Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Butler Township

Township

Location in Vermilion County

Coordinates: 40°25′49″N 87°50′51″W﻿ / ﻿40.43028°N 87.84750°W﻿ / 40.43028; -87.84750
Country| United States
State| Illinois
County| Vermilion
Created| 1840
Area

• Total

| 71.92 sq mi (186.3 km2)
• Land| 71.91 sq mi (186.2 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)  0%
Elevation

| 735 ft (224 m)
Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)[1]

| 947
• Density| 13.8/sq mi (5.3/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

60932, 60942, 60960, 60963, 61865

Area code| 217
FIPS code| 17-183-10162

Butler Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 992 and it contained 459 housing units.[2]

## History

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The township was formed from a portion of Middlefork Township in 1840 and was named after General Benjamin F. Butler, a civil war hero.[3]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 71.92 square miles (186.3 km2), all land.[2]

### Cities and towns

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* Rankin

### Unincorporated towns

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* East Lynn

### Extinct towns

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* Hustle
* Pellville
* Reilly

### Adjacent townships

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* Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois County (north)
* Lovejoy Township, Iroquois County (northeast)
* Grant Township (east)
* Ross Township (east)
* Middlefork Township (south)
* Kerr Township, Champaign County (southwest)
* Button Township, Ford County (west)
* Pigeon Grove Township, Iroquois County (northwest)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains three cemeteries: East Lynn, Pellville and Rankin.

### Major highways

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* Illinois State Route 9
* Illinois State Route 49

### Airports and landing strips

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* Russells Airport

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2016 (est.)| 947| [1]|
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

## School districts

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* Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11
* Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10
* Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7

## Political districts

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* Illinois' 15th congressional district
* State House District 105
* State Senate District 53

## References

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* U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

1. ^ a b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
2. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
3. ^ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc. p. 41.
4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* US-Counties.com
* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

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Municipalities and communities of Vermilion County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Danville

Cities|

* Danville
* Georgetown
* Hoopeston

Map of Illinois highlighting Vermilion County

Villages|

* Allerton‡
* Alvan
* Belgium
* Bismarck
* Catlin
* Fairmount
* Fithian
* Henning
* Indianola
* Muncie
* Oakwood
* Potomac
* Rankin
* Ridge Farm
* Rossville
* Sidell
* Tilton
* Westville

Townships|

* Blount
* Butler
* Carroll
* Catlin
* Danville
* Elwood
* Georgetown
* Grant
* Jamaica
* Love
* McKendree
* Middlefork
* Newell
* Oakwood
* Pilot
* Ross
* Sidell
* South Ross
* Vance

CDPs|

* East Lynn
* Olivet

Other
communities|

* Armstrong
* Batestown
* Cheneyville
* Collison
* Hartshorn
* Hegeler
* Hillery
* Hope
* Illiana‡
* Jamaica
* Jamesburg
* Midway
* Newtown
* Ryan
* Unionville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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