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Butler
Alabamatown
Butler
Total population
2,386
Median home value
$145,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$47,350
Founded
1848
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Butler is a town in and the county seat of Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2020 census, Butler had a population of 1,871.
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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.
Geography
Butler is located in north-central Choctaw County. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town had a total area of , all land. According to the Köppen climate classification, Butler has a humid subtropical climate (abbreviated Cfa).
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Butler, AL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Turkey VultureCathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8
- Eastern BluebirdSialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves8
- Catalpa HornwormCeratomia catalpae Boisduval · Insecta7
- big-leaf magnoliaMagnolia macrophylla Michx. · Magnoliopsida7
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves7
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves6
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves6
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves5
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Choctaw County ElementaryElementary · Butler · 316 students · 15:1 ratio
- Choctaw County High SchoolHigh · Butler · 248 students · 13.8:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.59 — 2019-04-2311 km WSW of Union, Alabama
- M 2.58 — 2016-09-0516 km W of Union, Alabama
- M 2.7 — 2015-08-139 km WSW of Union, Alabama
- M 3.1 — 2015-03-1214 km W of Union, Alabama
- M 3.09 — 2015-02-2711 km WSW of Union, Alabama
- M 2.77 — 2015-02-1914 km W of Union, Alabama
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Alabama
- Putnam11.7 mi away · pop. 172
- Pennington12.4 mi away · pop. 329
- Myrtlewood18.7 mi away · pop. 70
- Silas23.7 mi away
- Linden28.3 mi away · pop. 1,930
- Providence30.6 mi away · pop. 167
- Epes41.6 mi away · pop. 272
- Hobson42.1 mi away
- Rockville52.4 mi away · pop. 47
- Vredenburgh55.6 mi away
- Sims Chapel58.7 mi away · pop. 145
- Panola58.8 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Butler
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image