Butler County | |
|---|---|
 Butler County Courthouse in Poplar Bluff | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Missouri | |
 Missouri's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 36°43′N 90°24′W / 36.72°N 90.4°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Missouri |
| Founded | February 27, 1849 |
| Named for | William Orlando Butler |
| Seat | Poplar Bluff |
| Largest city | Poplar Bluff |
| Area | |
• Total | 699 sq mi (1,810 km2) |
| • Land | 695 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
| • Water | 4.3 sq mi (11 km2) 0.6% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 42,130 |
| • Density | 60/sq mi (23/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 8th |
| Website | butlercountymo |
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.[1] The largest city and county seat is Poplar Bluff.[2] 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.[3] The first meeting in the Butler County Courthouse was held on June 18, 1849.
Butler County comprises the Poplar Bluff, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "2020 Population and Housing State Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 264.