Mosquito Township, Christian County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

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 / 39.75556; -89.19583
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

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

### Unincorporated towns

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

### Cemeteries

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

### Airports and landing strips

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* McCoy Airport
* Noland RLA Airport

## Demographics

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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.| Note| %±

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2010| 390| | —
2020| 346| | −11.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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

## Political districts

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* State House District 87
* State Senate District 44

## References

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* "Mosquito 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 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
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.
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 Mosquito Township, Christian County, Illinois

| Illiopolis Township, Sangamon County | Niantic Township, Macon County |

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Mount Auburn Township |

Mosquito Township

| Blue Mound Township, Macon County
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Buckhart Township | Stonington Township | Pleasant View Township, Macon County

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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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