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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 El Dorado is the Seat for Butler County.

Butler County is one of the original counties of Kansas and was founded August 25, 1855.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Butler had a population of 66,911 people. This is an increase of 1.53% since the last Census (which gave a population of 65,901 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Butler represented 2.31% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Butler County:

  • Andover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Andover is located in Butler County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
    • Andover has also been known as:
    • Cloud City
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  • Augusta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Augusta is located in Butler County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,300 people
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  • Benton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Benton is located in Butler County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
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  • Cassoday
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Douglass
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • El Dorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Elbing
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Elbing is located in Butler County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Latham
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Latham is located in Butler County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
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    • Leon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Leon is located in Butler County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Leon has also been known as:
      • West Leon
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    • Potwin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Potwin is located in Butler County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
    • Rose Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Towanda
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Towanda is located in Butler County (KS)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,446 people
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    • Whitewater
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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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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