Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana

Butler Township
Township
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°42′02″N 85°58′48″W / 40.70056°N 85.98000°W / 40.70056; -85.98000Coordinates: 40°42′02″N 85°58′48″W / 40.70056°N 85.98000°W / 40.70056; -85.98000
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	29.84 sq mi (77.3 km2)
• Land	28.91 sq mi (74.9 km2)
• Water	0.93 sq mi (2.4 km2)  3.12%
Elevation	801 ft (244 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	866
• Density	30/sq mi (10/km2)
ZIP code	46970
GNIS feature ID	0453150

Butler Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 866 and it contained 396 housing units.^[1]

History

Butler Township was organized in 1841.^[2]

The Francis Godfroy Cemetery, Wallace Circus and American Circus Corporation Winter Quarters, and Westleigh Farms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 29.84 square miles (77.3 km²), of which 28.91 square miles (74.9 km²) (or 96.88%) is land and 0.93 square miles (2.4 km²) (or 3.12%) is water.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• New Santa Fe at 40°40′25″N 85°59′16″W / 40.673652°N 85.987767°W / 40.673652; -85.987767
• Oakley at 40°42′07″N 86°00′45″W / 40.701986°N 86.012491°W / 40.701986; -86.012491
• Peoria at 40°43′07″N 85°57′38″W / 40.718653°N 85.960545°W / 40.718653; -85.960545
• Santa Fe at 40°39′11″N 85°59′10″W / 40.653097°N 85.986100°W / 40.653097; -85.986100

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

• Missisinewa at 40°45′02″N 86°00′30″W / 40.750598°N 86.008324°W / 40.750598; -86.008324

(These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)

Cemeteries

The grave of Miami Chief Francis Godfroy located at Chief Francis Godfroy Cemetery, Miami County, Indiana.

The township contains these six cemeteries: Clayton, Fegley, Francis Godfroy, Keyes, New Hope and Ramer.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 19

Lakes

• Mississinewa Lake

School districts

• Maconaquah School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 5th congressional district
• State House District 32
• State Senate District 18

References

• "Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-27. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10. 
2. ↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 278. 
3. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Butler Township

	Peru Township	Erie Township	Noble Township, Wabash County
	Washington Township		Waltz Township, Wabash County
		Butler Township
	Clay Township	Harrison Township	Jackson Township

Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Peru
City	Peru
Towns	Amboy Bunker Hill Converse‡ Denver Macy
Townships	Allen Butler Clay Deer Creek Erie Harrison Jackson Jefferson Perry Peru Pipe Creek Richland Union Washington
CDP	Grissom AFB‡ Mexico
Other unincorporated communities	Bennetts Switch Birmingham Chili Courter Deedsville Doyle Erie Flora Gilead Loree McGrawsville Miami Nead New Santa Fe North Grove Park View Heights Peoria Perrysburg Pettysville Santa Fe South Peru Stockdale‡ Wawpecong Wells
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties