East Lynn, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

40°27′58″N 87°48′02″W / 40.46611°N 87.80056°W / 40.46611; -87.80056^[1]CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyVermilionTownshipButlerArea

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• Total0.27 sq mi (0.69 km²) • Land0.27 sq mi (0.69 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

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696 ft (212 m)Population

(2020)

• Total90 • Density339.62/sq mi (131.01/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code217FIPS code17-22021GNIS feature ID2806476^[1]

East Lynn is an unincorporated community in Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA.

History

The town, founded in 1872, is said to have been named after the novel and play entitled East Lynne.^[3]^{[unreliable source?]} The Methodist church was actually founded before the town, in 1869. The main trade was in grain. One man, Henry Ludden, filled several early roles in the town, as the first postmaster, the first station agent and the first to operate a store.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	90		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Lynn, Illinois}
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
^ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc. p. 41.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.