Welcome to Butler ...
The village of Butler is located in Waukesha County<1>.
The location of Butler has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Butler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Butler has a population of 1,800 people<3> (see below for details).
Butler is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Butler lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Butler had an population of 1,800 people. This is a decrease of 2.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.31% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Butler had a population of 1,841 people. This makes Butler the county's 31st most populous community.
The population of Butler represents 0.03% of the population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 479th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,841 people, the population of Butler decreased 2.13% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,881 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Butler.
Communities Also Named Butler ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Wisconsin communities named Butler: This one is located in Waukesha County and the other is located in Milwaukee County.
Beyond Wisconsin, there are 42 communities that are also named Butler - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Butler.
Communities near Butler ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Butler.
- Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Waukesha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- West Allis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- New Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- Greenfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- Oak Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Muskego
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Mequon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - South Milwaukee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milwaukee
- South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Butler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butler.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Butler. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butler.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Butler. See our Newspapers Page for Butler.
Adding Butler to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Butler in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Butler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Butler post office opened in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Butler.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Butler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Waukesha County: www.waukeshacounty.gov/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Butler. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Butler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |