Editing Butler, Kentucky

{{Distinguish|Butler County, Kentucky}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|official_name            = Butler, Kentucky
|settlement_type          = [[list of cities in Kentucky|City]]
|nickname                 = 
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|map_caption              = Location of Butler in Pendleton County, Kentucky.
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kentucky]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton]]
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = Mayor/Council
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Mason D. Taylor
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|unit_pref  = Imperial
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_total         = 646
|population_density_sq_mi = 3400.00
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 41006
|area_code                = [[Area code 859|859]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 21-11530
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|blank1_info              = 2403959<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2403959}}</ref>
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|area_total_km2 = 0.53
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}}
'''Butler''' is a [[List of cities in Kentucky|home rule-class city]] in [[Pendleton County, Kentucky|Pendleton County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 612 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Butler has a total area of {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|0.2|sqmi|km2}} is land and 4.17% is water.

==History==

The city of Butler was established around 1852 when the [[Kentucky Central Railroad]] was built through the area. When it was incorporated on February 1, 1868, the city was named for area's earlier [[list of US representatives from Kentucky|U.S. representative]] [[William O. Butler]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1870= 144
|1880= 255
|1890= 560
|1900= 506
|1910= 426
|1920= 406
|1930= 364
|1940= 359
|1950= 404
|1960= 450
|1970= 558
|1980= 663
|1990= 625
|2000= 613
|2010= 612
|2020= 646
|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>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 613 people, 237 households, and 164 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,632.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 268 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,150.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 98.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.49% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.16% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.49% of the population.

There were 237 households, out of which 43.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 23.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.97.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 31.0% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 33.9% from 25 to 44, 15.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 29 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,286, and the median income for a family was $37,946. Males had a median income of $27,396 versus $22,250 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,751. About 14.5% of families and 15.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.0% of those under age 18 and 21.6% of those age 65 or over. Butler's crime rate has increased over the past two years.{{clear left}}

==See also==
* [[Fryer House]], an 1811 stone house, home of the Pendleton County Historical Society

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Butler, Kentucky}}
* [http://www.nkyviews.com/pendleton/pendleton_main.htm Pendleton County Views]&nbsp;&ndash; Butler historical images and documents, from Northern Kentucky Views
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~kypendl2] &nbsp;&ndash; Pendleton Co. KYGenWeb, including Butler History and Genealogy

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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Pendleton County, Kentucky]]