Butler County, Ohio

Butler County is a located in the  of,. As of 2000, the population was 332,807. Its is. It is for General, who died in  fighting Indians in northern Ohio. Butler's army marched out of Fort Hamilton, where the city of Hamilton now stands. It is also home to, an Ohio public university.

Government
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Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,218 (470 ). 1,210 km² (467 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.62%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 332,807 people, 123,082 households, and 87,880 families residing in the county. The was 275/km² (712/sq mi). There were 129,793 housing units at an average density of 107/km² (278/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 91.20%, 5.27% or , 0.21% , 1.55% , 0.03% , 0.62% from , and 1.13% from two or more races. 1.43% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 123,082 households out of which 35.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.00% were living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.60% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 11.90% from 18 to 24, 29.80% from 25 to 44, 21.70% from 45 to 64, and 10.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $47,885, and the median income for a family was $57,513. Males had a median income of $42,052 versus $27,602 for females. The for the county was $22,076. About 5.40% of families and 8.70% of the population were below the, including 9.10% of those under age 18 and 7.00% of those age 65 or over.

Townships
There are thirteen s in Butler County and at least three s:

Education
There are sixteen school districts having territory in Butler County. Those listed in bold are primarily in Butler, those in italics are primarily in other counties.
 * College Corner Local School District (also in Preble)
 * Edgewood Local School District (also in Preble)
 * Hamilton City School District
 * Lakota Local School District
 * Madison Local School District
 * Mason City School District (also in Warren)
 * Middletown City School District (also in Warren)
 * Monroe Local School District (also in Warren)
 * New Miami Local School District
 * Northwest Local School District (also in Hamilton)
 * Preble Shawnee School District (also in Preble)
 *  (also in Hamilton and Warren)
 * Ross Local School District
 * Southwest Local School District (also in Hamilton)
 * Talawanda City School District (also in Preble)
 * Talawanda City School District (also in Preble)

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