Mattoon is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 16,870 as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Lake Land College and has close ties with its neighbor, Charleston. Both are principal cities of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Midwest
Mattoon
Coles County, IL
Population
16,830
Walk Score
81 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$740
Median home value
$90,600
Founded
1853
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Lumpkin Heights and Elm Ridge Subdivision Historic District · listed 2017
Notable landmarks
- Burgess-Osborne Memorial Auditorium · listed 2018
- Fifteenth Street and Oklahoma Avenue Brick Street · listed 1999
- Illinois Central Railroad Depot · listed 2002
- Roytek, Richard, House · listed 2011
- Starr Hotel · listed 1994
- U. S. Post Office · listed 1979
- Unity Church · listed 1982
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