Butler Township is one of fifteen townships

Township (United States)

A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in DeKalb County, Indiana

DeKalb County, Indiana

DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. Named for Revolutionary War hero Johann, Baron de Kalb , the county was created by the Indiana legislature in 1835 and organized in 1837. As of 2010, the population was 42,223...

. As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 1,805.

Geography

Butler Township covers an area of 23.78 square miles (61.6 km²); 0.09 square mile (0.2330989299 km²) (0.38 percent) of this is water. Holiday Lakes is in this township.

Unincorporated towns

• Butler Center
  Butler Center, Indiana
  Butler Center is an unincorporated community in Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana....
  
  
• Cedar
  Cedar, Indiana
  Cedar is an unincorporated town in Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana....
  
  
• New Era
• Saint Johns
  Saint Johns, Indiana
  Saint Johns is an unincorporated community in Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana....
  
  

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Keyser Township
  Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
  Keyser Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 7,090.-Geography:Keyser Township covers an area of ; of this is water.-Cities and towns:* Altona* Auburn * Garrett...
  
   (north)
• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, DeKalb County, Indiana
  Jackson Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,559.-Geography:Jackson Township covers an area of ; of this is water...
  
   (east)
• Cedar Creek Township, Allen County
  Cedar Creek Township, Allen County, Indiana
  Cedar Creek Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 10,288.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Cedar Creek Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Grabill*...
  
   (southeast)
• Perry Township, Allen County
  Perry Township, Allen County, Indiana
  Perry Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 18,170.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Perry Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Cities, towns, villages:* Fort Wayne * Huntertown...
  
   (south)
• Eel River Township, Allen County
  Eel River Township, Allen County, Indiana
  Eel River Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 3,004.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, Eel River Township covers an area of ; of this, is land and is water.-Unincorporated towns:* Allen at Eel River...
  
   (southwest)
• Swan Township, Noble County
  Swan Township, Noble County, Indiana
  Swan Township is one of thirteen townships in Noble County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 2,337.-External links:* *...
  
   (west)

Major highways

• Interstate 69
  Interstate 69
  Interstate 69 is an Interstate Highway in the United States. It exists in two parts: a completed highway from Indianapolis, Indiana, northeast to the Canadian border in Port Huron, Michigan, and a mostly proposed extension southwest to the Mexican border in Texas...
  
  
• Indiana State Road 3
  Indiana State Road 3
  State Road 3 in the U.S. State of Indiana is a discontinuous state road running through east central Indiana from near the Michigan state line to near the Ohio River...
  
  
• Indiana State Road 205
  Indiana State Road 205
  State Road 205 is a short north–south, largely rural surface highway in north-eastern Indiana. Although classified as north–south, it actually runs mostly in a north-easterly direction.-Route description:...
  
  
• Indiana State Road 327
  Indiana State Road 327
  Indiana State Road 327 is a north–south, largely rural surface highway in north-eastern Indiana.-Route description:State Road 327 is an undivided surface road throughout its entire course between the Indiana/Michigan state line just north of Orland, Indiana to a point just south of Garrett,...
  
  

External links

• Indiana Township Association page for DeKalb County