Mosquito Township, Christian County, Illinois

Mosquito Township
Mosquito Township
Township
	Location in Christian County
	Christian County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 39°45′20″N 89°11′45″W / 39.75556°N 89.19583°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Christian
Established	November 7, 1865
Area
• Total	46.66 sq mi (120.8 km2)
• Land	46.65 sq mi (120.8 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2) 0%
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	346
• Density	7.4/sq mi (2.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62513, 62547
FIPS code	17-021-50686

Mosquito Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 346 and it contained 160 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 46.66 square miles (120.8 km²), all land.^[2]

Unincorporated towns

Osbernville at 39°45′40″N 89°10′43″W / 39.761152°N 89.178691°W / 39.761152; -89.178691

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Berea Christian, Darmer, Hunter and Stafford.

Airports and landing strips

McCoy Airport
Noland RLA Airport

Demographics

As of the 2020 census^[1] there were 346 people, 81 households, and 64 families residing in the township. The population density was 7.40 inhabitants per square mile (2.86/km²). There were 160 housing units at an average density of 3.42 per square mile (1.32/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.20% White, 0.00% African American, 0.29% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.16% from other races, and 6.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.34% of the population.

There were 81 households, out of which 38.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.01% were married couples living together, none had a female householder with no spouse present, and 20.99% were non-families. 21.00% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.56.

The township's age distribution consisted of 19.9% under the age of 18, none from 18 to 24, 33.1% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 74.7 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $69,028, and the median income for a family was $73,889. Males had a median income of $67,955 versus $23,684 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,259. None of the population was below the poverty line.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	390	—
2020	346	−11.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Meridian Community Unit School District 15
Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9
Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

State House District 87
State Senate District 44

References

^ ^a ^b "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.

External links

[:0-1] "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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