Butler County
Also known as Butler County, Nebraska, Butler County, NE
county in Nebraska, United States
Key facts
- 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
- Total
- 590.812 sq mi (1,530.20 km )
- Land
- 584.789 sq mi (1,514.60 km )
- Water
- 6.023 sq mi (15.60 km ) 1.02%
- Estimate 2025
- 8,507
- Density
- 14.31/sq mi (5.526/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
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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 8,507 in 2025. 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).