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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 Poplar Bluff is the Seat for Butler County.

Butler County was founded in 1849 and was created by taking area from Wayne County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Butler had a population of 42,478 people. This is a decrease of 0.72% since the last Census (which gave a population of 42,786 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Butler represented 0.71% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Butler County:

  • Fisk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Fisk is located in Butler County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisk <2>
  • Neelyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Qulin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Qulin is located in Butler County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people

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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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