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Christian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 34,800. Its county seat is Taylorville. Christian County comprises the Taylorville, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Springfield-Jacksonville-Lincoln, IL Combined Statistical Area.
History
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Christian County was formed February 15, 1839 out of Sangamon, Montgomery and Shelby counties. It was named for Christian County, Kentucky. It was originally named Dane County and was called Dane County until 1840.
Timeline
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| 1828 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1839 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1877 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 1,878
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| 1850 | 3,203
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| 1860 | 10,492
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| 1870 | 20,363
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| 1880 | 28,227
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| 1890 | 30,531
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| 1900 | 32,790
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| 1910 | 34,594
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| 1920 | 38,458
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| 1930 | 37,538
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| 1940 | 38,564
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| 1950 | 38,816
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| 1960 | 37,207
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| 1970 | 35,948
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| 1980 | 36,446
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| 1990 | 34,418
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Christian County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- Outstanding guide to Christian County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- Christian County ILGenWeb
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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