

The Republican Party completely controls all politics at the local level in Butler County. Three Rivers College - Poplar Bluff - A public, two-year community college.Sierra-Osage Treatment Center - Poplar Bluff.Shady Grove State School - Poplar Bluff.Hentz Alternative Learning Center - Poplar Bluff.Zion Lutheran School - Poplar Bluff - Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.


Westwood Baptist Academy - Poplar Bluff - (PK-12) - Baptist.Southern Missouri Christian School - Poplar Bluff - (K-12) - Assembly of God/ Pentecostal.Sacred Heart Elementary School - Poplar Bluff - (PK-08) - Roman Catholic.Agape Christian School - Poplar Bluff - (K-12) - Non-denominational Christian.Twin Rivers High School - Broseley - (09-12).Qulin Elementary School - Qulin - (K-08).Twin Rivers R-X School District - Broseley.Mark Twain Early Childhood Center - (PK/Daycare).Eugene Field Elementary School - (01-03).Poplar Bluff R-I School District - Poplar Bluff.Hillview Elementary School - Harviell - (PK-02).Neelyville R-IV School District - Neelyville.Of adults 25 years of age and older in Butler County, 70.5% possesses a high school diploma or higher while 11.6% holds a bachelor's degree or higher as their highest educational attainment. The most predominant denominations among residents in Butler County who adhere to a religion are Southern Baptists (36.39%), nondenominational evangelical groups (14.64%), and Roman Catholics (11.92%).Ģ020 Census Butler County Racial Composition Race About 14.00% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.90% of those under age 18 and 16.90% of those age 65 or over.Īccording to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2010), Butler County is part of the Bible Belt, with evangelical Protestantism being the most predominant religion. The per capita income for the county was $20,282. Males had a median income of $27,449 versus $19,374 for females. The median income for a household in the county was $34,422, and the median income for a family was $42,713. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.10 males. For every 100 females there were 92.00 males. In the county, the population was spread out, with 24.20% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 26.60% from 25 to 44, 24.10% from 45 to 64, and 16.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.39 and the average family size was 2.91. 28.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 16,718 households, out of which 29.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.50% were married couples living together, 11.60% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.30% were non-families. Among the major first ancestries reported in Butler County were 31.7% American, 13.8% German, 11.6% Irish and 10.5% English. Approximately 1.01% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. The racial makeup of the county was 92.16% White, 5.22% Black or African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. There were 18,707 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile (10/km 2). The population density was 59 people per square mile (23/km 2). Adjacent counties ĭemographics Historical populationĪs of the census of 2000, there were 40,867 people, 16,718 households, and 11,318 families residing in the county. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 699 square miles (1,810 km 2), of which 695 square miles (1,800 km 2) is land and 4.3 square miles (11 km 2) (0.6%) is water. 4.4 Missouri presidential preference primariesĪccording to the U.S.
