Butler, New Jersey
Borough in Morris County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Butler is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,047,[10][11] an increase of 508 (+6.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,539,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 119 (+1.6%) from the 7,420 counted in the 2000 census.[22]
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Butler, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.997768°N 74.347003°W / 40.997768; -74.347003[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Morris |
Incorporated | March 13, 1901 |
Named for | Richard Butler |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Ryan Martinez (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[4][5] |
• Administrator | James Lampmann[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Brandi Greco[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2) |
• Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.27 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) 1.31% |
• Rank | 410th of 565 in state 36th of 39 in county[1] |
Elevation | 456 ft (139 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,047 |
• Estimate | 8,133 |
• Rank | 291st of 565 in state 24th of 39 in county[13] |
• Density | 3,956.2/sq mi (1,527.5/km2) |
• Rank | 160th of 565 in state 5th of 39 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 973[16] |
FIPS code | 3402709040[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885175[1][19] |
Website | www |
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Butler was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1901, from portions of Pequannock Township.[23][24]