Johnson Township, Christian County, Illinois

Johnson Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 798 and it contained 306 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.26 sqmi, of which 35.63 sqmi (or 95.63%) is land and 1.63 sqmi (or 4.37%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Taylorville (partial)

Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Anderson, Brush Creek and Mound Chapel United Brethren.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Illinois 48.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 48

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 798 people, 239 households, and 200 families residing in the township. The population density was 21.42 PD/sqmi. There were 306 housing units at an average density of 8.21 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 91.85% White, 0.63% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.38% from other races, and 6.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.25% of the population.

There were 239 households, out of which 25.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.22% were married couples living together, 0.84% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 16.32% were non-families. 16.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.08 and the average family size was 2.17.

The township's age distribution consisted of 11.2% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 17.6% from 25 to 44, 36.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 111.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.5 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $90,139, and the median income for a family was $102,609. Males had a median income of $51,696 versus $31,069 for females. The per capita income for the township was $42,529. No families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 44.6% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

School districts

 * Taylorville Community Unit School District 3

Political districts

 * State House District 98
 * State Senate District 49