Butler, Missouri | |
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| Nickname: The Electric City[1] | |
 Location within Bates County and Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′35″N 94°20′22″W / 38.25972°N 94.33944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Bates |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.08 sq mi (10.56 km2) |
| • Land | 4.07 sq mi (10.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,220 |
| • Density | 1,037.62/sq mi (400.64/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 64730 |
| Area code | 660 |
| FIPS code | 29-10054 [4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2393483 [3] |
| Website | City Website |
Butler is a city in Bates County, Missouri, United States and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 4,219 at the 2010 census. The county seat of Bates County,[5] the city is named for William Orlando Butler, an American military and political figure of the early and mid-19th century.[6] It is located approximately 50 mi (80 km) south of Kansas City, Missouri on U.S. Route 71-Interstate 49.
- ^ "Official City webpage". City of Butler. 2013. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butler, Missouri
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Atkeson, W.O. (1918). "History of Butler Missouri". Historical Publishing Company via Ray's Place website. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2013.