Butler Township is a

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in Vermilion County,

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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 992 and it contained 459 housing units.

History

The township was formed from a portion of Middlefork Township in 1840 and was named after General

Benjamin F. Butler Benjamin Franklin Butler (November 5, 1818 – January 11, 1893) was an American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer, and businessman from Massachusetts. Born in New Hampshire and raised in Lowell, Massachusetts, Butler was a ...

, a civil war hero.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land.

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

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Airports and landing strips

* Russells Airport

Demographics

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

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* State House District 105 * State Senate District 53

References

U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)

External links

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