**Butler County, Kentucky** Butler County Courthouse in Morgantown, Kentucky Location in the state of Kentucky Founded 1810 Named for Richard Butler Largest city Morgantown Area • Total 431.52 sq mi (1,118 km2) • Land 428.08 sq mi (1,109 km2) • Water 3.44 sq mi (9 km2), 0.80% Population • (2000 13,010 • Density 14/sq mi (5/km²) Congressional district Time zone **Website butlercounty.ky.gov** Butler County is a county located in the US state of Kentucky . As of the 2010 census , the population was 12,690. Its county seat is Morgantown The county was formed in 1810, becoming Kentuckys 53rd county. It is a prohibition or dry county. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Adjacent counties 3 Demographics 4 Cities and towns 5 Transportation 6 Notable natives 7 See also 8 References History Numerous archaeological sites are located along the Green River in Butler County. A 1932 survey found nine sites, many of which were a group of shell mounds , *including the Carlston Annis and DeWeese --DeWeese_Shell_Mound & action= Shell Mounds.* *The area now known as Butler County was first settled by the families of Richard C. Dellium and James Forgy, who founded a town called Berrys Lick. The first industry was salt-making. On January 18, 1810, the Kentucky General Assembly* created Butler County from portions of Logan and Ohio counties. The new county was named for Major General Richard Butler , who died at the Battle of the Wabash in 1791. Butler County has one of only two Civil War monuments in Kentucky that honor the soldiers of both sides. The Confederate-Union Veterans Monument in Morgantown, a zinc monument, was dedicated in 1907 on the Butler County Courthouse lawn.* **The settlement may have originally been called Funkhouser Hill after Christopher Funkhouser, the local landowner who donated 60 acres (24 ha) of land to establish a seat for the newly formed Butler County in 1811.The etymology of the citys present name (originally written Morgan Town) is uncertain. It may have been chosen to honor a hunter named *Morgan or to honor Daniel Morgan Smith,* the first child born in the town. It was incorporated as Morgantown by the state assembly in 1813, although the post office also went by the name Butler Court House during the 19th century. **
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