Welcome to Butler ...

The city of Butler is located in Butler County<1> and is the County Seat for Butler County.

Butler was established in 1802.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Butler has a population of 12,918 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Butler is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Butler lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Butler had an population of 12,918 people. This is a decrease of 6.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Butler had a population of 13,757 people (which is 7.48% of the total population of Butler County). This makes Butler the county's most populous community.

The population of Butler represents 0.11% of the population of Pennsylvania (which has 12,702,379 people), making it the state's 45th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 13,757 people, the population of Butler decreased 9.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,121 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Butler.

Communities Also Named Butler ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Butler: This one is located in Butler County and the other is located in Potter County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 42 communities that are also named Butler - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Butler.

Communities near Butler ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Butler.

• Tarentum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarentum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
  • Tarentum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarentum <5>
• Kittanning
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <5>
• Zelienople
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelienople have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelienople
  • Zelienople is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zelienople <5>
• Slippery Rock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slippery Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
  • Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <5>
• Brackenridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brackenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackenridge
  • Brackenridge is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brackenridge <5>
• Seven Fields
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Fields
  • Seven Fields is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,740 people
• Ford City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <5>
• Evans City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans City
  • Evans City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans City <5>
• Freeport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• Mars
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
  • Mars is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Butler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Butler.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Butler. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Butler.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Butler. Our list includes 30 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Butler.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Butler ...

Looking for more information about Butler? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Butler, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Butler.

Adding Butler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Butler in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Butler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Butler post office opened in 1805.

We also found Butler in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Butler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Butler. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/