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May Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,581 and it contained 668 housing units.[2]

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May Township
Township
Location in Christian County
Christian County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°33′54″N 89°11′35″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Christian
Established	November 7, 1865
Area
• Total	36.41 sq mi (94.3 km2)
• Land	36.34 sq mi (94.1 km2)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.19%
Elevation	607 ft (185 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	1,538
• Density	43.5/sq mi (16.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62510, 62567, 62568
FIPS code	17-021-47631

History

May Township was established November 7, 1865,[3] as Smith Township, but was later changed to Howard, then Penn, and finally to May. References as to when the name changes happened have been lost.[4] It was named in honor of Colonel Charles May, of the artillery arm of the service in the Mexican–American War.[5]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.41 square miles (94.3 km²), of which 36.34 square miles (94.1 km²) (or 99.81%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km²) (or 0.19%) is water.[2]

The highest point in May Township is located approximately 20 feet south of the centerline of County Road 1600 North, at roughly 1816 East (.16 miles East of 1800 North Road, a/k/a Christian County Highway #7).

Cities, towns, villages

• Taylorville (east edge)

Unincorporated towns

• Old Stonington at 39.611431°N 89.147861°W / 39.611431; -89.147861
• Willey Station at 39.596988°N 89.233419°W / 39.596988; -89.233419

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Fraley, Harris Number 2, Long and Tanner.

Major highways

• Illinois Route 29
• Illinois Route 48

Airports and landing strips

• Anselm Landing Strip

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	1,538	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

School districts

• Central A & M Community Unit School District 21
• Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

• State House District 87
• State House District 98
• State Senate District 44
• State Senate District 49

References

• "May Township, Christian County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• United States Census Bureau 2009 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas
• Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer; Third Edition, Second Printing; Copyright 2000 DeLorme; ISBN 0-89933-321-4; pp 62

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives
• Township Officials of Illinois

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