Rutland, IL

Rutland is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 259, residents. Rutland is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. The village was named after Rutland, Vermont. The through line in Rutland is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Rutland makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The village was founded as "New Rutland" in 1855 when approximately 200 members of the Vermont Emigration Association paid $10 each for a plot of land. The original location of the town-site was exclusively within LaSalle county. Rutland is located in the southern panhandle of LaSalle County.