Butler County, Alabama
Appearance
Butler County | |
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Butler County courthouse in Greenville | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
![]() Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 31°44′58″N 86°40′56″W / 31.749444444444°N 86.682222222222°W | |
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Founded | December 13, 1819 |
Named for | William Butler |
Seat | Greenville |
Largest city | Greenville |
Area | |
• Total | 778 sq mi (2,020 km2) |
• Land | 777 sq mi (2,010 km2) |
• Water | 1.1 sq mi (3 km2) 0.1% |
Population | |
• Total | 19,051 |
• Density | 24/sq mi (9.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Website | butlercountyal |
Butler County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Captain William Butler, who was born in Virginia and fought in the Creek War. As of 2020 the population was 19,051.[1] Its county seat is Greenville.
Famous Citizens
[change | change source]- Hilary A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy under President Grover Cleveland
- Warren A. Thompson: noted explorer and original settler of the county
- Hank Williams: born in Butler County in 1923.
Geography
[change | change source]According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 778 square miles (2,020 km2), of which 777 square miles (2,010 km2) is land and 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) (0.1%) is water.[2]
Major highways
[change | change source]Adjacent counties
[change | change source]- Lowndes County (north)
- Crenshaw County (east)
- Covington County (southeast)
- Conecuh County (southwest)
- Monroe County (west)
- Wilcox County (northwest)
Settlements
[change | change source]Cities and towns
[change | change source]- Georgiana
- Greenville
- McKenzie (part of McKenzie is in Conecuh County)
Unincorporated communities
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Butler County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- John Buckner Little, The History of Butler County, Alabama (1885).