Hutton Township is one of twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
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Coles County
Coles County is a county in Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,863. Its county seat is Charleston, which is also the home of Eastern Illinois University.
Coles County is part of the Charleston- Mattoon, IL Micropolitan S ...
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Illinois
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USA
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. As of the 2010 census, its population was 919 and it contained 371 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.74%) is land and (or 0.26%) is water.
Cities, towns, villages
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Charleston (southeast edge)
Extinct towns
* Diona
* Hutton
Cemeteries
The township contains 18 cemeteries: Anderson, Beavers, Brandenburg, Coles County Poor Farm, Grant, Hurricane, Old Kelly, Liberty, McKenzie, Otterbein, Parker, Salisbury, Sargent, Stewart, Stringtown, Welch, Whetstone and Wiley Brick.
Major highways
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Illinois Route 130
Illinois Route 130 is a north–south state highway in eastern Illinois. It runs from Illinois Route 1 in Grayville north to Interstate 74 in Urbana. This is a distance of . Illinois 130 is the main north–south highway through Charlest ...
Rivers
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Embarras River
Demographics
School districts
* Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
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Charleston Community Unit School District 1
Charleston Community Unit School District 1 is a unified school district based in Charleston, the county seat of Coles County, Illinois.
History
It was created through the consolidation of the charter school district it was formed from and over ...
Political districts
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Illinois' 15th congressional district
The 15th congressional district of Illinois is currently located in central Illinois.
It was located in eastern and southeastern Illinois until 2022. It is currently represented by Republican Mary Miller.
With a Cook Partisan Voting Index ra ...
* State House District 110
* State Senate District 55
References
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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line ShapefilesUnited States National Atlas
External links
Adjacent townships
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Townships in Coles County, Illinois
Townships in Illinois