Editing Butler, Georgia

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'''Butler''' is the [[county seat]] of [[Taylor County, Georgia|Taylor County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States.<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=2011-05-31 }}</ref> Its population was 1,972 at the 2010 census,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |title=U.S. Census website |accessdate=2016-06-13 }}</ref> and 1,881 in 2020.

==History==
The [[Central of Georgia Railway]] was built through the present area of Butler about 1850.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REtEXQNWq6MC&pg=PA221 | title=Historical Gazetteer of the United States | publisher=Routledge | date=May 13, 2013 | accessdate=30 November 2013 | author=Hellmann, Paul T. | pages=221| isbn=978-1135948597 }}</ref> The line is currently owned by [[Norfolk Southern]] and hosts three to four trains per day.

Butler was incorporated on February 8, 1854, but the charter was not received until 1870. Taylor County was carved from the [[Muscogee|Creek Indian]] territory which had in earlier years become the counties of Marion, Talbot, and Macon.

The chosen location of Butler was known as the "Fifty Mile Station" on the railroad because it was the geographical center of the railroad between [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]] and [[Columbus, Georgia|Columbus]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]. Each town is approximately {{convert|50|mi|km|0}} in either direction of Butler.

The city of Butler, Georgia, was named for [[William Orlando Butler|General William Orlando Butler]], a distinguished soldier of the [[Mexican–American War]] and a candidate for [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] on the ticket with [[Lewis Cass|General Lewis Cass]] of [[Michigan]].<ref>{{cite book | url=http://www.kenkrakow.com/gpn/b.pdf | title=Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins | publisher=Winship Press | author=Krakow, Kenneth K. | year=1975 | location=Macon, GA | pages=29 | isbn=0-915430-00-2}}</ref>

In late 2016, a 1070-acre 103 megawatt solar panel facility was completed. The Butler Solar Facility is owned by [[First Solar]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.powermag.com/largest-solar-plant-in-southeast-will-be-built-in-georgia/|title = Largest Solar Plant in Southeast Will be Built in Georgia|date = 22 February 2018}}</ref>

==Geography==
Butler is located at {{coord|32|33|N|84|14|W|type:city}} (32.557, -84.239).<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=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The city is located along [[U.S. Route 19 in Georgia|U.S. Route 19]], which is the main route through the city. U.S. 19 leads north 28&nbsp;mi (45&nbsp;km) to [[Thomaston, Georgia|Thomaston]] and south 24&nbsp;mi (39&nbsp;km) to [[Ellaville, Georgia|Ellaville]]. The [[Fall Line Freeway]] (GA-540) runs from west to east through the southern part of the city, concurrent with [[Georgia State Route 96]]. GA-540 and GA-96 lead east 9&nbsp;mi (14&nbsp;km) to [[Reynolds, Georgia|Reynolds]] and west 14&nbsp;mi (23&nbsp;km) to [[Junction City, Georgia|Junction City]]. [[Georgia State Route 137]] also runs through the city, leading northeast 20&nbsp;mi (32&nbsp;km) to [[Roberta, Georgia|Roberta]] and southwest 25&nbsp;mi (40&nbsp;km) to [[Buena Vista, Georgia|Buena Vista]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.31% is water.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1890= 712
|1900= 707
|1910= 705
|1920= 758
|1930= 857
|1940= 1093
|1950= 1182
|1960= 1346
|1970= 1589
|1980= 1959
|1990= 1673
|2000= 1907
|2010= 1972
|2020= 1881
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Butler racial composition as of 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US1312120&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-18|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|810
|43.06%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|986
|52.42%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|6
|0.32%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|4
|0.21%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|1
|0.05%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/mixed]]
|50
|2.66%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|24
|1.28%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 1,881 people, 762 households, and 447 families residing in the city.

== Education ==
=== Taylor County School District ===
The [[Taylor County School District]] holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=733&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 27, 2010.</ref> The district has 101 full-time teachers and over 1,735 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/TAYLOR/TAYLOR_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 27, 2010.</ref>
*Taylor County Primary School
*Taylor County Upper Elementary
*Taylor County Middle School
*Taylor County High School

The Taylor County Girls' basketball team (1967–1972) holds the record for the nation's longest girl's high school [[basketball winning streaks|basketball winning streak]] by winning 132 consecutive games, going undefeated for five years and winning five back-to-back state championships.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

==Notable people==
* [[Ella Little-Collins]], civil rights activist

==Gallery==
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File:Taylor County, GA Courthouse.JPG|[[Taylor County Courthouse (Georgia)|Taylor County Courthouse]] was built in Butler in 1935. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Taylor County, Georgia#Current listings|National Register of Historic Places]] on June 14, 1995.
File:Taylor County, GA Government Complex.JPG|Taylor County Government Complex<ref>[http://www.taylorga.us/ Taylor County Government Complex]</ref>
File:Butler, GA Post Office (31006).JPG|Butler Post Office ([[ZIP code]]: 31006)
File:Taylor County, GA School District.JPG|[[Taylor County School District|Taylor County Board of Education]]
File:Union Methodist Church Cemetery-Hays Campground Cemetery;.JPG|Located just north of Butler, the Union Methodist Church and cemetery were added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Taylor County, Georgia#Current listings|National Register of Historic Places]] on September 6, 2001.
File:Taylor County, GA Sheriff's Office.JPG|Taylor County Sheriff's Office<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120728004535/http://www.taylorga.us/page45.php Taylor County Sheriff's Office]</ref>
</gallery>

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[[Category:Cities in Georgia (U.S. state)]]
[[Category:Cities in Taylor County, Georgia]]
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