ButlerMI
A town of 1,090. Healthier than 67% of U.S. towns.
What makes Butler stand out
The thing Butler does most differently from other towns.
1,090 people, and everyone knows the way
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Butler’s report card
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Butler. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents commute out of Butler
Most working residents leave Butler for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Coldwater (31%), Coldwater (5%) and Litchfield (5%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Where working residents work
Low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 30% of U.S. communities.
Healthier than 33% of U.S. towns
Butler beats the Michigan average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| What stands out | Butler | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.5% | 10.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 17.5% | 14.6% |
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Butler has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
Butler’s public schools outperform 46% of Michigan districts
The public schools Butler’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 54% of Michigan’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Creek School Private | 1–8 | 76 |
99% of working residents leave Butler for work
Where Butler’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Butler
Civil township in Michigan, United States
Butler Township is a civil township in northeastern Branch County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 1,417.
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- Population
- 1,417
- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,010 ft