Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- Christian County, Kentucky
- Seat
- Taylorville
- Largest city
- Taylorville
- Total
- 716 sq mi (1,850 km )
- Land
- 709 sq mi (1,840 km )
- Water
- 6.3 sq mi (16 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 33,443
- Density
- 48.0/sq mi (18.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
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Christian County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 34,032. Its county seat is Taylorville.
The county was originally called Dane County.