THE TAYLORVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Illinois/Indiana Prairies setting.
Taylorville city has 10.3 square miles of land in Christian County. Its Census reference point is in Illinois/Indiana Prairies, within Central Corn Belt Plains.
Glaciated plains historically supported tallgrass prairie mixed with oak and hickory woodland. Dark prairie soils and broad farming landscapes distinguish much of the Central Corn Belt.
Regional context: Central Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Taylorville and Christian County
Taylorville is associated with Christian County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Taylorville by land and water
The Census records 1.91 square miles of water within Taylorville, or 15.6% of its total area. It is 14.7 percentage points higher than the 0.9% recorded for Christian County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Taylorville city has 24.3% of the land area of nearby Taylorville township (42.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

