Butler - Life And Leisure

Made up of parts of Pequannock Township, Butler Borough was incorporated on March 13, 1901, by an Act of New Jersey Legislature. The area was originally called West Bloomingdale, and became known as Butler in 1881, in honor of industrialist Richard Butler, who was influential in the area’s growth. The building where the Butler Borough Museum is now located was originally a railroad station serving the New Jersey Midland and later the New York Susquehanna and Western, which still runs through the community.

-Town Profile-

State...............................................................New Jersey

County.......................................................................Morris

Incorporated...........................................March 13, 1901

Government................................................Borough (NJ)

Mayor..................................Joseph P. Heywang (2010)

Area.....................................Total 2.1 sq mi (5.4 sq km)

Land..............................................2.1 sq mi (5.4 sq km)

Water.............................................0.0 sq mi (0.0 sq km)

Elevation......................................................436ft (133m)

Population (2007).........................................Total 8,090

Population Density......3,568.9/sq mi (1,377.9/sq km)

Zip Code.................................................................07405

For more information on Butler, NJ, go to:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler,_NJ

-Town Numbers-

Police-Fire-Emergency........................................................................................................9-1-1

Assessor's Office............................................................................................973-838-7200x218

Boro Clerk...................................................................................................973-838-7200 x 266

Court Administrator.................................................................................................973-838-0559

Electric, New Accounts & Billing......................................................................973-838-7208

Electric, Roads & Water Company Service.........................................................973-838-0063

Fire Department (non-emergency)...................................................................973-838-0063

Police Department (non-emergency)....................................................................973-838-4100

Public Library......................................................................................................973-838-3262

Recreation Department.................................................................................973-838-7200 x230

Senior Citizen's Center.......................................................................................973-838-7352

Water Department...................................................................................................973-838-7209

Schools

Board of Education High School Annex................................................................973-492-2025

Aaron Decker School..................................................973-492-2037, nurse 973-492-3038

Butler High School..............................................................973-492-2000, nurse 973-492-2040

Richard Butler School...................................................973492-2079, nurse 973-492-2050

Special Services Office..........................................................................................973-492-2070

Superintendent's Office......................................................................................973-492-2032