Editing Butler, Alabama

{{Short description|City in and county seat of Choctaw County, Alabama}}
{{Distinguish|Butler County, Alabama}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Butler, Alabama
| settlement_type          = [[Town]]
| image_skyline            = Choctaw County Alabama Courthouse.jpg
| imagesize                =
| image_caption            = Choctaw County Courthouse and Confederate monument in Butler
| image_seal               =
| image_map                = File:Choctaw County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Butler Highlighted 0111032.svg
| mapsize                  = 250px
| map_caption              = Location of Butler in Choctaw County, Alabama.
| image_map1               =
| mapsize1                 =
| map_caption1             =
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_type1        = State
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
| subdivision_name         = United States
| subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Choctaw County, Alabama|Choctaw]]
| government_type          =
| leader_title             =
| leader_name              =
| established_date         =
| area_magnitude           =
| area_total_sq_mi         = 6.75
| area_land_sq_mi          = 6.75
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft             = 151
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes     =
| population_total         = 1871
| population_metro         =
| population_density_sq_mi = 277.14
| timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset               = -6
| coordinates              = {{coord|32|5|29|N|88|13|14|W|region:US-AL|display=inline}}
| timezone_DST             = CDT
| utc_offset_DST           = -5
| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code              = 36904
| area_code                = [[Area codes 205 and 659|205, 659]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = 01-11032
| blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info              = 2405351<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405351}}</ref>
| footnotes                =
| website                  = {{URL|https://www.butleralabama.org/}}
| pop_est_as_of            =
| pop_est_footnotes        =
| population_est           =
| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 17.48
| area_land_km2            = 17.48
| area_water_km2           = 0.00
| population_density_km2   = 107.01
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}}
'''Butler''' is a [[town]]<ref name=gnis/> in and the [[county seat]] of [[Choctaw County, Alabama|Choctaw County]], [[Alabama]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,894 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0111032| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212162213/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0111032| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Butler town, Alabama| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=June 5, 2014}}</ref>

==History==
When Choctaw County was formed in 1847, Butler was created as the county seat. The town was located and settled in 1848. It is named in honor of Colonel Pierce Butler, a soldier killed in the [[Mexican–American War]].<ref name=owen>{{Cite book |last=Owen |first=Thomas McAdory |author2=Marie Bankhead Owen |title=History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography |publisher=The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company |year=1921 |location=Harvard University |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofalabama01owen/page/716 716] |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofalabama01owen|quote=Clanton alabama history. }}</ref>

==Geography==
Butler is located in north-central Choctaw County at {{coord|32|5|29|N|88|13|14.46|W|type:city}} (32.091526, −88.220684).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town had a total area of {{convert|14.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, all land.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]], Butler has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (abbreviated ''Cfa'').

{{Weather box
|location = Butler, 1991–2020 simulated normals (161 ft elevation)
|collapsed = y
|single line = y
|precipitation colour  =green
|Jan precipitation mm  =141.75
|Feb precipitation mm  =136.46
|Mar precipitation mm  =148.88
|Apr precipitation mm  =127.01
|May precipitation mm  =107.11
|Jun precipitation mm  =131.38
|Jul precipitation mm  =141.23
|Aug precipitation mm  =131.88
|Sep precipitation mm  =94.77
|Oct precipitation mm  =94.25
|Nov precipitation mm  =108.66
|Dec precipitation mm  =136.80
|Jan high C = 14.2
|Feb high C = 16.6
|Mar high C = 21.1
|Apr high C = 25.1
|May high C = 29.0
|Jun high C = 32.1
|Jul high C = 33.6
|Aug high C = 33.5
|Sep high C = 30.8
|Oct high C = 25.8
|Nov high C = 19.7
|Dec high C = 15.4
|Jan mean C  =7.8
|Feb mean C  =9.8
|Mar mean C  =13.8
|Apr mean C  =17.7
|May mean C  =22.3
|Jun mean C  =25.9
|Jul mean C  =27.5
|Aug mean C  =27.3
|Sep mean C  =24.4
|Oct mean C  =18.4
|Nov mean C  =12.3
|Dec mean C  =8.8
|Jan low C = 1.3
|Feb low C = 3.0
|Mar low C = 6.5
|Apr low C = 10.4
|May low C = 15.5
|Jun low C = 19.8
|Jul low C = 21.4
|Aug low C = 21.0
|Sep low C = 17.9
|Oct low C = 11.0
|Nov low C = 4.9
|Dec low C = 2.3
|Jan dew point C =2.6
|Feb dew point C =4.3
|Mar dew point C =7.3
|Apr dew point C =11.3
|May dew point C =16.3
|Jun dew point C =20.3
|Jul dew point C =22.1
|Aug dew point C =21.6
|Sep dew point C =18.8
|Oct dew point C =12.8
|Nov dew point C =7.0
|Dec dew point C =4.3
|source 1 = Prism Climate Group<ref>{{cite web
  | url=https://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/
  | title=PRISM Climate Group at Oregon State University
  | publisher=Northwest Alliance for Computational Science & Engineering (NACSE), based at Oregon State University
  | access-date=March 14, 2023}}</ref>
  | date=March 14, 2023}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 194
|1930= 501
|1940= 670
|1950= 659
|1960= 1765
|1970= 2064
|1980= 1882
|1990= 1872
|2000= 1952
|2010= 1894
|2020= 1871
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 6, 2013}}</ref><br />2013 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|accessdate=June 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522161634/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|archive-date=May 22, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Butler Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0111032&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 8, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]]
|1,185
|63.34%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]]
|594
|31.75%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|5
|0.27%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|17
|0.91%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|33
|1.76%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|37
|1.98%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,871 people, 928 households, and 659 families residing in the town.

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=July 11, 2015 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2010, there were 1,894 people, 826 households, and 488 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|340|PD/sqmi}}. There were 958 housing units at an average density of {{convert|171|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup of the city was 71.4% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 26.7% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], and 0.7% from two or more races. 0.7% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 826 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.9% were non-families. 37.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.84.

In the city the population was spread out, with 22.0% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,173, and the median income for a family was $67,031. Males had a median income of $49,194 versus $17,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,284. About 7.8% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.6% of those under age 18 and 10.5% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
Public education is provided by the [[Choctaw County School District (Alabama)|Choctaw County School District]].
* Choctaw County High School (grades 7 through 12)
* Choctaw County Elementary School (grades K through 6)

Patrician Academy is a private school (grades preK through 12) located in Butler.

==Media==
The ''Choctaw Sun-Advocate'' is the county's only print newspaper. The ''Choctaw Sun'' was established in 2003, later merging with the historic ''Choctaw Advocate'', established in 1890, to form the ''Choctaw Sun-Advocate'' in 2006.

===Radio===
* [[WKLV-FM]] 93.5 FM K-Love ([[Contemporary Christian]])
WDLG 90.1 FM (Catholic)

== Notable people ==
* [[Leon Bibb]], first African American primetime news anchor in [[Ohio]] and former member of the [[Bowling Green State University]] Board of Trustees
* [[Eric Dubose]], [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]
* [[Ty Herndon]], [[country music]] singer
* [[Thomas Hopkins (American football)|Thomas Hopkins]], NFL player
* [[Ced Landrum]], Major League Baseball [[outfielder]]
* [[Phillip Lolley]], former assistant coach and current administrator for the football team at [[Auburn University]]
* [[Kendrick Office]], NFL player
* [[Johnny Ruffin]], [[Major League Baseball]] [[pitcher]]
* [[Donald C. Simmons, Jr.]], educator, writer, poet and documentary film producer<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/author.pl/author_id=7067 |title=Donald C. Simmons Jr. - InterVarsity Press |access-date=April 5, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419041218/https://www.ivpress.com/cgi-ivpress/author.pl/author_id=7067 |archive-date=April 19, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-1016-3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214082433/http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-1016-3 |date=February 14, 2012 }}.</ref>
* [[Brian Witherspoon]], [[National Football League]] [[cornerback]]

==Transportation==
Intercity bus service is provided by [[Greyhound Lines]].<ref>[http://locations.greyhound.com/bus-stations/us/alabama/butler/greyhound-420222 Butler, AL Greyhound Station] Intercity bus service</ref>

== References ==
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==External links==
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{{Portal|United States}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140518131254/http://www.cgeda.net/ Coastal Gateway Regional Economic Development Alliance]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928080025/http://www.pinebelt.net/~ccpl/webdoc9.html Butler, AL profile at Choctaw County Public Library]
* [http://www.choctawcounty.schoolinsites.com/ Choctaw County School District]

{{Coord|display=title|32.091526|-88.220684}}

{{Choctaw County, Alabama}}
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[[Category:Towns in Alabama]]
[[Category:Towns in Choctaw County, Alabama]]
[[Category:County seats in Alabama]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1848]]
[[Category:1848 establishments in Alabama]]