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Wikipedia / Butler, Georgia

Butler is the county seat of Taylor County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 1,972 at the 2010 census, and 1,881 in 2020.

History

The Central of Georgia Railway was built through the present area of Butler about 1850. The line is currently owned by Norfolk Southern and hosts three to four trains per day.

Butler was incorporated on February 8, 1854, but the charter was not received until 1870. Taylor County was carved from the Creek Indian territory which had in earlier years become the counties of Marion, Talbot, and Macon.

The chosen location of Butler was known as the "Fifty Mile Station" on the railroad because it was the geographical center of the railroad between Macon and Columbus, Georgia. Each town is approximately in either direction of Butler.

The city of Butler, Georgia, was named for General William Orlando Butler, a distinguished soldier of the Mexican–American War and a candidate for Vice President on the ticket with General Lewis Cass of Michigan.

In late 2016, a 1070-acre 103 megawatt solar panel facility was completed. The Butler Solar Facility is owned by First Solar.

Geography

Butler is located at (32.557, -84.239).

The city is located along U.S. Route 19, which is the main route through the city. U.S. 19 leads north 28mi (45km) to Thomaston and south 24mi (39km) to Ellaville. The Fall Line Freeway (GA-540) runs from west to east through the southern part of the city, concurrent with Georgia State Route 96. GA-540 and GA-96 lead east 9mi (14km) to Reynolds and west 14mi (23km) to Junction City. Georgia State Route 137 also runs through the city, leading northeast 20mi (32km) to Roberta and southwest 25mi (40km) to Buena Vista.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.31% is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Butler had a population of 1,881, with 756 households and 447 families residing in the city.

The median age was 43.3 years. 23.4% of residents were under the age of 18 and 22.8% were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 80.3 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 72.2 males age 18 and over.

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

Of households in Butler, 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 29.0% were married-couple households, 17.6% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 47.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 870 housing units, of which 13.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.8% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.9%.

Education

Taylor County School District

The Taylor County School District holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school. The district has 101 full-time teachers and over 1,735 students.

The Taylor County Girls' basketball team (1967–1972) holds the record for the nation's longest girl's high school basketball winning streak by winning 132 consecutive games, going undefeated for five years and winning five back-to-back state championships.

Notable people

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