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Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

40°25′49″N 87°50′51″W / 40.43028°N 87.84750°W / 40.43028; -87.84750CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyVermilionCreated1840Area

• Total71.92 sq mi (186.3 km²) • Land71.91 sq mi (186.2 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%Elevation

735 ft (224 m)Population

(2010)

• Estimate

(2016)^[1]

947 • Density13.8/sq mi (5.3/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes

60932, 60942, 60960, 60963, 61865

Area code217FIPS code17-183-10162

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

History

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

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

Rankin

Unincorporated towns

East Lynn

Extinct towns

Hustle
Pellville
Reilly

Adjacent townships

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

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

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Russells Airport

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2016 (est.)	947	^[1]
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

School districts

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

Political districts

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

References

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

^ ^a ^b "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
^ ^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.
^ 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.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.