Christian County, Illinois
Founding: 1839
Parent counties: Montgomery and Sangamon
Namesake: Christian County, Kentucky
Seat: Taylorville (1839–)
Seat: Taylorville (1839–)
Land area: 709 square miles
Population (2020): 34,032
Population (historic): 1,878 (1840); 10,492 (1860); 28,227 (1880); 32,790 (1900); 37,538 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1920; 1930–1950; 1970s; 1990s
Subdivisions: Three cities; 12 villages; one CDP; 17 townships
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,858 (31.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 48.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.4%
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 48.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 8.4%
Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.6%
Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 4%
Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,845Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,955
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.1 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,782
Average farm size (1920): 141.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Germany, and Ireland
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Number of farms (1920): 2,782
Average farm size (1920): 141.6 acres
Sources of settlement: Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Germany, and Ireland
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Taylorville
Namesake: John Taylor, Sangamon County commissioner
Founding: 1839 (platting); 1841 (post office); 1881 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 10,506
Population (historic): 2,237 (1880); 4,248 (1900); 7,316 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1880–1950; 1960–1980; 1990s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,433 (26.3%)
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Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,433 (26.3%)
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Outstanding Buildings
- Thomas Hunsley Farm (c. 1880). 594 East 2300 North. Buckhart. Italianate. Razed.
- Old Stonington Baptist Church (1925). 2050 East 1800 North. May. Classical Revival.
- Charles Osbern Farm (1908). 1871 East 2850 North. Mosquito. Classical Revival.
- Joseph Adams House (c. 1875). 1693 North 2525 East. Prairieton. Italianate.
- James Morrison House (1854–1855). Kennedy Drive, northwest of East Main Street. Taylorville.
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