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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 Allison is the Seat for Butler County.

Butler County was founded January 15, 1851. Butler was created by taking area from Black Hawk and Buchanan Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Butler had a population of 14,439 people. This is a decrease of 3.2% since the last Census (which gave a population of 14,916 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Butler represented 0.49% of the total population of Iowa.

Below are some of the communities located in Butler County:

  • Allison
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Aplington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Aredale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bristow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Bristow is located in Butler County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Clarksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dumont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dumont is located in Butler County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumont <2>
  • Greene
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Greene is located in Butler County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <2>
  • New Hartford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Parkersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shell Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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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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