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Butler
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city and the county seat of Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States
Butler is a city in Pennsylvania that serves as the county seat of Butler County, meaning it's the main governmental center for the county. It's a central city in the region that handles important administrative functions for the surrounding area.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Named after
- Richard Butler
- Official name
- Butler
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Butler County
- Population
- 13502
- Area
- 7.041303
- Elevation
- 1043
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Capital of
- Butler County
- Official website
- cityofbutler.org
- Image
- Butler PA skyline.jpg
- Households
- 5884
- Dialing code
- 724
- Significant event
- Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania
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- inception
- 1802-01-01
- Commons category
- Butler, Pennsylvania
- topic's main category
- Category:Butler, Pennsylvania
- postal code
- 16003
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Butler, Pennsylvania
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Butler, Pennsylvania
- per capita income
- 22127
- water area
- 0
- water as percent of area
- 0
- P11012
- zebra crossing
- located in the statistical territorial entity
- Pittsburgh metropolitan area
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Encyclopedic overview
Butler is a city in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is 35 miles (56 km) north of Pittsburgh and part of the Greater Pittsburgh region. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,502.
Butler is named after Major General Richard Butler, who died in the 1791 Battle of the Wabash. Settled in 1803 by John and Samuel Cunningham, it became a borough in 1817 and a city in 1918. Initially populated by Irish and Scottish immigrants, Butler saw a large influx of German settlers in the early 19th century. It contributed to the Steel Belt manufacturing region as home to the Standard Steel Car Company, which produced early all-steel railcars, and the American Bantam Car Company, known for developing the original Willys Jeep.
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