Butler, New Jersey
Butler, New Jersey | |
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American Hard Rubber Company | |
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Location of Butler in Morris County highlighted and circled in red (right). Inset map: Location of Morris County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Butler, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′52″N 74°20′49″W / 40.997768°N 74.347003°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Morris |
| Incorporated | March 13, 1901 |
| Named after | Richard Butler |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Ryan Martinez (R, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Matthew Guilder |
| • Municipal clerk | Brandi Greco |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2) |
| • Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.027 sq mi (0.07 km2) 1.31% |
| • Rank | 410th of 565 in state 36th of 39 in county |
| Elevation | 456 ft (139 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,047 |
• Estimate (2023) | 8,133 |
| • Rank | 291st of 565 in state 24th of 39 in county |
| • Density | 3,956.2/sq mi (1,527.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 160th of 565 in state 5th of 39 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07405 |
| Area code | 973 |
| FIPS code | 3402709040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885175 |
| Website | www |
Butler is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,047, an increase of 508 (+6.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,539, which in turn reflected an increase of 119 (+1.6%) from the 7,420 counted in the 2000 census.
Butler was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1901, from portions of Pequannock Township.