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.
Communities
There are no incorporated municipalities in the primarily agricultural township. The only concentrated settlements are two unincorporated communities:
- Butler is at .
- South Butler is at .
- Faxton was a post office in the township from 1893 until 1900.
History
Butler Township was organized in 1835. It was named after the town of Butler, New York, which was where most of the residents at that point had come from. There was a settlement here called Dayburg formed in 1845.
Geography
The township is drained by tributaries of the St. Joseph River: the north and south branches of Hog Creek, Tekonsha Creek, and Soap Creek.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.38%, is water.