May Township, Christian County, Illinois

May Township
May Township
Township
	Location in Christian County
	Christian County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°33′54″N89°11′35″W / 39.56500°N 89.19306°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Christian
Established	November 7, 1865
Area
• Total	36.41 sq mi (94.3 km2)
• Land	36.34 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.19%
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	1,760
• Density	48/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62510, 62567, 62568
FIPS code	17-021-47631

Last updated July 19, 2024

May Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,760 and it contained 774 housing units.^[1]

History

May Township was established November 7, 1865,^[2] as Smith Township, but was later changed to Howard, then Penn, and finally to May. References as to when the name changes happened have been lost.^[3] It was named in honor of Colonel Charles May, of the artillery arm of the service in the Mexican–American War.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.41 square miles (94.3 km²), of which 36.34 square miles (94.1 km²) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.19%) is water.^[5]

The highest point in May Township is located approximately 20 feet south of the centerline of County Road 1600 North, at roughly 1816 East (.16 miles East of 1800 North Road, a/k/a Christian County Highway #7).

Cities, towns, villages

Taylorville (east edge)

Unincorporated towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Fraley, Harris Number 2, Long and Tanner.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

Anselm Landing Strip

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 1,760 people, 620 households, and 482 families residing in the township. The population density was 48.35 inhabitants per square mile (18.67/km²). There were 774 housing units at an average density of 21.26 per square mile (8.21/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.65% White, 0.28% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.

There were 620 households, out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.97% were married couples living together, 6.94% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 22.26% were non-families. 13.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.20% 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 2.91.

The township's age distribution consisted of 20.3% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 31% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $80,463, and the median income for a family was $81,481. Males had a median income of $66,679 versus $33,059 for females. The per capita income for the township was $48,246. About 1.0% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	1,581	—
2020	1,760	11.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

School districts

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

Political districts

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

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References

"May Township, Christian County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved January 4, 2010.
United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
United States National Atlas
Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer; Third Edition, Second Printing; Copyright 2000 DeLorme; ISBN 0-89933-321-4; pp 62

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/NameIndexLocalGovernmentsServlet
↑ Christian County Fact Sheet Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
↑ May Township history
↑ "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.

[2] ttp://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/NameIndexLocalGovernmentsServlet

[3] Christian County Fact Sheet Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine

[4] May Township history

[census-5] "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-6] "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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