The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04. 24.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 65,862 households, out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.80% were married couples living together, 8.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.90% were non-families. The racial/ethnic makeup of the county is 96.5% White, 0.9% Black or African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.8% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, 0.7% from two or more races and 0.9% Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 69,868 housing units at an average density of 89 per square mile (34/km 2). The population density was 221 people per square mile (85/km 2). Slippery Rock Creek (recreational canoeing and kayaking)ĭemographics Historical populationĪs of the census of 2000, there were 174,083 people, 65,862 households, and 46,827 families residing in the county.
Lake Arthur at Moraine State Park (recreational boating, canoeing and kayaking).Connoquenessing Creek (recreational canoeing and kayaking).It is both a recreational and industrial waterway.) Allegheny River (The river touches Butler County at its northeast and southeast corners.The county has a humid continental climate ( Dfa/ Dfb) and average monthly temperatures in Butler borough range from 27.7 ☏ in January to 72.1 ☏ in July. Lake Arthur is used for fishing and sailing, and the surrounding park is used for hiking and hunting. It is the location of Moraine State Park, with the 3,000-acre (12 km 2) glacial lake, Lake Arthur. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 795 square miles (2,060 km 2), of which 789 square miles (2,040 km 2) is land and 6.1 square miles (16 km 2) (0.8%) is water. Bush in the 2004 United States presidential election.īret Michaels, lead singer of the rock band Poison, was born here in 1963.Īccording to the U.S. In 2004, Vice President Dick Cheney spoke in Saxonburg to campaign for President George W. Hubert Humphrey also campaigned in Butler. Kennedy spoke in front of the Butler County Courthouse during the 1960 United States presidential election. Harding passed through Butler County on its way to Washington D.C. In 1923, the funeral train of President Warren G. George Washington passed through this area during the French and Indian War. He graduated from Butler High School in 1945. Perry, Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from 1994 to 1997.
Butler's highest-ranked federal official is William J.
The house has been adapted for use by the Butler County Historical Society. Senator Walter Lowrie, the only senator from Butler, built a home in 1828 that still stands behind the Butler County Courthouse. The Jeep was developed in Butler County by American Bantam in 1941.įamous politicians have lived in and traveled through Butler County. He is best known for designing his most famous work, the Brooklyn Bridge, but designed and built numerous bridges in Pittsburgh and other cities as well.Īt what is now known as Oil Creek, Butler County resident William Smith and Edwin Drake first proved oil could be tapped from underground for consistent supply. He moved the operation to Trenton, New Jersey. After farming for a time, Roebling returned to engineering, and invented his revolutionary "wire rope.", which he first produced at Saxonburg. Roebling, a civil engineer, and his brother Carl. Saxonburg was founded as a Prussian colony by John A. Some famous inventions and discoveries were made in Butler County.
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