Taylorville Township, Christian County, Illinois

Taylorville Township
—  Township  —
Location in Christian County
Christian County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°34′04″N 89°19′04″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Christian
Established	November 7, 1865
Area
• Total	42.87 sq mi (111.04 km2)
• Land	42.57 sq mi (110.24 km2)
• Water	0.31 sq mi (0.8 km2)  0.72%
Elevation	604 ft (184 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	12,659
• Density	297.4/sq mi (114.8/km2)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	62531, 62540, 62568
GNIS feature ID	0429827

Taylorville Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 12,659.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Taylorville Township covers an area of 42.87 square miles (111.0 km²); of this, 42.57 square miles (110.3 km²) (99.28 percent) is land and 0.31 square miles (0.80 km²) (0.72 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Taylorville (northern portion)

Unincorporated towns

• Langleyville at 39.5622698°N 89.3553682°W / 39.5622698; -89.3553682

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Glen Haven Memorial Gardens, Langley, Oak Hill and Young.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 29
• Illinois Route 48
• Illinois Route 104

Airports and landing strips

• Taylorville Municipal Airport

School districts

• Edinburg Community Unit School District 4
• Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

• State House District 87
• State House District 98
• State Senate District 44
• State Senate District 49

References

• "Taylorville Township, Christian County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0429827. Retrieved 2010-01-10. 
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois