{"id":2657,"date":"2023-04-11T10:21:38","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:21:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2657"},"modified":"2026-08-21T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:37:10","slug":"christian-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/christian-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Christian County, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christian County is a county in Illinois, United States, on the prairie roughly 30 miles south of Springfield. It had a population of 34,032 at the 2020 census and covers 716 square miles (1,850 km2) centred near 39°33′N 89°17′W.<\/p>\n

Taylorville is the county seat, and its postal code is 62568. The county has 3 cities, 12 villages and several unincorporated communities spread across 17 civil townships. Christian County observes Central Time and carries FIPS code 17021.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Christian County<\/h2>\n

Christian County has 16 incorporated places — 3 cities and 13 villages — plus a handful of unincorporated crossroads and mobile-home parks. The table below marks the county seat with · seat; places with no listed 2020 census figure or ZIP are marked —.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Taylorville<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nTaylorville<\/td>\n62568<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pana<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nPana<\/td>\n62557<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assumption<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nAssumption<\/td>\n62510<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Moweaqua<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edinburg<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62531<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harvel<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Morrisonville<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62546<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Owaneco<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62555<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kincaid<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62540<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stonington<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nStonington<\/td>\n62567<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tovey<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62570<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Auburn<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nMount Auburn<\/td>\n62547<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palmer<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62556<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bulpitt<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62517<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rosamond<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nRosamond<\/td>\n62083<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeisyville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

A few names from older lists don’t hold up: Blueville, Bolivia, Clarksdale, Dunkel, Ellis, Grove City, Hewittville, Langleyville, Midway, Millersville, Old Stonington, Osbernville, Radford, Richwood Manor, Roby, Sandersville, Sharpsburg, Sicily, Tovey Humphrey Station, Vanderville, Velma and Willeys have no verifiable trace in current gazetteers or the county’s own records, and Big Oak MH Park, Cherry Wood Trailer Park, Hannon MH Park, Park Manor and Hillcrest MH Park are mobile-home parks rather than distinct settlements — omitted here.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Christian County is divided into 17 civil townships. 2020 township-level population figures are not independently verified here, so only the townships whose names match a listed town or village are shown with their anchor settlement.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Taylorville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nTaylorville (seat)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pana<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assumption<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAssumption<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Auburn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMount Auburn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stonington<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nStonington<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rosamond<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRosamond<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bear Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buckhart<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenwood<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
King<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Locust<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mosquito<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prairieton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ricks<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Fork<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n