Butler Township, DeKalb County, Indiana

Butler Township is one of fifteen townships in DeKalb County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,733, up from 1,691 at 2010, and it contained 704 housing units.

History
Butler Township was founded in 1837.

The William Cornell Homestead was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 23.75 sqmi, of which 23.69 sqmi (or 99.75%) is land and 0.06 sqmi (or 0.25%) is water. Holiday Lakes is in this township.

Unincorporated towns
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
 * Butler Center
 * Cedar
 * New Era
 * Saint Johns

Adjacent townships

 * Keyser Township (north)
 * Jackson Township (east)
 * Cedar Creek Township, Allen County (southeast)
 * Perry Township, Allen County (south)
 * Eel River Township, Allen County (southwest)
 * Swan Township, Noble County (west)

Major highways

 * [[Image:I-69.svg|25px]] Interstate 69
 * [[Image:Indiana 3.svg|25px]] State Road 3
 * [[Image:Indiana 205.svg|25px]] State Road 205
 * [[Image:Indiana 327.svg|25px]] State Road 327