Button Township
Township
Location in Ford County
Location in Ford County
Ford County's location in Illinois
Ford County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 40°26′54″N 87°59′36″W / 40.44833°N 87.99333°W / 40.44833; -87.99333
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyFord
EstablishedDecember 1864
Area
 • Total34.1 sq mi (88 km2)
 • Land34.04 sq mi (88.2 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.18%
Elevation
784 ft (239 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Estimate 
(2016)[1]
269
 • Density8.3/sq mi (3.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60957, 60960
FIPS code17-053-10214

Button Township is one of twelve townships in Ford County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 281 and it contained 116 housing units.[2] The township was formed from a portion of Patton Township in December 1864.

History

Button Township was named for James Porter Button, Sr. (1822-1866), who served as township supervisor, justice of the peace, and county treasurer.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 34.1 square miles (88 km2), of which 34.04 square miles (88.2 km2) (or 99.82%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.18%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Mount Olivet, Pleasant Grove and Trickle Grove.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2016 (est.)269[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

School districts

  • Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11
  • Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10

Political districts

References

  • "Button Township, Ford County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  • United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • United States National Atlas
  1. 1 2 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
  3. ↑ Callary, Edward. 2009. Place Names of Illinois. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, p. 52.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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