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Butler County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 332,807. Its county seat is Hamilton6. It is named for General Richard Butler, who died in 1791 fighting Indians in northern Ohio.[1] Butler's army marched out of Fort Hamilton, where the city of Hamilton now stands. It is also home to Miami University, an Ohio public university.