Map of Broughton village, Illinois

Broughton is a village in Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 194 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area.

The village was founded in the 1720s as Saint Philippe du Grand Marais (called “St. Philippe”) by French coureurs de bois. In the early 19th century, it was known as “Rectorville” for nearby Rector Creek, which had been named for federal land surveyor John Rector.

Broughton village overview:
Name:	Broughton village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Hamilton County
Elevation:	377 ft (115 m)
Total Area:	1.89 sq mi (4.91 km²)
Land Area:	1.89 sq mi (4.89 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	185
Population Density:	97.88/sq mi (37.80/km²)
Area code:	618
FIPS code:	1708875

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Geography

Illinois Route 142 passes through the village, leading north-northwest 12 miles (19 km) to McLeansboro, the county seat, and south 9 miles (14 km) to Eldorado.

According to the 2010 census, Broughton has a total area of 1.995 square miles (5.17 km), of which 1.99 square miles (5.15 km) (or 99.75%) is land and 0.005 square miles (0.01 km) (or 0.25%) is water.