- Source: Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
Butler Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,733, up from 1,691 at 2010, and it contained 704 housing units.
History
Butler Township was founded in 1837.
The William Cornell Homestead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.75 square miles (61.5 km2), of which 23.69 square miles (61.4 km2) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.25%) is water. Holiday Lakes is in this township.
= Unincorporated towns
=Butler Center
Cedar
Saint Johns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
= Adjacent townships
=Keyser Township (north)
Jackson Township (east)
Cedar Creek Township, Allen County (southeast)
Perry Township, Allen County (south)
Eel River Township, Allen County (southwest)
Swan Township, Noble County (west)
= Major highways
=Interstate 69
State Road 3
State Road 205
State Road 327
References
"Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files