Coles County came into being in the year 1830 and took its name from Edward Coles, the second governor of Illinois. The area covered by the county is 510.08 sq mi. More than 53K people with a splendid combination of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others along with 21K households and 12K family units reside in this region. Charleston is the county seat. Population wise Charleston is the largest city and area wise Mattoon is the largest city.

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