# Butler County, Kansas > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Butler_County,_Kansas > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Butler_County,_Kansas.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_County%2C_Kansas > Source revision: 1350602139 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Butler County** is a [county](/source/County_(United_States)) in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Kansas](/source/Kansas) and is the largest county in the state by total area.[1] Its [county seat](/source/County_seat) is [El Dorado](/source/El_Dorado,_Kansas) and its most populous city is [Andover](/source/Andover,_Kansas).[2] As of the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_census), the county population was 67,380.[3] The county was named for [Andrew Butler](/source/Andrew_Butler), a U.S. Senator from South Carolina who coauthored the [Kansas–Nebraska Act](/source/Kansas%E2%80%93Nebraska_Act). ## History ### Early history See also: [History of Kansas](/source/History_of_Kansas) For many millennia, the [Great Plains](/source/Great_Plains) of [North America](/source/North_America) was inhabited by nomadic [Native Americans](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States). From the 16th century to 18th century, the [Kingdom of France](/source/Kingdom_of_France) claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the [French and Indian War](/source/French_and_Indian_War), France secretly ceded [New France](/source/New_France) to [Spain](/source/Spain), per the [Treaty of Fontainebleau](/source/Treaty_of_Fontainebleau_(1762)). In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France, but keeping title to about 7,500 square miles. In 1803, most of the land for [modern day Kansas](/source/History_of_Kansas) was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile [Louisiana Purchase](/source/Louisiana_Purchase) for 2.83 [cents](/source/Penny_(United_States_coin)) per [acre](/source/Acre). In 1848, after the [Mexican–American War](/source/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War), the [Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo](/source/Treaty_of_Guadalupe_Hidalgo) with [Spain](/source/Spain) brought into the United States all or part of land for ten future states, including southwest Kansas. In 1854, the [Kansas Territory](/source/Kansas_Territory) was organized, then in 1861 [Kansas](/source/Kansas) became the 34th [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state). ### 19th century In 1855, Butler County was founded. It was named in honor of a [U.S. senator from South Carolina](/source/List_of_United_States_senators_from_South_Carolina), [Andrew Butler](/source/Andrew_Pickens_Butler) (1796-1857), who was one of the authors of the [Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854](/source/Kansas-Nebraska_Act_of_1854) and a strong advocate of Kansas becoming a [slave state](/source/Slave_state).[4] In 1877, the [Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company](/source/Florence,_El_Dorado,_and_Walnut_Valley_Railroad_Company) built a branch line from [Florence](/source/Florence,_Kansas) to [El Dorado](/source/El_Dorado,_Kansas), in 1881 it was extended to [Douglass](/source/Douglass,_Kansas), and later to [Arkansas City](/source/Arkansas_City,_Kansas).[5] The line was leased and operated by the [Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway](/source/Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway). The line from [Florence](/source/Florence,_Kansas) to [El Dorado](/source/El_Dorado,_Kansas) was abandoned in 1942.[6] The original branch line connected [Florence](/source/Florence,_Kansas), [Burns](/source/Burns,_Kansas), [De Graff](/source/De_Graff,_Kansas), [El Dorado](/source/El_Dorado,_Kansas), [Augusta](/source/Augusta,_Kansas), [Douglass](/source/Douglass,_Kansas), [Rock](/source/Rock,_Kansas), [Akron](/source/Akron,_Kansas), [Winfield](/source/Winfield,_Kansas), [Arkansas City](/source/Arkansas_City,_Kansas). In 1887, the [Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway](/source/Chicago,_Kansas_and_Nebraska_Railway) built a branch line north–south from [Herington](/source/Herington,_Kansas) to [Caldwell](/source/Caldwell,_Kansas).[7] This branch line connected [Herington](/source/Herington,_Kansas), [Lost Springs](/source/Lost_Springs,_Kansas), [Lincolnville](/source/Lincolnville,_Kansas), [Antelope](/source/Antelope,_Kansas), [Marion](/source/Marion,_Kansas), [Aulne](/source/Aulne,_Kansas), [Peabody](/source/Peabody,_Kansas), [Elbing](/source/Elbing,_Kansas), [Whitewater](/source/Whitewater,_Kansas), [Furley](/source/Furley,_Kansas), [Kechi](/source/Kechi,_Kansas), [Wichita](/source/Wichita,_Kansas), [Peck](/source/Peck,_Kansas), [Corbin](/source/Corbin,_Kansas), [Wellington](/source/Wellington,_Kansas), [Caldwell](/source/Caldwell,_Kansas). By 1893, this branch line was incrementally built to [Fort Worth, Texas](/source/Fort_Worth,_Texas). This line is called the "OKT". The [Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway](/source/Chicago,_Kansas_and_Nebraska_Railway) was foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by [Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway](/source/Chicago,_Rock_Island_and_Pacific_Railway), which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as [Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad](/source/Oklahoma,_Kansas_and_Texas_Railroad), merged in 1988 with [Missouri Pacific Railroad](/source/Missouri_Pacific_Railroad), and finally merged in 1997 with [Union Pacific Railroad](/source/Union_Pacific_Railroad). Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island". ### 21st century In 2010, the [Keystone-Cushing Pipeline](/source/Keystone_Pipeline) (Phase II) was constructed north to south through Butler County (near [Potwin](/source/Potwin,_Kansas), [Towanda](/source/Towanda,_Kansas), [Augusta](/source/Augusta,_Kansas), [Douglass](/source/Douglass,_Kansas)), with much controversy over tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs).[8][9] A pumping station named *Burns* was built two miles north of [Potwin](/source/Potwin,_Kansas), and new power lines were built from a high-voltage line 0.3 mile east of [De Graff](/source/De_Graff,_Kansas).[10] In an unusual technical glitch, a farmstead approximately four miles northeast of Potwin became the default site of 600 million [IP addresses](/source/IP_address) (due to their lack of fine granularity) when the Massachusetts-based digital mapping company [MaxMind](/source/MaxMind) changed the putative [geographic center of the contiguous United States](/source/Geographic_center_of_the_contiguous_United_States) from 39.8333333,-98.585522 to 38.0000,-97.0000.[11][12] ## Geography According to the [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau), the county has an area of 1,447 square miles (3,750 km2), of which 1,430 square miles (3,700 km2) is land and 17 square miles (44 km2) (1.2%) is water.[13] It is the largest county by area in Kansas.[14] ### Adjacent counties - [Chase County](/source/Chase_County,_Kansas) (northeast) - [Greenwood County](/source/Greenwood_County,_Kansas) (east) - [Elk County](/source/Elk_County,_Kansas) (southeast) - [Cowley County](/source/Cowley_County,_Kansas) (south) - [Sumner County](/source/Sumner_County,_Kansas) (southwest) - [Harvey County](/source/Harvey_County,_Kansas) (west) - [Sedgwick County](/source/Sedgwick_County,_Kansas) (west) - [Marion County](/source/Marion_County,_Kansas) (northwest) ### Major highways Sources: National Atlas,[15] U.S. Census Bureau[16] ## Demographics Butler County is part of the [Wichita metropolitan area](/source/Wichita_metropolitan_area). ### 2020 census As of the [2020 census](/source/2020_United_States_census), the county had a population of 67,380. The median age was 38.3 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 103.2 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 102.3 males age 18 and over. 53.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 46.1% lived in rural areas.[17][18] The racial makeup of the county was 86.3% White, 2.2% [Black or African American](/source/African_Americans), 0.8% [American Indian and Alaska Native](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States), 1.5% [Asian](/source/Asian_Americans), 0.1% [Native Hawaiian](/source/Native_Hawaiians) and [Pacific Islander](/source/Pacific_Islander), 1.4% from some other race, and 7.8% from [two or more races](/source/Multiracial_Americans). [Hispanic or Latino](/source/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans) residents of any race comprised 5.3% of the population.[19] There were 24,660 households in the county, of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 21.6% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[17] There were 26,901 housing units, of which 8.3% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 74.4% were owner-occupied and 25.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 10.2%.[17] ### 2000 census As of the [census](/source/Census) of 2000, 59,482 people, 21,527 households, and 16,059 families resided in the county. The population density was 42 inhabitants per square mile (16 /km2). There were 23,176 housing units at an average density of 16 /mi2. The county's [racial makeup](/source/Race_(United_States_Census)) was 94.94% [White](/source/White_American), 1.38% [Black](/source/Black_American) or [African American](/source/African_American), 0.91% [Native American](/source/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States), 0.40% [Asian](/source/Asian_American), 0.03% [Pacific Islander](/source/Pacific_Islander_American), 0.66% from other races, and 1.69% [two or more races](/source/Multiracial). [Hispanic](/source/Hispanic) or [Latino](/source/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans) of any race were 2.25% of the population. There were 21,527 [households](/source/Household), of which 37.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.60% were [married couples](/source/Marriage) living together, 8.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.40% were non-families. 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.13. In the county, the population was spread out, with 28.60% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 12.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males. The county's [median household income](/source/Median_household_income) was $45,474, and the median family income was $53,632. Males had a median income of $38,675 versus $26,109 for females. The county's [per capita income](/source/Per_capita_income) was $20,150. About 5.40% of families and 7.30% of the population were below the [poverty line](/source/Poverty_line), including 9.00% of those under age 18 and 6.40% of those age 65 or over. ## Government ### Presidential elections Like of most of Kansas’ counties, Butler County is solidly Republican. In [2008](/source/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas), [John McCain](/source/John_McCain) carried the county by a nearly two-to-one margin over [Barack Obama](/source/Barack_Obama). Since 1992, no Democratic candidate has received so much as forty percent of the county's vote.[20] The last Democratic candidate to carry the county was [Jimmy Carter](/source/Jimmy_Carter) in [1976](/source/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas). ### Laws Butler County was a prohibition, or ["dry"](/source/Dry_county), county until the [Kansas Constitution](/source/Kansas_Constitution) was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30% food sales requirement.[21] ## Education ### College - [Butler County Community College](/source/Butler_County_Community_College_(Kansas)) in [El Dorado](/source/El_Dorado,_Kansas) ### Unified school districts School districts include:[22] - [Bluestem USD 205](/source/Bluestem_USD_205) - [Remington USD 206](/source/Remington_USD_206) - [Circle USD 375](/source/Circle_USD_375) - [Andover USD 385](/source/Andover_USD_385) - [Rose Hill USD 394](/source/Rose_Hill_USD_394) - [Douglass USD 396](/source/Douglass_USD_396) - [Augusta USD 402](/source/Augusta_USD_402) - [El Dorado USD 490](/source/El_Dorado_USD_490) - [Flinthills USD 492](/source/Flinthills_USD_492) **School districts with offices in neighboring counties[22]** - [Peabody–Burns USD 398](/source/Peabody%E2%80%93Burns_USD_398) - [Central USD 462](/source/Central_USD_462) - [Eureka USD 389](/source/Eureka_USD_389) ### Private schools - [Berean Academy](/source/Berean_Academy_(Kansas)) in [Elbing](/source/Elbing,_Kansas) ## Communities List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Butler County.[23] ### Cities - [Andover](/source/Andover,_Kansas) - [Augusta](/source/Augusta,_Kansas) - [Benton](/source/Benton,_Kansas) - [Cassoday](/source/Cassoday,_Kansas) - [Douglass](/source/Douglass,_Kansas) - [Elbing](/source/Elbing,_Kansas) - [El Dorado](/source/El_Dorado,_Kansas) (county seat) - [Latham](/source/Latham,_Kansas) - [Leon](/source/Leon,_Kansas) - [Potwin](/source/Potwin,_Kansas) - [Rose Hill](/source/Rose_Hill,_Kansas) - [Towanda](/source/Towanda,_Kansas) - [Whitewater](/source/Whitewater,_Kansas) ### Unincorporated communities † means a community is designated a [Census-Designated Place](/source/Census-designated_place) (CDP) by the [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). - [Beaumont](/source/Beaumont,_Kansas)† - [Bois d'Arc](/source/Bois_d'Arc,_Kansas) - [Brainerd](/source/Brainerd,_Kansas) - [De Graff](/source/De_Graff,_Kansas) - [Gordon](/source/Gordon,_Kansas) - [Haverhill](/source/Haverhill,_Kansas) - [Keighley](/source/Keighley,_Kansas) - [Lorena](/source/Lorena,_Kansas) - [Midian](/source/Midian,_Kansas) - [Pontiac](/source/Pontiac,_Kansas) - [Rosalia](/source/Rosalia,_Kansas)† ### Ghost towns - Aikman - Alki - Amador - Browntown - Chelsea (now under El Dorado Lake) - Dixon - Durachen - Edgecomb - Frazier - Indianola - Little Walnut - Magna City - [Oil Hill](/source/Oil_Hill,_Kansas) - Nellans - Numa - Oil Valley - Ophir - Palmyra - Pine Grove - [Plum Grove](/source/Plum_Grove,_Kansas) - Providence - Quito - Ramsey - Salter - Sycamore Springs - Vanora - [Wingate](/source/Wingate,_Kansas) ### Townships Butler County is divided into twenty-nine [townships](/source/Civil_township). The cities of [Augusta](/source/Augusta,_Kansas) and [El Dorado](/source/El_Dorado,_Kansas) are considered *governmentally independent* and are excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size. Township FIPS Population center Population Population density /km2 (/sq mi) Land area km2 (sq mi) Water area km2 (sq mi) Water % Geographic coordinates Augusta 03325 1,405 17 (43) 84 (32) 1 (0) 0.68% 37°41′32″N 96°59′15″W Benton 06200 Benton 2,211 24 (61) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0% 37°47′0″N 97°6′11″W Bloomington 07500 544 6 (15) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0% 37°35′57″N 96°54′1″W Bruno 08825 Andover 9,744 107 (278) 91 (35) 0 (0) 0.10% 37°41′37″N 97°6′48″W Chelsea 12750 190 1 (2) 261 (101) 17 (7) 6.15% 37°55′27″N 96°44′34″W Clay 13575 83 1 (2) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.22% 37°31′21″N 96°45′39″W Clifford 14175 259 2 (6) 108 (42) 0 (0) 0.18% 38°2′7″N 96°58′41″W Douglass 18425 Douglass 2,306 25 (64) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.32% 37°31′1″N 97°0′33″W El Dorado 20100 1,700 12 (32) 140 (54) 2 (1) 1.46% 37°48′38″N 96°52′23″W Fairmount 22275 Elbing 511 5 (14) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.14% 38°2′34″N 97°5′53″W Fairview 22450 491 5 (14) 92 (36) 0 (0) 0.14% 37°52′15″N 96°59′46″W Glencoe 26400 239 1 (4) 161 (62) 1 (0) 0.60% 37°41′29″N 96°36′57″W Hickory 31750 90 1 (1) 162 (62) 1 (0) 0.67% 37°37′5″N 96°37′45″W Lincoln 40500 317 1 (3) 257 (99) 2 (1) 0.64% 37°57′6″N 96°53′1″W Little Walnut 41625 Leon 1,002 11 (28) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.44% 37°41′34″N 96°46′37″W Logan 41775 154 2 (4) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.16% 37°37′15″N 96°45′13″W Milton 46875 Whitewater 1,136 12 (31) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.15% 37°57′21″N 97°7′14″W Murdock 49225 378 4 (10) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0% 37°51′42″N 97°6′23″W Pleasant 56200 Rose Hill (part) 4,649 50 (129) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.11% 37°35′49″N 97°6′54″W Plum Grove 56850 Potwin 661 7 (19) 92 (36) 1 (0) 0.58% 37°56′46″N 97°0′51″W Prospect 57775 2,033 10 (26) 203 (78) 16 (6) 7.20% 37°49′25″N 96°45′35″W Richland 59250 Rose Hill (part) 2,399 26 (66) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.02% 37°31′37″N 97°6′29″W Rock Creek 60475 299 3 (8) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0% 37°31′19″N 96°53′3″W Rosalia 61125 589 4 (9) 162 (63) 1 (0) 0.58% 37°46′47″N 96°37′22″W Spring 67275 1,566 17 (43) 94 (36) 0 (0) 0.13% 37°41′36″N 96°52′52″W Sycamore 69700 Cassoday 333 1 (3) 295 (114) 2 (1) 0.76% 38°1′15″N 96°40′19″W Towanda 71150 Towanda 2,727 29 (76) 93 (36) 0 (0) 0.14% 37°47′32″N 96°59′43″W Union 72050 Latham 226 1 (4) 161 (62) 1 (0) 0.72% 37°32′2″N 96°38′41″W Walnut 74900 760 8 (21) 92 (36) 1 (0) 0.77% 37°36′4″N 96°59′31″W Sources: "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. Archived from the original on August 2, 2002. ## See also - [National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Kansas](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Butler_County,_Kansas) ## References 1. ["Kansas Land Area County Rank"](http://www.usa.com/rank/kansas-state--land-area--county-rank.htm) 1. ["Find a County"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx). National Association of Counties. Archived from [the original](http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx) on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011. 1. ["QuickFacts; Butler County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010"](https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/butlercountykansas/POP010220). United States Census Bureau. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210815053004/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/butlercountykansas/POP010220) August 15, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 15, 2021. 1. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). [*Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc.*](https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C). Standard Publishing Company. pp. [261](https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C/page/n257) 1. *Marion County Kansas : Past and Present*; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; [LCCN](/source/LCCN) 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972. 1. [Railway Abandonment 1942](http://www.abandonedrails.com/Florence_to_El_Dorado) 1. ["Rock Island Rail History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110619230000/http://home.covad.net/~scicoatnsew/rihist4.htm). Archived from [the original](http://home.covad.net/~scicoatnsew/rihist4.htm) on June 19, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2011. 1. [Keystone Pipeline - *Marion County Commission calls out Legislative Leadership on Pipeline Deal*; April 18, 2010.](http://www.gpace.org/news/marion-county-commission-calls-out-legislative-leadership-on-pipeline-deal/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20111022015437/http://www.gpace.org/news/marion-county-commission-calls-out-legislative-leadership-on-pipeline-deal/) October 22, 2011 at the Wayback Machine 1. [Keystone Pipeline - *TransCanada inspecting pipeline*; December 10, 2010.](http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/dec/10/transcanada-inspecting-keystone-pipeline/) 1. [Keystone Pipeline - Burns Pumping Station - New Powerline Map; Trow Engineering Consultants and TransCanda; 2010.](http://www.entrix.com/keystone/XL/May192010/Appendix%20B/PS-29.pdf) 1. Hill, Kashmir (April 10, 2016). ["How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160410172437/http://fusion.net/story/287592/internet-mapping-glitch-kansas-farm/). Fusion. Archived from [the original](http://fusion.net/story/287592/internet-mapping-glitch-kansas-farm/) on April 10, 2016. Retrieved April 10, 2016. 1. [Kansas couple sues over internet glitch targeting their home; The Wichita Eagle; August 8, 2016.](http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article94447622.html) 1. ["US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990"](https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html). [United States Census Bureau](/source/United_States_Census_Bureau). February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011. 1. [Kansas Land Area County Rank](http://www.usa.com/rank/kansas-state--land-area--county-rank.htm) 1. [National Atlas](http://www.nationalatlas.gov/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081205020547/http://www.nationalatlas.gov/) December 5, 2008 at the Wayback Machine 1. ["U.S. Census Bureau TIGER shape files"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170523020601/https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/). Archived from [the original](https://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger) on May 23, 2017. Retrieved December 5, 2017. 1. ["2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)"](https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME%2CDP1_0021P%2CDP1_0024P%2CDP1_0025C%2CDP1_0049C%2CDP1_0045C%2CDP1_0069C%2CDP1_0073C%2CDP1_0125P%2CDP1_0126P%2CDP1_0129P%2CDP1_0138P%2CDP1_0139P%2CDP1_0141P%2CDP1_0142P%2CDP1_0143P%2CDP1_0145P%2CDP1_0146P%2CDP1_0147C%2CDP1_0148C%2CDP1_0149C%2CDP1_0156C%2CDP1_0157C%2CDP1_0158C%2CDP1_0159P%2CDP1_0160P&for=county%3A015&in=state%3A20). *United States Census Bureau*. 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2025. 1. ["2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)"](https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME%2CP2_002N%2CP2_003N&for=county%3A015&in=state%3A20). *United States Census Bureau*. 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2025. 1. ["2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)"](https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N%2CP1_003N%2CP1_004N%2CP1_005N%2CP1_006N%2CP1_007N%2CP1_008N%2CP1_009N%2CP2_001N%2CP2_002N%2CH1_001N%2CH1_002N&for=county%3A015&in=state%3A20). *United States Census Bureau*. 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2025. 1. [The New York Times Electoral Map (Zoom in on Kansas)](http://elections.nytimes.com/2008/results/president/map.html?scp=1&sq=%22election%20map&st=cse) 1. ["Map of Wet and Dry Counties"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071008013617/http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm). Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue. November 2006. Archived from [the original](http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm) on October 8, 2007. Retrieved December 26, 2007. 1. Geography Division (January 15, 2021). [*2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Butler County, KS*](https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st20_ks/schooldistrict_maps/c20015_butler/DC20SD_C20015.pdf). [Suitland, Maryland](/source/Suitland,_Maryland): [U.S. Census Bureau](/source/U.S._Census_Bureau). Retrieved 2025-11-04. - [Text list](https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st20_ks/schooldistrict_maps/c20015_butler/DC20SD_C20015_SD2MS.txt) 1. ["General Highway Map of Butler County, Kansas"](https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/butler.PDF). [Kansas Department of Transportation](/source/Kansas_Department_of_Transportation) (KDOT). May 2011. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240519083918/https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/butler.PDF) May 19, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. ## Further reading - [*History of Butler County, Kansas*](https://archive.org/details/historyofbutlerc00moon/); Vol P Mooney; Standard Publishing; 869 pages; 1916. - [*An Illustrated Hand Book, Compiled from the Official Statistics, Descriptive of Butler County, Kansas*](https://archive.org/details/illustratedhandb00eldo/); 66 pages; T.B. Murdock; 1887. - [*Standard Atlas of Butler County, Kansas*](http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209415/); Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 69 pages; 1905. - [*Standard Atlas of Butler County, Kansas*](http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223980/); Walter F. McGinnis & I.C. Thomas; 59 pages; 1885. ## External links **County** - [Butler County - Official](https://www.bucoks.com/) - [Butler County - Directory of Public Officials](https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260408) **Historical** - [Butler County GenWeb](https://web.archive.org/web/20070206115340/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/butler/) - [Kansas State Historical Society](https://web.archive.org/web/20061008105918/http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.php?county=BU) **Maps** - Butler County Maps: [Current](http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/butler.PDF), [Historic](http://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp), KDOT - Kansas Highway Maps: [Current](http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/MapsState.asp), [Historic](http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps.asp), KDOT - Kansas Railroad Maps: [Current](http://www.ksdot.org/BurTransPlan/maps/RRStateMap.asp), [1996](http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227379), [1915](http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227380), KDOT and Kansas Historical Society --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Butler County, Kansas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_County%2C_Kansas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler_County%2C_Kansas?action=history)). 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