Vermilion County, Illinois

Vermilion County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Danville
Year Organized: 1826
Square Miles: 899

Court House:

6 North Vermilion Street
County Courthouse Annex

3rd Floor
Danville, IL 61832-0000

Etymology - Origin of County Name

Vermilion River

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Vermilion County was created on January 18, 1826 (Laws, 1826, p. 50) and was formed from unorganized land (Edgar County). Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Edgar County (1823–1826), Clark County (1819–1823), Crawford County (1816–1819), Edwards County (1815–1816), Madison County (1812–1815), St. Clair County (1801–1812) and Knox, Northwest Territory (1790–1803).

The County was named for the Vermilion River, the principal branches of which flow through the county. The County Seat is Danville . Prior County Seats was Courts held at the home of James Butler and Asa Elliott [temporary designation](1826–1827) and Danville (1827-Present).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 902 square miles (2,337 km²), of which 899 square miles (2,329 km²) is land and 3 square miles (8 km²) or 0.34% is water.

Neighboring Counties:

North: Iroquois County
Northeast: Benton County, Ind.; Warren County, Ind.
Southeast: Vermillion County, Ind.
South: Edgar County
Southwest: Douglas County
West: Champaign County
Northwest: Ford County

Cities and Towns:

- Allerton	village	Incorporated Area
- Alvin	village	Incorporated Area
- Belgium	village	Incorporated Area
- Bismarck	village	Incorporated Area
- Blount	township
- Carroll	township
- Catlin	village	Incorporated Area
- Danville (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Fairmount	village	Incorporated Area
- Fithian	village	Incorporated Area
- Georgetown	city	Incorporated Area
- Grant	township
- Henning	village	Incorporated Area
- Hoopeston	city	Incorporated Area
- Indianola	village	Incorporated Area
- Jamaica	township
- Love	township
- McKendree	township
- Middlefork	township
- Muncie	village	Incorporated Area
- Newell	township
- Oakwood	village	Incorporated Area
- Pilot	township
- Potomac	village	Incorporated Area
- Rankin	village	Incorporated Area
- Ridge Farm	village	Incorporated Area
- Ross	township
- Rossville	village	Incorporated Area
- Sidell	village	Incorporated Area
- South Ross	township
- Tilton	village	Incorporated Area
- Vance	township
- Westville	village	Incorporated Area

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