Taylorville
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Location in Illinois
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Christian County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 32 ′ N , 89 ° 17 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 11,427 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 546.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 25.9 km 2 (approx. 10 mi 2 ) of which 20.9 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 192 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 62568 | ||
| Area code : | +1 217 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-74574 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 419575 | ||
| Website : | www.taylorville.net | ||
| Mayor : | Greg Brotherton | ||
Taylorsville is a city and administrative seat of Christian County in the center of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000 Taylorville had 11,427 residents; by the 2009 estimate, the population had risen to 12,142.
The city is the birthplace of Edward Mills Purcell , a physicist and discoverer of the resonance absorption phenomena of nuclear magnetism.
geography
Taylorville lies at 39 ° 32'27 "north latitude and 89 ° 17'17" west longitude and extends over 25.9 km², which is 25.9 km², which is 20.9 km² land and 5.0 Distribute km² of water.
Illinois State Routes 29 , 48, and 104 meet in downtown Taylorville .
The city of Taylorville is located 41 km southeast of Springfield , 106 km northeast of Alton , 128 km northeast of St. Louis , 43 km southwest of Decatur , 110 km southwest of Champaign and 80 km northwest of Effingham .
Demographic data
In the official census in 2000 , the population was 11,427. These were distributed over 4,856 households in 3,039 families. The population density was 546.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. There were 5,162 residential buildings, which corresponded to a building density of 247.0 buildings per square kilometer.
The population in 2000 was 97.7 percent white , 0.7 percent African American , 0.2 percent Native American , 0.5 percent Asian, and 0.4 percent other. 0.6 percent said they came from at least two of these groups. 0.7 percent of the population were Hispanics who belonged to any of the above groups.
24.1 percent were under 18 years of age, 7.3 percent between 18 and 24, 26.9 percent between 25 and 44, 21.9 percent between 45 and 64 and 19.8 percent 65 and older. The mean age was 39 years. For every 100 women there were 88.6 men, among those over 18 years of age, 82.3.
The median income per household was 34,235 US dollars (USD), the median family income 43,223 USD. The median income for men was $ 35,655 and that for women was $ 23,647. The per capita income was $ 18,162. Around 6.8 percent of families and 10.1 percent of the total population had their income below the poverty line .
Personalities
- Yvonne Joyce Craig (born May 16, 1937 in Taylorville - † August 17, 2015 in Los Angeles), actress
- Edward Mills Purcell (born August 30, 1912 in Taylorville, † March 7, 1997 in Cambridge), physicist and Nobel Prize winner
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ^ US Census Bureau 2009 estimate for Taylorville, Illinois
- ↑ Distance information : Google Maps
- ^ US Census Bureau - Taylorville, Illinois