Place:Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States

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NameCharleston
TypeCity
Coordinates39.489°N 88.179°W
Located inColes, Illinois, United States
Also located inSeven Hickory, Coles, Illinois, United States    
Hutton (township), Coles, Illinois, United States    
Lafayette, Coles, Illinois, United States    
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Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,286, as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor, Mattoon. Both are principal cities of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Note that the town intersects with four townships (not listed is Charleston Township) in the 21st Century, but this might not have been the case when the town was smaller.

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