May Township, Christian County, Illinois

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 / 39.56500; -89.19306
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

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).

The May Township Road Department Office

Cities, towns, villages

• Taylorville (east edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Old Stonington at 39°36′41″N89°08′52″W / 39.611431°N 89.147861°W / 39.611431; -89.147861
• Willey Station at 39°35′49″N89°14′00″W / 39.596988°N 89.233419°W / 39.596988; -89.233419

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

• Illinois Route 29
• Illinois Route 48

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.	Note	%±
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

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. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
2. http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/NameIndexLocalGovernmentsServlet ^{[ bare URL ]}
3. Christian County Fact Sheet Archived 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
4. May Township history
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.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois