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Butler County

county in Missouri, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_missouri Q484457
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Butler County

Summary

Butler County is a county of Missouri[1]. It draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_missouri category, ranking #33 of 114).[2]

Key Facts

  • Butler County is located in Missouri[3].
  • Butler County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Butler County's instance of is recorded as county of Missouri[5].
  • Butler County's capital is recorded as Poplar Bluff[6].
  • Butler County's shares border with is recorded as Wayne County[7].
  • Butler County's shares border with is recorded as Clay County[8].
  • Butler County's shares border with is recorded as Dunklin County[9].
  • Butler County's shares border with is recorded as Stoddard County[10].
  • Butler County's shares border with is recorded as Carter County[11].
  • Butler County's shares border with is recorded as Ripley County[12].
  • William Orlando Butler is named after Butler County[13].
  • Butler County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Poplar Bluff[14].
  • Butler County's Commons category is recorded as Butler County, Missouri[15].
  • February 27, 1849 marks the founding of Butler County[16].
  • Butler County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.72, 'lon': -90.4}[17].
  • Butler County's official website is recorded as http://www.butlercountymo.com/[18].
  • Butler County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Butler County, Missouri[19].
  • Butler County has a population of {'amount': '+42794'}[20].
  • Butler County has a population of {'amount': '+42811'}[21].
  • Butler County has a population of {'amount': '+43045'}[22].
  • Butler County has a population of {'amount': '+43108'}[23].
  • Butler County has a population of {'amount': '+43083'}[24].
  • Butler County has a population of {'amount': '+42951'}[25].
  • Butler County has a population of {'amount': '+42130'}[26].
  • Butler County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Butler County, Missouri[27].

Body

Geography

Butler County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Missouri[3].

Physical Characteristics

Butler County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1810'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+42794'}[20], {'amount': '+42811'}[21], {'amount': '+43045'}[22], {'amount': '+43108'}[23], {'amount': '+43083'}[24], and {'amount': '+42951'}[25].

Designation and Status

Butler County's instance of is recorded as county of Missouri[5].

History and Context

February 27, 1849 marks the founding of Butler County[16]. William Orlando Butler is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Butler County draws 103 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_missouri category, ranking #33 of 114).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Missouri United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . butlercountymo.com. butlercountymo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . butlercountymo.com. butlercountymo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . butlercountymo.com. butlercountymo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . butlercountymo.com. butlercountymo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . butlercountymo.com. butlercountymo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3812338
    Taxonomicon id → 1806393
    Obo gazetteer id → 22222975
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  2. 23d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → William Orlando Butler
    Number of households → {'amount': '+16358'}
    Population → —
    Shares border with → Wayne County, Clay County, Dunklin County +3
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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