Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Pana Township

Township

Location in Christian County

Christian County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 39°24′N 89°5′W﻿ / ﻿39.400°N 89.083°W﻿ / 39.400; -89.083
Country|  United States
State|  Illinois
County| Christian
Established| November 7, 1865
Area

• Total

| 49.25 sq mi (127.6 km2)
• Land| 49.03 sq mi (127.0 km2)
• Water| 0.22 sq mi (0.6 km2)  0.45%
Elevation

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| 673 ft (205 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 6,031
• Density| 120/sq mi (47/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes|

62557

FIPS code| 17-021-57485

Pana Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 6,031 and it contained 3,002 housing units.[2]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 49.25 square miles (127.6 km2), of which 49.03 square miles (127.0 km2) (or 99.55%) is land and 0.22 square miles (0.57 km2) (or 0.45%) is water.[3]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Pana

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these four cemeteries: Calvary, Linwood, Mound and Twin Pines.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 51
* Illinois Route 16
* Illinois Route 29

### Airports and landing strips

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* Tex Landing Strip

### Lakes

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* Lake Pana (east of Pana)[4]
* Paragon Lake (southwestern corner of Pana)[5]

## Demographics

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As of the 2020 census[2] there were 6,031 people, 2,814 households, and 1,636 families residing in the township. The population density was 122.45 inhabitants per square mile (47.28/km2). There were 3,002 housing units at an average density of 60.95 per square mile (23.53/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.47% White, 0.35% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.35% from other races, and 3.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.96% of the population.

There were 2,814 households, out of which 28.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.73% were married couples living together, 12.90% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 41.86% were non-families. 35.60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.73.

The township's age distribution consisted of 22.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 23.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $43,529, and the median income for a family was $52,717. Males had a median income of $47,927 versus $24,496 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,520. About 10.8% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2010| 6,647| | —
2020| 6,031| | −9.3%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

## School districts

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

## Political districts

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* State House District 98
* State Senate District 49

## References

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* "Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois
2. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois
5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois
6. ^ "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

## Adjacent Townships

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Places adjacent to Pana Township, Christian County, Illinois

| Locust Township | Assumption Township | Rural Township, Shelby County

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Rosamond Township |

Pana Township

| Tower Hill Township, Shelby County
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Audubon Township, Montgomery County | Oconee Township, Shelby County | Cold Spring Township, Shelby 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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