Butler County, Nebraska
Butler County, Nebraska | |
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The Butler County Courthouse in David City | |
Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
| Coordinates: 41°13′34″N 97°07′55″W / 41.226054°N 97.132003°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| Founded | January 26, 1856 (created) October 21, 1868 (organized) |
| Named after | William Orlando Butler |
| Seat | David City |
| Largest city | David City |
| Area | |
• Total | 590.812 sq mi (1,530.20 km2) |
| • Land | 584.789 sq mi (1,514.60 km2) |
| • Water | 6.023 sq mi (15.60 km2) 1.02% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,369 |
• Estimate (2024) | 8,439 |
| • Density | 14.31/sq mi (5.526/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 402 and 531 |
| Congressional district | 1st |
| Website | butlercountyne.gov |
| • Nebraska county number 12 • Nebraska license plate prefix 25 | |
Butler County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,369, and was estimated to be 8,439 in 2024. The county seat and the largest city is David City.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Butler County was represented by the prefix "25" (as it had the 25th-largest number of vehicles registered in the state when the license plate system was established in 1922).
In 2020, Nebraska's center of population was in Butler County, near the village of Garrison.