Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

Butler Township
Township

Location in Vermilion County
Coordinates: 40°25′49″N 87°50′51″W / 40.43028°N 87.84750°W / 40.43028; -87.84750Coordinates: 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(s) 217
FIPS code 17-183-10162

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

Unincorporated towns

Extinct towns

  • Hustle
  • Pellville
  • Reilly

Adjacent townships

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Russells Airport

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
Est. 2016947[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

References

  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  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.
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