Butler County, Ohio

Infobox U.S. County
county = Butler County
state = Ohio




founded = May 1 1803cite web|url = http://www.odod.state.oh.us/research/FILES/S0/Butler.pdf |title = Ohio County Profiles: Butler County |accessdate = 2007-04-28 |publisher = Ohio Department of Development | format = PDF]
seat wl = Hamilton | largest city = Hamilton | area_total_sq_mi = 470
area_total_km2 = 1218
area_land_sq_mi = 467
area_land_km2 = 1210
area_water_sq_mi = 3
area_water_km2 = 8
area percentage = 0.62%
census yr = 2000
pop = 332807
density_sq_mi = 712
density_km2 = 275
time zone = Eastern
UTC offset = -5
DST offset= -4
web = www.butlercountyohio.org
named for = General Richard Butler|

Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 332,807. Its county seat is HamiltonGR|6. It is named for General Richard Butler, who died in 1791 fighting Indians in northern Ohio.cite web|url = http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/profile_entrance.php?fips=39017&sid=0 |title = Butler County data |accessdate = 2007-04-28 |publisher = Ohio State University Extension Data Center ] Butler's army marched out of Fort Hamilton, where the city of Hamilton now stands. It is also home to Miami University, an Ohio public university.

Government

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 470 square miles (1,218 km²).467 square miles (1,210 km²) of it is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) of it (0.62%) is water.

Adjacent counties

*Preble County (north)
*Montgomery County (northeast)
*Warren County (east)
*Hamilton County (south)
*Dearborn County, Indiana (southwest)
*Franklin County, Indiana (west)
*Union County, Indiana (northwest)

Demographics

Townships

There are thirteen civil townships in Butler County and at least three paper townships:

Civil

Paper

*Hamilton
*Middletown
*Trenton

Education

There are sixteen school districts having territory in Butler County. Those listed in bold are primarily in Butler, those in italics are primarily in other counties.
*"College Corner Local School District" (also in Preble)
*Edgewood Local School District (also in Preble)
*Fairfield City School District
*Hamilton City School District
*Lakota Local School District
*Madison Local School District
*"Mason City School District" (also in Warren)
*Middletown City School District (also in Warren)
*Monroe Local School District (also in Warren)
*New Miami Local School District
*"Northwest Local School District" (also in Hamilton)
*"Preble Shawnee School District" (also in Preble)
*"Princeton City School District" (also in Hamilton and Warren)
*Ross Local School District
*"Southwest Local School District" (also in Hamilton)
*Talawanda City School District (also in Preble)

Famous inhabitants

*Walter Alston, Manager of Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers
*John Boehner, congressman, House Minority Leader (January 2007-Present), fmr. House Majority Leader (February 2006 to January 2007)
*James E. Campbell, governor of Ohio
*Cris Carter, football player
*Frank Clair, football player
*Ray Combs, television personality
*Greg Dulli, musician
*Weeb Ewbank, football coach
*Andrew L. Harris, governor of Ohio
*William Dean Howells, writer
*Howard Jones, football coach
*Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Federal judge and baseball commissioner
*Jerry Lucas, basketball player
*McGuire Sisters, musical group
*Ezra Meeker, Oregon Trail preservationist
*Joe Nuxhall, Baseball player (youngest in MLB history) and radio announcer, both for the Cincinnati Reds
*Darrell Pace, Olympic archer
*Clarence Page, columnist
*Charles Francis Richter, scientist devising the Richter magnitude scale for earthquakes
*Charlie Root, baseball player
*Kent Tekulve, baseball player
*Roger Troutman, musician
*C. William Verity, politician and businessman
*Scott Walker, musician
*Alex Conway, musician

References

*Bert S. Barlow, W.H. Todhunter, Stephen D. Cone, Joseph J. Pater, and Frederick Schneider, eds. "Centennial History of Butler County, Ohio". Hamilton, Ohio: B.F. Bowen, 1905.
*Jim Blount. "The 1900s: 100 Years In the History of Butler County, Ohio." Hamilton, Ohio: Past Present Press, 2000.
*Butler County Engineer's Office. "Butler County Official Transportation Map, 2003". Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio: The Office, 2003.
*"A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County, Ohio with Illustrations and Sketches of Its Representative Men and Pioneers". Cincinnati, Ohio: Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cyc/index.html]
*Ohio. Secretary of State. "The Ohio municipal and township roster, 2002-2003". Columbus, Ohio: The Secretary, 2003.

External links

* [http://www.butlercountyohio.org/ Official web site of Butler County] ----