Christian County, Illinois
105 public bodies govern here, 8 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 3 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 33,538
- Median household income
- $62,611
- ±2,760
- Unemployed
- 4.6%
- 723 of 15,805 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.7%
- 11,910 of 13,586 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Christian | 33,662 (2021) | Po Box 647, Taylorville | — |
Cities, towns and villages 13
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Assumption | 1,182 (2021) | Po Box 106, Assumption | — |
| City of Pana | 5,262 (2021) | 120 E 3rd St, Pana | — |
| City of Taylorville | 10,725 (2021) | 115 N Main St, Taylorville | Website |
| Village of Bulpitt | 219 (2021) | 205 James St, Bulpitt | — |
| Village of Edinburg | 1,117 (2021) | Po Box 350, Edinburg | — |
| Village of Jeisyville | 106 (2021) | 302 S 1st St, Taylorville | — |
| Village of Kincaid | 1,388 (2021) | Po Box 615, Kincaid | Website |
| Village of Morrisonville | 1,034 (2021) | Po Box 18, Morrisonville | Website |
| Village of Mount Auburn | 469 (2021) | Po Box 224, Mount Auburn | — |
| Village of Owaneco | 218 (2021) | 202 E Lincoln St, Owaneco | — |
| Village of Palmer | 222 (2021) | 210 Fifth St, Palmer | — |
| Village of Stonington | 859 (2021) | Po Box 290, Stonington | Website |
| Village of Tovey | 477 (2021) | 417 Midland Boulevard, Tovey | — |
Townships 17
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Assumption | 1,345 (2021) | Po Box 115, Assumption | — |
| Township of Bear Creek | 511 (2021) | Po Box 170, Palmer | — |
| Township of Buckhart | 1,831 (2021) | Po Box 376, Edinburg | — |
| Township of Greenwood | 202 (2021) | 5211 Miller Rd, Wonder Lake | — |
| Township of Johnson | 751 (2021) | 1212 E 650 North Rd, Owaneco | — |
| Township of King | 215 (2021) | 60 E 300 North Rd, Morrisonville | — |
| Township of Locust | 2,024 (2021) | 926 N 1600 East Rd, Owaneco | — |
| Township of May | 1,890 (2021) | 1650 E 1600 North Rd, Taylorville | — |
| Township of Mosquito | 352 (2021) | 1872 E 2600 North Rd, Blue Mound | — |
| Township of Mount Auburn | 941 (2021) | 2461 N 1250 East Rd, Edinburg | — |
| Township of Pana | 6,119 (2021) | 2295 Illinois Route 16, Pana | — |
| Township of Prairieton | 423 (2021) | 1800 N 2499 East Riad, Moweaqua | — |
| Township of Ricks | 1,219 (2021) | 420 E 400, Morrisonville | — |
| Township of Rosamond | 366 (2021) | 462 N 1900 East Rd, Pana | — |
| Township of South Fork | 2,617 (2021) | 124 Central Ave, Kincaid | — |
| Township of Stonington | 1,034 (2021) | Po Box 376, Stonington | — |
| Township of Taylorville | 11,822 (2021) | 1620 W Spresser St, Taylorville | — |
Special districts 74
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption Drainage Dist #2 & Rural | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Assumption Drainage Dist #5 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Assumption Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Assumption Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Assumption Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Assumption Drainage District 4 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Assumption Drainage District 6 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Assumption Drainage District 7 | Drainage | 2227 E 1400 North Rd, Assumption | — |
| Assumption Flat Branch Drainage District 4 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Assumption-May Township Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Assumption-Pana Union Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Assumption-Praireton Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Blackland Mutual Town of King Drainage District | Drainage | 1197 N 100 East Rd, Pawnee | — |
| Buckhart Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Buckhart-Mount Auburn Union Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Clear Creek Special Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Glover Special Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| King Township Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| King Township Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| King-Bear Creek Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| King-Bois D'Arc Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 115 E 700 North Road, Morrisonville | — |
| King-Harvel Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 200, Harvel | — |
| King-Harvel Drainage District 3 | Drainage | 417 N 100 East Rd, Morrisonville | — |
| Kings-Ricks Township Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| May Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| May-Locust Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| May-Locust Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| May-Locust Township Union Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| May-Taylorville Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Meridian Special Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Mosquito Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Mosquito Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Mosquito-Stonington Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Mosquito-Stonington Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| North Fork Outlet Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Pana Rural Township Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 692 N 2500 East Rd, Pana | — |
| Pana-Assumption Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Prairieton-Pleasant View Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | 312 Depray, Blue Mound | — |
| Ricks Township Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Ricks-Rountree Townships Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Ricks-Rountree Townships Union Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Ricks-Rountree Townships Union Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Rosamond Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| South Fork Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| South Fork Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| South Fork Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Stonington Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Stonington Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Stonington Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Stonington Drainage District 5 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Stonington Drainage District 6 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Stonington-Buckhart Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Stonington-Pleasant View Townships Union Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Taylorville Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Taylorville Drainage District 3 | Drainage | Po Box 199, Taylorville | — |
| Union Drainage District 3 | Drainage | 2647 Homer Lake Rd, Homer | — |
| Christian County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1503 W Spresser St, Taylorville | Website |
| Assumption Public Library District | Libraries | 205 N Oak St, Assumption | Website |
| Assumption Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 116, Assumption | — |
| Edinburg Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 227, Edinburg | — |
| Midland Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 739, Kincaid | — |
| Morrisonville-Palmer Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 122, Morrisonville | — |
| Mount Auburn Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 113, Mount Auburn | — |
| Owaneco Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1877 E 700 North Rd, Pana | — |
| Pana Community Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 400 1st St, Pana | — |
| Stonington Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 77, Stonington | — |
| Taylorville Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 210 W Taylorville Rd, Taylorville | — |
| Edinburg Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 83, Edinburg | — |
| Prairieton General Park District | Parks and recreation | 2469 E 1900 North Rd, Moweaqua | — |
| Stonington Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 375, Stonington | — |
| Taylorville Community Pleasure Driveway and Park District | Parks and recreation | Po Box 263, Taylorville | Website |
| South Fork Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 49, Tovey | — |
| Taylorville Sanitary District | Sewerage | Po Box 498, Taylorville | — |
| Christian County Soil Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 620 N Webster St, Taylorsville | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Central A & M CUD 21
School district5 schools
406 E Colegrove, Assumption, IL, 62510
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Edinburg CUSD 4
School district3 schools
100 E Martin St, Edinburg, IL, 62531
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Mid-State Spec Educ Jnt Agr
Specialized district0 schools
202 Prairie St, Morrisonville, IL, 62546
Morrisonville CUSD 1
School district3 schools
301 School St, Morrisonville, IL, 62546
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
NPT Special Education Coop
Specialized district0 schools
600 1St St, Pana, IL, 62557
Pana CUSD 8
School district3 schools
201 W 8Th St, Pana, IL, 62557
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
South Fork SD 14
School district2 schools
612 Dial St, Kincaid, IL, 62540
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Taylorville CUSD 3
School district4 schools
1100 Sportsman Dr, Taylorville, IL, 62568
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
Assumption Farmers Market
100 N Chestnut St Assumption, IL, 62510
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
Taylorville Market Day
100 N Main St. Taylorville, IL, 62568
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
Taylorville Farmers' Marketplace
102 S. Main St., Taylorville, IL, 62568
Gathered by USDA from the web; USDA record last changed 2023-03-20. USDA listing
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.