Butler, Alabama

• Investigators identify remains of missing Alabama man
  

  BUTLER - Officials in Choctaw County say human remains found more than a year ago have been identified as those of a 31-year-old Thomasville man who disappeared in 2003.

• Report: Gerard Butler Joins Jennifer Aniston in Mexico - ET
  

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• Board may decide to sell land
  

  Published: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, February 1, 2010 at 10:35 p.m. NORTHPORT The city could soon put 16.9 acres of riverfront property up for sale.

• A productive weekend in the backup stand
  

  I waited until late Thursday to make my decision regarding which hunting camp I would head to for the weekend.

• USDA awarding $310 million for broadband projects
  

  Published: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, January 25, 2010 at 11:37 p.m. The Agriculture Department is handing out nearly $310 million in stimulus money to bring high-speed Internet connections to 14 rural communities around the country.

• Choctaw County phone firm gets $3.9M for rural broadband
  

  A southwest Alabama telephone company is getting nearly $3.9 million in federal stimulus funds to help bring high-speed Interent connections to rural customers.

• Two More Arrested In Connection With Murder of ...
  

  Jan. 23 - Two more subjects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Pace, Fla.

• Marengo Butane sells to South Alabama Gas
  

  1, South Alabama Gas has purchased Marengo Butane of Linden. The company will use Marengo Butanea s building at 114 N. Main St.

• More Stars Join ET's PSA Campaign for Haiti - ET
  

  Entertainment Tonight Headlines ";" src="http://www.etonline.com/media/video/2010/01/132633/et_redcrosspsa_100115_large.jpg" style="border-width:0px;" /> From Rosie O'Donnell to Alfre Woodard to Gerard Butler -- stars are coming together with ET to raise funds for Haitian earthquake survivors.

• Taylor Lautner Coming to TV - ET
  

  Entertainment Tonight Headlines Taylor Lautner is coming to television this Sunday! The 'Twilight' heartthrob has just been named the latest presenter at this year's Golden Globe award ceremony.

• National Guard unit that assisted crash victims redeployed to Iraq
  

  Published: Friday, January 8, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 8:33 p.m. For the second time since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan began, the Alabama Army National Guard's 2101st Transportation Company out of Demopolis, Aliceville and Butler is going overseas.

• Power Problem Affects Schools
  

  Students at Choctaw County Elementary and Choctaw County High School in Butler were sent home Wednesday due to a power outage.

• Donations to United Way exceed agency's expectations
  

  Published: Friday, December 18, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 11:28 p.m. TUSCALOOSA People pledged more than $2.9 million in local donations to this year's United Way Campaign - a higher total than the agency expected to get during a difficult economy.

• Prep basketball roundup: Butler County whips Luverne
  

  LaCory Savage scored 17 points, and the Panthers' defense held Luverne to 10 second-half points to lead Butler County Magnet School to a 53-33 victory Monday over Luverne in Georgiana.

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• Star of the Week: Jessica Fuller
  

  Jessica Fuller loves to travel. But some of the traveling she does is not so fun - she makes the 45 minute commute from her home in Butler, Ala.

City Description

Butler is a town in and the county seat of Choctaw County, Alabama, United States. The population was 1,952 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a city. When Choctaw County was formed in 1847, Butler was created as the county seat. The town was located and settled in 1848. It is named in honor of Colonel Pierce Butler, a soldier killed in the Mexican-American War. Butler is located at 32°5′29″N 88°13′14.462″W / 32.09139°N 88.22068389°W / 32.09139; -88.22068389 (32.091526, -88.220684). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 5.6 square miles (15 km), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,952 people, 823 households, and 547 families residing in the city. The population density was 348.6 inhabitants per square mile (134.6 /km). There were 945 housing units at an average density of 168.8 per square mile (65.2 /km). The racial makeup of the city was 81.56% White, 17.88% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, and 0.31% from two or more races. 0.61% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 823 households out of which 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with

City Contained By:

• Choctaw County
• Alabama
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 14.5039334179 km squared

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