Welcome to Mansfield ...

The village of Mansfield is located in Piatt County<1>.

The location of Mansfield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Mansfield: MANS-feeld<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mansfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mansfield has a population of 944 people<4> (see below for details).

Mansfield is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Mansfield lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Mansfield (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Mansfield is located in the (217) area code.

The ZIP code for Mansfield: 61854<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mansfield had an population of 944 people. This is an increase of 4.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mansfield had a population of 906 people (which is 5.42% of the total population of Piatt County). This makes Mansfield the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 906 people, the population of Mansfield decreased 4.53% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 949 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mansfield.

Communities Also Named Mansfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named Mansfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas (4), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mansfield.

Communities near Mansfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mansfield.

• Champaign
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <7>
• Urbana
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <7>
• Rantoul
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
  • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <7>
• Mahomet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <7>
• Savoy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Savoy is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <7>
• Monticello
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <7>
• Le Roy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <7>
• Gibson City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
  • Gibson City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
  • Gibson City has also been known as:
  • Gibson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <7>
• Fisher
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <7>
• Farmer City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mansfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mansfield.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mansfield. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mansfield.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mansfield. See our Newspapers Page for Mansfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mansfield ...

Looking for more information about Mansfield? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mansfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mansfield.

Adding Mansfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mansfield in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Mansfield was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Mansfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mansfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mansfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov