Butler, Missouri

Butler, Missouri
Palace Hotel
Nickname: 
The Electric City[1]
Location within Bates County and Missouri
Location within Bates County and Missouri
Coordinates: 38°15′35″N 94°20′22″W / 38.25972°N 94.33944°W / 38.25972; -94.33944
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyBates
Area
 • Total4.08 sq mi (10.56 km2)
 • Land4.07 sq mi (10.53 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation866 ft (264 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,220
 • Density1,037.62/sq mi (400.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
64730
Area code660
FIPS code29-10054 [4]
GNIS feature ID2393483 [3]
WebsiteCity Website

Butler is a city in Bates County, Missouri, United States and is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. The population was 4,219 at the 2010 census. The county seat of Bates County,[5] the city is named for William Orlando Butler, a noted American military and political figure of the early and mid-19th century.[6] It is located approximately 50 mi (80 km) south of Kansas City, Missouri on U.S. Route 71-Interstate 49.

  1. ^ "Official City webpage". City of Butler. 2013. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Butler, Missouri
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ Atkeson, W.O. (1918). "History of Butler Missouri". Historical Publishing Company via Ray's Place website. Archived from the original on August 23, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2013.

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