![]() Those citing " American" ancestry in Butler County are of overwhelmingly English extraction, most English Americans identify simply as American because their ancestors have been in North America for centuries-in some cases since the 1600s. 28.1% were of German, 16.7% American, 10.7% Irish, and 9.8% English ancestry according to Census 2000. 1.43% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The racial makeup of the county was 91.20% White, 5.27% Black or African American, 0.21% Native American, 1.55% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.62% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. There were 129,793 housing units at an average density of 278 per square mile (107/km 2). The population density was 712 inhabitants per square mile (275/km 2). Adjacent counties ĭemographics Historical populationĪs of the census of 2000, there were 332,807 people, 123,082 households, and 87,880 families residing in the county. īefore deforestation by settlers, much of the area was forests of American beech and maple trees. The soil at highest uplands is frequently heavy in clay, moving downhill to a sandy loam, while in the valleys the soil is black with river deposits. The valley was originally carved by glaciation. The majority of Butler County consists of the river valleys of the Great and Little Miami Rivers. Geography and geology Īccording to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 470 square miles (1,200 km 2), of which 467 square miles (1,210 km 2) is land and 3.1 square miles (8.0 km 2) (0.7%) is water. In addition to a 625-acre manmade lake, the park contains the 200-acre Hueston Woods, one of the last near- virgin growths of American beech and maple in Ohio. In 1957 the Ohio Legislature established Hueston Woods State Park, which covers 3,596 acres in Butler and neighboring Preble County. In the 1920s, Butler, Pickaway and Washington counties were central areas of the rural membership of the Ku Klux Klan in Ohio. ![]() The Great Flood of 1913 affected much of the county, particularly the communities of Middletown, Ohio where approximately 25% of the town was flooded and 6 people died and Hamilton, Ohio, where 46% of the city was flooded, over 300 buildings destroyed, and at least 98 people killed. The local newspapers did not record the event, and the only record of its occurrence was transmitted by elderly residents of Mauds to one William Marion Miller of Miami University. Nothing was heard from the unnamed entrepreneur again, and the mill quickly vanished. A large crowd gathered to watch the mill start, and when it did not, laughter ensued. In 1830, Peter Schrock emigrated from France to live in Butler County.Īround the late 1860s or early 1870s, the community of Mauds was the sight of an attempt by a local entrepreneur to construct a mill that worked via perpetual motion. Butler County's original size was 480 sq miles. Some land that was originally part of Butler County was reassigned to Warren County in the north and Hamilton County to the south. Large portions of the county were held by non-resident owners, including 640 acres owned by future President William H Harrison. Between 18, the townships of the county became officially recognized. īutler County was formed on March 24, 1803, from portions of Hamilton County. White settlers began moving into the area in larger numbers after the 1793 Treaty of Greenville was signed with the Native Americans of the area. The gravesites of David and Margaret Gregory indicate they were some of the first white settlers in the area in Liberty Township. ![]() Įarly French explorers likely passed through the area along the Miami River. They built large earthworks, seven of which were still standing and recorded by a Smithsonian survey. Successive cultures of ancient Indigenous peoples of the Americas occupied areas of the county. ![]()
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