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Butler County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026

Board of County Commissioners meets: Tuesdays at 9:00 a.m.
Meeting location: Butler County Courthouse, 4th Floor Commission Room, 205 W. Central Ave., El Dorado, KS 67042.
County Clerk: Tatum Stafford · 205 W. Central, El Dorado, KS 67042
Agendas posted at: https://www.bucoks.com/agendacenter
Board of County Commissioners: Board of County Commissioners consisting of 5 members elected by district. District 1: Jeff Masterson. District 2: Marc Murphy. District 3: Kelly Herzet. District 4 (Chairman): Darren Jackson. District 5: Dan Woydziak.

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Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (13)

Andover (official website, opens in a new tab)
Augusta (official website, opens in a new tab)
Benton
Cassoday
Douglass (official website, opens in a new tab)
El Dorado (official website, opens in a new tab)
Elbing
Latham
Leon
Potwin
Rose Hill
Towanda
Whitewater (official website, opens in a new tab)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (9)

Andover
Augusta
Bluestem
Circle
Douglass Public Schools
El Dorado
Flinthills
Remington-Whitewater
Rose Hill Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (15)

Andover Fire & Rescue
Butler County Fire District 10 - Burns
Butler County Fire District 2 - Augusta
Butler County Fire District 3 - Rose Hill
Butler County Fire District 4 - Cassoday
Butler County Fire District 5 - Rosalia
Butler County Fire District 6 - Latham
Butler County Fire District 7 - Benton
Butler County Fire District 8
Butler County Fire District 9
Cowley County Fire District 2
El Dorado Fire Department
Potwin Volunteer Fire Department
Towanda Fire & Rescue
Whitewater Fire Department

Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)