Christian County, Illinois

Founding: 1839
Parent counties: Montgomery and Sangamon

Namesake: Christian County, Kentucky
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

National Register listings: Six

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 4,858 (31.2%)
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): $1,845
Average 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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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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Outstanding Buildings

1. Thomas Hunsley Farm (c. 1880). 594 East 2300 North. Buckhart. Italianate. Razed.
2. *Old Stonington Baptist Church (1925). 2050 East 1800 North. May. Classical Revival.
3. Charles Osbern Farm (1908). 1871 East 2850 North. Mosquito. Classical Revival.
4. Joseph Adams House (c. 1875). 1693 North 2525 East. Prairieton. Italianate.
5. *James Morrison House (1854–1855). Kennedy Drive, northwest of East Main Street. Taylorville.