Map of Rankin village, Illinois

Rankin is a village in Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Danville, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 561 at the 2010 census.

Rankin village overview:
Name:	Rankin village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Vermilion County
Elevation:	719 ft (219 m)
Total Area:	0.58 sq mi (1.50 km²)
Land Area:	0.58 sq mi (1.50 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	495
Population Density:	854.92/sq mi (330.13/km²)
ZIP code:	60960
Area code:	217
FIPS code:	1762744

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History

This town was named after W. A. Rankin, a wealthy landowner in the area. In 1872, there was a dispute between him and W. H. Pells (who was on the board of directors of the Lake Erie and Western Railroad) over the location of a railroad station. Ultimately, over the course of several years, Rankin won out over Pellsville, which was located a mile and a half to the west. There were railroad maintenance shops in Rankin until 1932 when they were moved to Frankfort, Indiana, and some of the residents of Rankin followed.

In 1972 the town celebrated its centennial, and a small commemorative volume was issued with brief articles on many of the town’s families.