Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania

Butler Township
Butler Township
Township
	Building at Preston Park, formerly Preston Laboratories, in Butler Township
	Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania highlighting Butler Township
	Map of Butler County, Pennsylvania
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Butler
Settled	1795
Incorporated	1804
Government
• Type	Five-member Board of Commissioners
• Board President	David Zarnick
• Township Manager	Tom Knights
• Mailing Address	290 South Duffy Road, Butler, PA 16001
Area
• Total	21.75 sq mi (56.33 km2)
• Land	21.62 sq mi (56.00 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2)
Population (2020)
• Total	17,230
• Estimate (2022)	16,854
• Density	775.60/sq mi (299.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	724
FIPS code	42-019-10472
Website	www.butlertwp.org
	Butler Area School District

Butler Township is a township in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,230 at the 2020 census.^[2] The township was first settled by Europeans in 1795. It was established as a township in 1804 and as a first class township in 1922.^[3]

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 13, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "Butler County - 5th Class" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2008-04-14.

[CenPopGazetteer2016-1] "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Aug 13, 2017.

[USCensusEst2020-2022-2] "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[3] "Butler County - 5th Class" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2008-04-14.

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