Английская Википедия:Christian County, Illinois

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Christian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,032. Its county seat is Taylorville.

History

Christian County was formed February 15, 1839, out of Sangamon, Montgomery and Shelby counties. It was named for Christian County, Kentucky. It was originally named Dane County and was called Dane County until 1840.

• Christian County at its creation in 1839

  Christian County at its creation in 1839

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Шаблон:Convert, of which Шаблон:Convert is land and Шаблон:Convert (0.9%) is water. The county is bounded on the north by Sangamon River, and intersected by the south fork of that stream.

Adjacent counties

• Macon County (northeast)
• Shelby County (southeast)
• Montgomery County (southwest)
• Sangamon County (northwest)

Major highways

• Файл:US 51.svg US Route 51
• Файл:Illinois 16.svg Illinois Route 16
• Файл:Illinois 29.svg Illinois Route 29
• Файл:Illinois 48.svg Illinois Route 48
• Файл:Illinois 104.svg Illinois Route 104

Climate and weather

Шаблон:Climate chart In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Taylorville have ranged from a low of Шаблон:Convert in January to a high of Шаблон:Convert in July, although a record low of Шаблон:Convert was recorded in January 1994 and a record high of Шаблон:Convert was recorded in August 1988. Average monthly precipitation ranged from Шаблон:Convert in January to Шаблон:Convert in May.

Demographics

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 34,800 people, 14,055 households, and 9,211 families residing in the county. The population density was Шаблон:Convert. There were 15,563 housing units at an average density of Шаблон:Convert. The racial makeup of the county was 96.6% white, 1.4% black or African American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% American Indian, 0.4% from other races, and 0.9% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.4% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 21.9% were German, 12.7% were Irish, 10.6% were American, and 9.9% were English.

Of the 14,055 households, 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 34.5% were non-families, and 29.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.90. The median age was 41.6 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $41,712 and the median income for a family was $52,680. Males had a median income of $42,897 versus $30,027 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,519. About 12.7% of families and 16.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 28.6% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Communities

Map of Christian County, Illinois

Map of Christian County, Illinois

Cities

• Assumption
• Pana
• Taylorville

Villages

• Bulpitt
• Edinburg
• Harvel
• Jeisyville
• Kincaid
• Morrisonville
• Mount Auburn
• Moweaqua
• Owaneco
• Palmer
• Stonington
• Tovey

Census-designated places

• Langleyville

Other unincorporated places

• Bolivia
• Clarksdale
• Dunkel
• Ellis
• Grove City
• Hewittsville
• Midway
• Millersville
• Old Stonington
• Osbernville
• Radford
• Roby
• Rosamond
• Sharpsburg
• Sicily
• Vanderville
• Velma
• Willey Station
• Zenobia

Townships

Christian County is divided into these seventeen townships: Шаблон:Div col

• Assumption
• Bear Creek
• Buckhart
• Greenwood
• Johnson
• King
• Locust
• May
• Mosquito
• Mount Auburn
• Pana
• Prairieton
• Ricks
• Rosamond
• South Fork
• Stonington
• Taylorville

Notable people

• Jon Corzine, former governor of New Jersey, former resident of Willey Station.
• Roy A. Corzine (1882-1957), Illinois state representative and farmer, was born in Stonington.
• Harry Forrester, member of the Illinois Basketball Hall of Fame and Quincy University Hall of Fame.
• Brant Hansen, Christian radio host and author, graduated from high school in Assumption.
• Tom Candy Ponting (1824-1916), cattleman who drove the first herd of cattle from Texas to New York City
• Frank P. Sadler (1872–1931), Illinois state senator and lawyer, lived on a farm near Grove City.
• John Wesley Fribley (1906–2002), state senate (1934–1952), born in Pana
• Yvonne Joyce Craig (1937–2015) was born in Taylorville, Illinois. American actress renowned for her role as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl in the 1960s television series Шаблон:Main.

Politics

Like most of German-settled Central Illinois, Christian County was solidly Democratic until Woodrow Wilson’s response to German defeat in World War I turned the county over to the Republican Party in its 1920, 1924 and 1928 landslides. The county remained Democratic-leaning through the rest of the twentieth century, only voting Republican in landslide wins. However, since 2000 Christian County has become reliably Republican.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Christian County, Illinois
• List of counties in Illinois

References

Specific

General

• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• United States National Atlas