Taylorville, Illinois

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Taylorville is a city in Christian County, Illinois, United States. The population was 11,427 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Christian County^GR6.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Notable People
4 Other
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Taylorville is located at 39°32′27″N, 89°17′17″W (39.540768, -89.288005)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 26.0 km² (10.0 mi²). 20.9 km² (8.1 mi²) of it is land and 5.1 km² (2.0 mi²) of it (19.46%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 11,427 people, 4,856 households, and 3,039 families residing in the city. The population density was 546.7/km² (1,416.6/mi²). There were 5,208 housing units at an average density of 249.2/km² (645.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.67% White, 0.71% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.31% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.70% of the population.

There were 4,856 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.3% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.4% were non-families. 32.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the city the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,235, and the median income for a family was $43,223. Males had a median income of $35,655 versus $23,647 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,162. About 6.8% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Notable People

Yvonne Craig - Actress
Jon Corzine - Governor of New Jersey
Ronald Bontemps - Olympic Gold medal winner and Team Captain - 1952 Men's Basketball
Johnny Orr - winningest coach in Iowa State University men's basketball history; also coached the University of Michigan to national runner up in the 1976 NCAA Championship
Allison Curtin- WNBA Player
Edward Mills Purcell - 1952 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics
Bob Ridings - One of the sons in the Ridings Company.

[edit] Other

Taylorville is known to many as having a high rate of neuroblastoma, a cancer affecting the brain and striking children. The local power company was sued and lost for contaminating the groundwater in 1994.

The IHSA single season Men's Basketball record of 45-0 was set by Taylorville High School in 1944. (Ron Bontemps and Johnny Orr were team members)