Butler, Freestone County, Texas
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Butler is a historic, unincorporated community in Freestone County, Texas, United States. The community is southeast of Fairfield and approximately 14 miles outside city limits on U.S. Route 84.
The community has a total population of approximately 1,475.
Population in July 2007: Males: 733 (49.7%), Females: 742 (50.3%)
Racial Group Representation:
- White alone - 760 (54.1%),
- Black alone - 572 (40.7%),
- Hispanic - 54 (3.8%),
- Two or more races - 14 (1.0%),
- American alone - 3 (0.2%),
- Asian alone - 1 (0.07%)
The average household size is 2.4 people and roughly 57% of the community is a family household, which is well below the state average. Parts of the community are fairly poor with 15% of residents earning income below the poverty level.
Schools
Butler is served by the Fairfield Independent School District which includes Fairfield Elementary school, Fairfield Intermediate school, and Fairfield High School.[1]
Higher education options include Trinity Valley Community College (38 miles), Navarro College (42 miles), UT Tyler (63 miles), Texas State Technical College (67 miles), Tyler Junior College (69 miles), Sam Houston State University (70 miles), and Texas A&M (73 miles).
