Butler (Missouri)

According to the 2000 census, 4,229 people lived in the municipality ^[1] , there were 1,723 households and families. The population density was 421 people / km ² . Out of 1,723 farms, 29.2% were children under the age of 18, couples who lived together accounted for 46.3%, households in which the hostess had no husband - 10.4%, households without a family - 39.2% . The owners of 21.1% of the farms were over 65 years old, and in 35.2% of the farms at least one person was over 65 years old. The number of people on average per farm was 2.32, and on average per family was 2.97.

The average annual income per farm was $ 25,531, and for a family - $ 31,596. Men had an average income of 27,917 dollars, women - 18,523 dollars. The per capita income was 15,237 dollars. Approximately 15.4% of families and 19.4% of the population lived below the poverty line.

• Robert Heinlein - science fiction writer, mentioned Butler in the story " Requiem "
• Charles O'Rear - American Photographer
• Stan Wall - Former Major League Baseball Player

• Geographic Names Information System United States Geological Survey
• Site of Butler Archived copy (Unsolved) (inaccessible link) . The appeal date is July 18, 2012. Archived October 18, 2007.
• Butler's Historic Maps of the Sanborn Maps of Missouri Collection at the University of Missouri