Butler Township is a
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Vermilion County,
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
,
USA
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...
. 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, 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
*
Illinois State Route 9
Illinois Route 9 (IL 9) is a cross-state, east–west rural state highway in the central part of the U.S. state of Illinois. It travels from Niota at the Fort Madison Toll Bridge, that crosses the Mississippi River into Iowa, eastward across ce ...
*
Illinois State Route 49
Illinois Route 49 (IL 49) is a north–south state highway in east-central Illinois. It runs from Willow Hill at IL 33 north to the beginning of the U.S. Route 45/ 52 concurrency near Ashkum.
Route description
Illinois 49 runs ...
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
*
Illinois' 15th congressional district
* State House District 105
* State Senate District 53
References
U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
External links
{{authority control
Townships in Vermilion County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois