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Butler County
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county in Pennsylvania, United States
Butler County is a county located in Pennsylvania in the northeastern United States. It is significant as part of Pennsylvania's regional geography and economy, though specific details about its particular importance would require additional context.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Founded
- March 12, 1800
- Named after
- Richard Butler
- Seat
- Butler
- Largest township
- Cranberry Township
- Total
- 795 sq mi (2,060 km )
- Land
- 789 sq mi (2,040 km )
- Water
- 6.1 sq mi (16 km ) 0.8%
- Estimate 2025
- 200,169
- Density
- 246/sq mi (94.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 16th
- Website
- www .butlercountypa .gov
- Designated
- June 11, 1982
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Butler County
- Population
- 193763
- Area
- 2058
- Official website
- www.co.butler.pa.us
- Image
- Butler County Courthouse, Butler.jpg
- Households
- 77725
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- Commons category
- Butler County, Pennsylvania
- inception
- 1800-03-12
- water as percent of area
- 0.8
- native label
- Butler County
- per capita income
- 39906
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Butler County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 193,763. Its county seat is Butler. Butler County was created on March 12, 1800, from part of Allegheny County and named in honor of General Richard Butler, a hero of the American Revolution. The county is part of the Greater Pittsburgh region of the commonwealth.