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Welcome to Christian County ...

Time Zone: Christian County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Taylorville is the Seat for Christian County.

Christian County was founded in 1839 and was created by taking area from Sangamon County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Christian had a population of 32,304 people. This is a decrease of 7.07% since the last Census (which gave a population of 34,763 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Christian represented 0.27% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Christian County:

  • Assumption
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bulpitt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bulpitt is located in Christian County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
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  • Edinburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Edinburg is located in Christian County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 people
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  • Jeisyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jeisyville is located in Christian County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Kincaid
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kincaid is located in Christian County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
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  • Morrisonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Auburn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Owaneco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Owaneco is located in Christian County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
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    • Palmer
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Palmer is located in Christian County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
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    • Pana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pana is located in Christian County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
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    • Stonington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Taylorville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Tovey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Tovey is located in Christian County (IL)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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