Butler is a village in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, United States.

It began in the season of fall in 1909, when people from the Milwaukee, Sparta, and North Western Railway (a division of the Chicago and North Western Railway) visited farmers living on the eastern area of 124th Street and bought their land to start railroad yards around the City of Milwaukee to relieve congestion in the downtown rail yards.

[5] In 1911, the settlement of "New Butler" was started within Waukesha County, Wisconsin.

This community was started by railroad workers and their families and was incorporated with 200 people on May 5, 1913, from what land that was previously parts of the towns of Brookfield and Menomonee.

The village grew as more railroad activities started, and allowed real estate speculators to buy parcels of additional land for development.

44.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

42.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

None of the families and 2.4% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 7.8% of those over 64.