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; -87.84750 (2010)
(2016)[1]
60932, 60942, 60960, 60963, 61865
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
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
Unincorporated towns
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
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.
External links
- US-Counties.com
- City-Data.com
- Illinois State Archives