent counties

★ Chase County (northeast)

★ Greenwood County (east)

★ Elk County (southeast)

★ Cowley County (south)

★ Sumner County (southwest)

★ Harvey County (west)

★ Sedgwick County (west)

★ Marion County (northwest)

Demographics

Butler County's population was estimated to be 63,147 in the year 2006, an increase of 3,450, or +5.8%, over the previous six years;^[1] it has the seventh fastest growing and eighth largest population in the state.
As of the U.S. Census in 2000, there were 59,482 people, 21,527 households, and 16,059 families residing in the county. The population density was 16/km² (42/mi²). There were 23,176 housing units at an average density of 6/km² (16/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.94% White, 1.38% Black or African American, 0.91% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.69% two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.

Population pyramid

There were 21,527 households out of which 37.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.60% were married couples living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the county the population was spread out with 28.60% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $45,474, and the median income for a family was $53,632. Males had a median income of $38,675 versus $26,109 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,150. About 5.40% of families and 7.30% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Map of Butler County ()

Incorporated cities

Name and population (2005 estimate):^[2]

★ El Dorado, 12,659 (county seat)

★ Andover, 9,114

★ Augusta, 8,608

★ Rose Hill, 3,896

★ Douglass, 1,799

★ Towanda, 1,355

★ Benton, 817

★ Leon, 648

★ Whitewater, 639

★ Potwin, 438

★ Elbing, 208

★ Latham, 164

★ Cassoday, 128

Unincorporated places

★ Beaumont

★ Bois d'Arc

★ Brainerd

★ DeGraff

★ Gordon

★ Haverhill

★ Keighley

★ Rosalia

★ Smileyberg

Townships

Butler County is divided into twenty-nine townships. The cities of Augusta and El Dorado are considered ''governmentally independent'' and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Education

Unified school districts

★ Bluestem USD 205 (Web site)

★ Remington USD 206 (Web site)

★ Circle USD 375 (Web site)

★ Andover USD 385 (Web site)

★ Rose Hill USD 394 (Web site)

★ Douglass USD 396 (Web site)

★ Augusta USD 402 (Web site)

★ El Dorado USD 490 (Web site)

★ Flinthills USD 492 (Web site)

See also

References

1. Annual estimates of the population to 2006-07-01. Released 2007-03-22. Six year change is from 2000-07-01 to 2006-07-01.
2. Annual estimates of the population to 2005-07-01. Released 2006-06-21.

External links

;Official sites

★ Butler County
;Local history and genealogy

★ Blue Skyways

★ Butler County GenWeb

★ Kansas State Historical Society

★ William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas