Butler County Information
Butler in
Kansas occupies
1,446 square miles and has a 2006 population of
63,147, a change from a 2000 population of
59,484 and
50,580 in 1990.
15.2% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
12.2% percent is 25-35, and
14.7% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
95 acts of violent crime reported in
Butler in 2004, a change from
109 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
1,506 people:
4.7% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
4.2%.
Read more about
Butler, Kansas in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Butler | |
| State | Kansas | |
| Land Area | 1,446 sq. miles | Ranked 464 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 63,147 | Ranked 806 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 62,376 | |
| Population 2000 | 59,484 | Ranked 808 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 50,580 | Ranked 833 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 95.5% | |
| African American | 1.6% | |
| Asian American | .6% | |
| Native American | .9% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.7% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 14.1% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 15.2% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 12.2% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.7% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 9.7% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 6% | |
| Population 75 and up | 6.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 95 | 109 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | 1 | |
| Forcible Rapes | 15 | |
| Robberies | 4 | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 75 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 1,732 | 1,532 |
| Burglaries | 331 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 1,314 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 87 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 32,123 | 30,378 |
| Unemployed Population | 1,506 | 1,267 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.7% | 4.2% |
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