
The racial makeup of the township was 96.99% White, 0.59% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.07% from other races, and 1.98% from two or more races. There were 459 housing units at an average density of 12.9 per square mile (5.0/km 2). The population density was 38.2 inhabitants per square mile (14.7/km 2). Demographics Īs of the census of 2000, there were 1,362 people, 431 households, and 349 families residing in the township. Joseph River: the north and south branches of Hog Creek, Tekonsha Creek, and Soap Creek.Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.8 square miles (92.6 km 2), of which 35.6 square miles (92.3 km 2) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.3 km 2), or 0.38%, is water. The township is drained by tributaries of the St. There was a settlement here called Dayburg formed in 1845. It was named after the town of Butler, New York, which was where most of the residents at that point had come from. Faxton was a post office in the township from 1893 until 1900.The only concentrated settlements are two unincorporated communities: There are no incorporated municipalities in the primarily agricultural township. As of the 2010 census, the township population was 1,467. Butler Township is a civil township in northeastern Branch County in the U.S.
