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Butler

Butler County

Butler County was formed on March 24, 1803, from portions of Hamilton coutny. It is named after former General Richard Butler. After the county was established, it was between 1803 and 1823 that townships of the county became officially recognized. Also according to history, large portions of the county were held by non residential owners, more famoulsy, 640 acres of land was owned by future president, William H Harrison. The total area of the county today is 470 sqaure miles with a population count of 383,134 residents.

 

Butler County

Butler County was found on January 18,1810 by the Kentucky General Assembly was formed from portions of both Logan and Ohio counties and named after former attorney general Richard Butler (of now Morgantown, KY). Sitting at 431 square miles, it is home to almost 13,000 residents (as of 2018).