THE BUTLER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Outer Bluegrass setting.
Butler township has 30.3 square miles of land in Franklin County. Its Census reference point is in Outer Bluegrass, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Butler and Franklin County
Butler is associated with Franklin County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Butler by land and water
The Census records 0.09 square miles of water within Butler, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 1.4 percentage points lower than the 1.7% recorded for Franklin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Butler township has 72.6 times the land area of nearby Peppertown CDP (0.42 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

