Tolono | |
|---|---|
 Tolono Historical Society & Veteran's Museum | |
 Location of Tolono in Champaign County, Illinois. | |
  Tolono Location within Champaign County  Tolono Tolono (Illinois) | |
| Coordinates: 39°59′10″N 88°15′35″W / 39.98611°N 88.25972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Champaign |
| Township | Tolono |
| Government | |
| • Village President | Rob Murphy |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2) |
| • Land | 2.06 sq mi (5.34 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,604 |
| • Density | 1,748.67/sq mi (675.07/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61880 |
| Area code | 217 |
| FIPS code | 17-75614 |
| Website | http://tolonoil.us/ |
Tolono is a village in Tolono Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,604 at the 2020 census. Its name was fabricated by J.B. Calhoun, land commission of the Illinois Central Railroad, who wrote about it simply: "[I] placed the vowel o three times, thus o-o-o, and filling in with the consonants t-l-n."[2][3]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ Stewart, pg. 362
- ^ Illinois Central Magazine. Illinois Central Railroad Company. 1922. p. 46.