Locust Township, Christian County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Locust Township

Township

Location in Christian County

Christian County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 39°28′51″N 89°11′39″W﻿ / ﻿39.48083°N 89.19417°W﻿ / 39.48083; -89.19417
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| Christian
Established| November 7, 1865
Area

• Total| 36.1 sq mi (93 km2)
• Land| 35.84 sq mi (92.8 km2)
• Water| 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2)  0.72%
Elevation

| 620 ft (189 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 3,137
• Density| 87/sq mi (34/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62555, 62557, 62568

FIPS code| 17-021-44251

Locust Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,137 and it contained 249 housing units.[1]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles (93 km2), of which 35.84 square miles (92.8 km2) (or 99.28%) is land and 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2) (or 0.72%) is water.[2]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Owaneco
* Taylorville (east edge)

### Unincorporated towns

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* Millersville at 39°27′04″N 89°09′29″W﻿ / ﻿39.451155°N 89.158140°W﻿ / 39.451155; -89.158140
* Velma at 39°30′53″N 89°13′57″W﻿ / ﻿39.514767°N 89.232588°W﻿ / 39.514767; -89.232588

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these cemeteries: Buckeye, Donner, Durbin, Millersville, Owaneco and County Poor Farm.

### Major highways

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* Illinois Route 29

### Airports and landing strips

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* Metsker Landing Strip

## Demographics

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As of the 2020 census[1] there were 3,137 people, 229 households, and 161 families residing in the township. The population density was 86.86 inhabitants per square mile (33.54/km2). There were 249 housing units at an average density of 6.89 per square mile (2.66/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 71.53% White, 7.01% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 20.43% from other races, and 0.41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.41% of the population.

There were 229 households, out of which 36.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.07% were married couples living together, 3.93% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 29.69% were non-families. 22.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.10% 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 3.01.

The township's age distribution consisted of 5.9% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 40.7% from 25 to 44, 39.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 564.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 695.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $69,886, and the median income for a family was $86,042. Males had a median income of $41,638 versus $24,514 for females. The per capita income for the township was $13,064. No families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2000| 1,857| | —
2010| 1,825| [2]| −1.7%
2020| 3,137| [1]| 71.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
* Pana Community Unit School District 8
* Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

## Political districts

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* State House District 98
* State Senate District 49

## References

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* "Locust 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

1. ^ a b c "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
2. ^ a b "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.
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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

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Places adjacent to Locust Township, Christian County, Illinois

|  | May Township |

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Johnson Township |

Locust Township

| Assumption Township
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Greenwood Township | Rosamond Township | Pana Township

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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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