Hutton Township, Coles County, Illinois

Hutton Township
—  Township  —
Location in Coles County
Coles County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°25′20″N 88°05′32″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Established	November 8, 1859
Area
• Total	55.08 sq mi (142.67 km2)
• Land	54.61 sq mi (141.44 km2)
• Water	0.47 sq mi (1.23 km2)  0.86%
Elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	841
• Density	15.4/sq mi (5.9/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	61912, 61920 62420, 62474
GNIS feature ID	0429161

Hutton Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 841.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Hutton Township covers an area of 55.08 square miles (142.7 km²); of this, 0.47 square miles (1.2 km²) or 0.86 percent is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Charleston (southeast edge)

Extinct towns

• Diona
• Hutton

Cemeteries

The township contains these eighteen cemeteries: Anderson, Beavers, Brandenburg, Coles County Poor Farm, Grant, Hurricane, Kelley, Liberty, McKenzie, Oterlin, Parker, Salisbury, Sargent, Stewart, Stringtown, Welch, Whetstone and Wiley Brick.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 130

Rivers

• Embarras River

School districts

• Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District 4c
• Charleston Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois' 15th congressional district
• State House District 110
• State Senate District 55

References

• "Hutton Township, Coles County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429161. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives