Rosamond Township, Christian County, Illinois

Rosamond Township
Rosamond Township
Township
	Location in Christian County
	Christian County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°23′N89°11′W / 39.383°N 89.183°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Christian
Established	November 7, 1865
Area
• Total	36.03 sq mi (93.3 km2)
• Land	36.03 sq mi (93.3 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	689 ft (210 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	345
• Density	9.6/sq mi (3.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62083, 62555, 62557
FIPS code	17-021-65598

Last updated July 29, 2023

Rosamond Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 345 and it contained 162 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.03 square miles (93.3 km²), all land.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Rosamond at 39°22′48″N89°09′43″W / 39.380°N 89.162°W / 39.380; -89.162

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Ohlman, Potters Field and Rosamond Grove.

Major highways

Illinois Route 16

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 345 people, 127 households, and 50 families residing in the township. The population density was 9.57 inhabitants per square mile (3.69/km²). There were 157 housing units at an average density of 4.36 per square mile (1.68/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.23% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.58% from other races, and 2.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.58% of the population.

There were 127 households, out of which 11.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.98% were married couples living together, 13.39% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 60.63% were non-families. 60.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.83 and the average family size was 3.12.

The township's age distribution consisted of 10.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 15% from 25 to 44, 56.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.3 years. For every 100 females, there were 156.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 128.6 males.

The median income for a family in the township was $86,667. Males had a median income of $14,762 versus $40,469 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,500. No families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	421	—
2020	345	−18.1%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Pana Community Unit School District 8
Nokomis Community Unit School District 22

Political districts

State House District 98
State Senate District 49

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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

[census-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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.

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

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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
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