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.
Starr Hotel, built in 1888 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Unity Church, erected in 1872 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places
1917 tornado damage in Mattoon
Amtrak Shawnee at Mattoon station, 1976
Coles County is a county in Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,863. Its county seat is Charleston, which is also the home of Eastern Illinois University.
Coles County Courthouse