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Butler County
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Butler County
,
Missouri
,
United States
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Overview of Butler County
Name:
Butler County
Place Type:
County
Located In:
Missouri
,
United States
History (GNIS):
Organized in 1849 and named for Kentuckian William Orlando Butler, a popular southern Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for Vice-President in 1848. (MO-T108/p27)
County Seat:
Poplar Bluff
(
Poplar Bluff Township
)
Established:
1849
Coordinates:
Latitude:
36.7167222
36° 43' 00.2"
N
Longitude:
-90.4001101
90° 24' 00.4"
W
Population:
38,765
Elevation:
99 m
Surrounding Counties:
Stoddard
E
Dunklin
SE
Clay
(
Arkansas
)
S
Ripley
W
Carter
NW
Wayne
N
Histopolis Place ID:
606156847
Updated May 6, 2020