Coles County, Illinois

Coles County
Coles County
County
	Coles County Courthouse
	Location within the U.S. state of Illinois
	Illinois's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 39°31′N 88°13′W / 39.51°N 88.22°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
Founded	December 25, 1830
Named for	Edward Coles
Seat	Charleston
Largest city	Charleston
Area
• Total	510 sq mi (1,300 km2)
• Land	508 sq mi (1,320 km2)
• Water	1.8 sq mi (5 km2) 0.4%
Population (2020)
• Total	46,863
• Density	92/sq mi (35/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional districts	12th, 15th
Website	www.colesco.illinois.gov

Coles County is a county in Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,863.^[1] Its county seat is Charleston,^[2] which is also the home of Eastern Illinois University.

Coles County is part of the Charleston–Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.