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Welcome to Butler County ...

Time Zone: Butler County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Greenville is the Seat for Butler County.

Butler County was founded in 1819. Butler was created by taking area from Conecuh and Monroe Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Butler had a population of 19,448 people. This is a decrease of 7.09% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,932 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Butler represented 0.44% of the total population of Alabama.

Below are some of the communities located in Butler County:

  • Georgiana
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • McKenzie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

Websites of Interest ...

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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