Coles County, Illinois
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 is coterminous with the Charleston–Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, which is an area consisting of Coles County, anchored by the cities of Charleston and Mattoon. The micropolitan area previously included Cumberland County, Illinois.