Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Butler Township is a township
in Vermilion County
, Illinois
, USA
. As of the 2000 census
, its population was 1,154.
in 1840 and was named after General Benjamin F. Butler
, a civil war hero.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
in Vermilion County
Vermilion County, Illinois
Vermilion County is a county located in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois, between the Indiana border and Champaign County. It was established in 1826 and was the 45th of Illinois' 102 counties...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, its population was 1,154.
History
The township was formed from a portion of Middlefork TownshipMiddlefork Township, Vermilion County, Illinois
Middlefork Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,404.-History:Middlefork Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851 and included all the land that later became Butler and Ford Townships.The first settlers in the township...
in 1840 and was named after General Benjamin F. Butler
Benjamin Franklin Butler (politician)
Benjamin Franklin Butler was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 33rd Governor of Massachusetts....
, a civil war hero.
Adjacent townships
- Fountain Creek Township, Iroquois CountyFountain Creek Township, Iroquois County, IllinoisFountain Creek Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 440. Fountain Creek Township formed from a portion of Ashe Grove Township on September 15, 1868.-Geography:...
(north) - Lovejoy Township, Iroquois CountyLovejoy Township, Iroquois County, IllinoisLovejoy Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 462. Lovejoy Township was formed from a portion of Milford Township on February 19, 1868.-Geography:...
(northeast) - Grant TownshipGrant Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisGrant Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. At the 2000 census, its population was 6,672.-Geography:Grant Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.04 percent is water.-Cities and towns:* Hoopeston* Rossville...
(east) - Ross TownshipRoss Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisRoss Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,476.-Geography:Ross Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.02 percent is water.-Adjacent townships:* Grant Township...
(east) - Middlefork TownshipMiddlefork Township, Vermilion County, IllinoisMiddlefork Township is a township in Vermilion County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,404.-History:Middlefork Township was one of the eight townships created in 1851 and included all the land that later became Butler and Ford Townships.The first settlers in the township...
(south) - Kerr Township, Champaign CountyKerr Township, Champaign County, IllinoisKerr Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 173.-Geography:Kerr Township covers an area of . The stream of Sugar Creek runs through this township.-References:* -External links:* * *...
(southwest) - Button Township, Ford CountyButton Township, Ford County, IllinoisButton Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 290. The township was formed from a portion of Patton Township in December 1864.-Geography:...
(west) - Pigeon Grove Township, Iroquois CountyPigeon Grove Township, Iroquois County, IllinoisPigeon Grove Township is one of twenty-six townships in Iroquois County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,160. Pigeon Grove Township was formed from portions of Loda Township and Fountain Creek in September 1875.-Geography:...
(northwest)
Major highways
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Illinois State Route 9 -
Illinois State Route 49
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 districtIllinois' 15th congressional districtThe 15th Congressional District of Illinois is located in eastern Illinois. It includes the cities of Charleston, Urbana, Danville, and Champaign, and all or parts of Livingston, Iroquois, Ford, McLean, DeWitt, Champaign, Vermillion, Macon, Piatt, Douglas, Edgar, Moultrie, Coles, Cumberland,...
- State House District 105
- State Senate District 53