Butler Township (Luzerne County, Pennsylvania)
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Location in Pennsylvania
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| Foundation : | 1784 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Pennsylvania | ||
| County : | Lucerne County | ||
| Coordinates : | 41 ° 0 ′ N , 75 ° 59 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 9,221 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 106.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 87.1 km 2 (approx. 34 mi 2 ) of which 86.4 km 2 (approx. 33 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 482 m | ||
| Postal code : | 18222 | ||
| FIPS : | 42-10480 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1216705 | ||
Butler Township is a township in southern Luzerne County in the US state of Pennsylvania . It has around 9,000 inhabitants (as of 2010) on an area of 87.1 km².
The township founded by John Balliet in 1784 includes the villages of Beech Mountain Lakes, Drums, Edgewood, Kis-Lyn, Nescopeck Pass (partly in Dorrance Township), St. Johns and Sand Spring.
In 1928, Spirit of St. Louis landed on the St. Johns and Drums airfield a year after they crossed the Atlantic.
Personalities
- Jack Palance (1919-2006), actor