Locust Township, Christian County, Illinois

Locust Township
Locust Township
Township
	Location in Christian County
	Christian County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°28′51″N89°11′39″W / 39.48083°N 89.19417°W Coordinates: 39°28′51″N89°11′39″W / 39.48083°N 89.19417°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Christian
Established	November 7, 1865
Area
• Total	36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Land	35.84 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Water	0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) 0.72%
Elevation	620 ft (189 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,137
• Density	87/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62555, 62557, 62568
FIPS code	17-021-44251

Last updated March 14, 2023

Locust Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,137 and it contained 249 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km²), of which 35.84 square miles (92.8 km²) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km²) (or 0.72%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Owaneco
Taylorville (east edge)

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these cemeteries: Buckeye, Donner, Durbin, Millersville, Owaneco and County Poor Farm.

Major highways

Illinois Route 29

Airports and landing strips

Metsker Landing Strip

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 3,137 people, 229 households, and 161 families residing in the township. The population density was 86.86 inhabitants per square mile (33.54/km²). There were 249 housing units at an average density of 6.89 per square mile (2.66/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 71.53% White, 7.01% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 20.43% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.41% of the population.

There were 229 households, out of which 36.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.07% were married couples living together, 3.93% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 29.69% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.01.

The township's age distribution consisted of 5.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 40.7% from 25 to 44, 39.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 564.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 695.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $69,886, and the median income for a family was $86,042. Males had a median income of $41,638 versus $24,514 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,064. No families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	1,857		—
2010	1,825	^[2]	−1.7%
2020	3,137	^[1]	71.9%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
Pana Community Unit School District 8
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

State House District 98
State Senate District 49

Related Research Articles

Christian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,800. Its county seat is Taylorville.

Owaneco is a village in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 209 at the 2020 census.

Blue Mound is a village in Macon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,133 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Decatur, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Liberty Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,379 and it contained 557 housing units.

Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 350 and it contained 155 housing units.

Manchester Township is one of nine townships in Boone County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 871 and it contained 380 housing units.

Arispie Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 763 and it contained 355 housing units.

Berlin Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 659 and it contained 297 housing units.

Dover Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 490 and it contained 252 housing units.

Milo Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 191 and it contained 79 housing units.

Wyanet Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,245 and it contained 567 housing units. Wyanet Township changed its name from Centre Township on an unknown date.

Crittenden Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 337 and it contained 134 housing units.

Philo Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,897 and it contained 762 housing units.

Versailles Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 656 and it contained 363 housing units.

Mills Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, US. As of the 2020 census, its population was 473 and it contained 219 housing units.

Virginia Township is one of eleven townships in Cass County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,691 and it contained 802 housing units.

Assumption Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,345 and it contained 656 housing units.

Bear Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 516 and it contained 227 housing units.

Greenwood Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 200 and it contained 95 housing units.

Johnson Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 798 and it contained 306 housing units.

References

1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[:0-1] 1 2 3 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 2023-01-22.

[census-2] 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-28.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Municipalities and communities of Christian County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Taylorville
Cities	Assumption Pana‡ Taylorville	Map of Illinois highlighting Christian County
Villages	Bulpitt Edinburg Harvel‡ Jeisyville Kincaid Morrisonville Mount Auburn Moweaqua‡ Owaneco Palmer Stonington Tovey
Townships	Assumption Bear Creek Buckhart Greenwood Johnson King Locust May Mosquito Mount Auburn Pana Prairieton Ricks Rosamond South Fork Stonington Taylorville
CDP	Langleyville
Other unincorporated communities	Bolivia Clarksdale Dunkel Ellis Grove City Hewittsville Midway Millersville Old Stonington Osbernville Radford Roby Rosamond Sharpsburg Sicily Vanderville Velma Willey Station Zenobia‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Illinois portal United States portal