Butler County, Iowa

 

Founding: 1854 (declared in 1851)
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: William Butler, Kentucky politician
Seat: Clarksville (1854–1860); Butler Center (1860–1881); Allison (1881–)

Land area: 580 square miles

Population (2020): 14,334

Population (historic): 3,724 (1860); 14,293 (1880); 17,955 (1900); 17,617 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1900; 1910s; 1930s; 1970s

Subdivisions: Ten cities; 16 townships

National Register listings: Seven

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 2,786 (41.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 59.9%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 2.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 5.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,817
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,469
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,244
Average farm size (1920): 137 acres
Sources of settlement: New York, Illinois, Wisconsin, Germany, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Ireland
_________________________________________________________________________________

Allison

Namesake: William Allison, Iowa politician

Founding: 1879 (platting); 1879 (post office); 1881 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 966

Population (historic): 463 (1900); 495 (1910); 520 (1920); 603 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1900–1980; 1990–2010
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 163 (31.8%)
_________________________________________________________________________________



View and filter the data. Or see a larger map.
_________________________________________________________________________________

Outstanding Buildings

1. Thomas Butler Farm (c. 1880). 29707 Superior Road. Butler. Italianate.
2. Hugh Scallon Farm (c. 1900). 11245 320th Road. Washington. Queen Anne.