Butler County, Kansas

Butler County
	Butler County, Kansas
	Map
	; Location in the state of Kansas
	; Kansas's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	August 25, 1855
Seat	El Dorado
Largest City	Andover
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 1,447 sq mi (3,748 km²); 1,430 sq mi (3,704 km²); 17 sq mi (44 km²), 1.2
Population; - Density	; ;
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Named for: Andrew Pickens Butler

Butler County (county code BU) is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 67,380 people lived there.^[1] Its county seat is El Dorado. El Dorado is also the biggest city in Butler County.^[2]

Geography

The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has an area of 1,447 square miles (3,750 km²). Of that, 1,430 square miles (3,700 km²) is land and 17 square miles (44 km²) (1.2%) is water.^[3] It is the biggest county by size in Kansas.

Major highways

Sources: National Atlas,^[4] U.S. Census Bureau^[5]

People

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1860	437	—
1870	3,035	594.5%
1880	18,586	512.4%
1890	24,055	29.4%
1900	23,363	−2.9%
1910	23,059	−1.3%
1920	43,842	90.1%
1930	35,904	−18.1%
1940	32,013	−10.8%
1950	31,001	−3.2%
1960	38,395	23.9%
1970	38,658	0.7%
1980	44,782	15.8%
1990	50,580	12.9%
2000	59,482	17.6%
2010	65,880	10.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6] 1790-1960^[7] 1900-1990^[8] 1990-2000^[9] 2010-2020^[1]

Population pyramid

Butler County is part of the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

Presidential election results

Communities

2005 KDOT Map of Butler County (map legend)

Cities

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Butler County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
↑ National Atlas Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
↑ "U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files". Archived from the original on 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

Other websites

County

Historical

Maps

Butler County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

[2020QF-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "QuickFacts: Butler County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[GR6-2] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.

[GR1-3] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[4] National Atlas Archived December 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[5] "U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files". Archived from the original on 2017-05-23. Retrieved 2017-12-05.

[6] "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2014.

[7] "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2014.

[8] "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2014.

[9] "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 21, 2014.

[10] "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".

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Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2020	69.6% 22,634	28.2% 9,181	2.2% 705
2016	69.0% 19,073	23.8% 6,573	7.3% 2,011
2012	69.6% 18,157	27.9% 7,282	2.5% 646
2008	65.1% 18,155	32.9% 9,159	2.0% 559
2004	70.2% 18,438	28.5% 7,495	1.3% 347
2000	63.7% 13,377	32.2% 6,755	4.2% 870
1996	58.7% 13,979	30.6% 7,294	10.7% 2,543
1992	38.8% 9,166	29.8% 7,029	31.5% 7,434
1988	57.6% 10,976	40.4% 7,690	2.1% 390
1984	66.3% 12,976	32.6% 6,371	1.1% 217
1980	55.3% 10,210	37.3% 6,875	7.4% 1,368
1976	48.5% 8,390	49.3% 8,540	2.2% 386
1972	67.4% 11,045	28.5% 4,669	4.1% 675
1968	50.8% 7,893	38.3% 5,952	10.9% 1,696
1964	41.0% 6,364	58.3% 9,061	0.7% 107
1960	58.4% 10,059	41.3% 7,112	0.4% 61
1956	60.7% 9,591	39.0% 6,158	0.3% 45
1952	65.0% 10,179	34.2% 5,359	0.7% 113
1948	50.6% 6,551	48.4% 6,269	1.0% 132
1944	53.5% 7,064	46.1% 6,084	0.4% 55
1940	49.6% 7,619	49.6% 7,615	0.8% 126
1936	40.0% 6,204	59.8% 9,283	0.2% 27
1932	43.7% 6,116	53.2% 7,447	3.1% 431
1928	79.4% 10,168	19.8% 2,533	0.8% 101
1924	57.9% 7,367	28.6% 3,642	13.4% 1,707
1920	60.6% 6,821	36.5% 4,112	2.9% 331
1916	43.2% 3,614	50.7% 4,248	6.1% 511
1912	18.3% 971	37.8% 2,005	43.9% 2,330
1908	54.0% 3,049	40.5% 2,290	5.5% 310
1904	61.9% 3,306	28.8% 1,540	9.3% 495
1900	50.6% 2,947	47.3% 2,752	2.1% 120
1896	44.9% 2,414	54.4% 2,926	0.7% 35
1892	48.6% 2,650		51.4% 2,800
1888	55.4% 3,172	28.2% 1,616	16.4% 942