Lake Butler, Union County, Florida

Lake Butler, Florida
City of Lake Butler
Images from top, left to right: Butler Lake, Union County Courthouse, Downtown Lake Butler, Townsend-Green Building & Museum, Lake Butler Woman's Club, Union County High School
Location in Union County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 30°1′18″N 82°20′27″W / 30.02167°N 82.34083°W / 30.02167; -82.34083
CountryUnited States of America
StateFlorida
CountyUnion
Settled1859
IncorporatedMay 1893
Government
  TypeCommission–Manager
  MayorMelissa Hendrix
  Vice MayorRondoll L. Huggins
  CommissionersJoe Stephenson,
Annette Redman, and
Fred Sirmones
  City Manager and
City Clerk
Kimberly Hayes
  City AttorneyJohn E. Maines IV
Area
  Total
2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2)
  Land2.31 sq mi (5.98 km2)
  Water0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,986
  Density859.74/sq mi (331.96/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
32054
Area code386
FIPS code12-37650
Websitewww.cityoflakebutler.org

Lake Butler is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,986 at the 2020 census.