Taylorville, Illinois Official name: City of Taylorville State Illinois Location of Taylorville in Illinois Taylorville is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Christian County, Illinois, United States. The populace was 11,427 at the 2000 census, making it the county's biggest city.
According to the 2010 census, Taylorville has a total region of 11.77 square miles (30.48 km2), of which 9.86 square miles (25.54 km2) (or 83.77%) is territory and 1.91 square miles (4.95 km2) (or 16.23%) is water. Taylorville is served by Illinois Route 29, Illinois Route 48 and Illinois Route 104.
(by closest primary city) Illinois Route 29 joins Taylorville to Springfield Illinois, Illinois Route 48 joins Decatur Illinois including highway access to US Highway 51 to Pana Illinois and/or Champaign Illinois via Interstate 72, and Illinois Route 104 joins Taylorville to Jacksonville Illinois.
Around 11:20 - AM on August 11, 2012, a twin engine aircraft crashed into a residentiary region of Taylorville, killing the pilot but injuring none on the ground.
Some outer homes and a company in Taylorville were damaged by a F1 tornado on April 2, 2006.
Also, The State Journal-Register, presented in Springfield, Illinois covers Taylorville and Christian County quite extensively.
Taylorville was known (in the early to mid-1990s) to have had a high rate of neuroblastoma, a cancer affecting the adrenal gland and striking children. The small-town power business Central Illinois Public Service Company was sued and lost for untreated the groundwater in 1994. The IHSA single season boys' basketball record of 45 0 was set by Taylorville High School in 1944.
In 1911, the Taylorville Christians were a member of the Illinois Missouri League, an American minor league baseball league.
Corzine was born outside Taylorville and graduated from Taylorville High School in 1965.
Yvonne Craig born in Taylorville; actress who appeared in the Batman tv series as Batgirl.
Jamie Harrold - born and raised in Taylorville; actor who appeared in the "Erin Brockovich" as Scott Hershey, Illinois Supreme Court justice, lived in Taylorville; served as mayor of Taylorville. Johnny Orr was a basketball player and coach born in Taylorville on June 10, 1927.
He led Taylorville High School to its only state championship in high school basketball in 1944, with the Tornadoes finishing 45 0.
Joyce Taylor - 1960s film and tv actress who was born in Taylorville.
William Patrick Perry (born February 4, 1959 in Taylorville, IL) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Official City Website Retrieved on May 27, 2007 Glory Days Illinois: Legends of Illinois High School Basketball.
Dave Bakke: When Corzine's in the news, media turn to Taylorville News The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL.
Dori Meinert (September 26, 2004) From Taylorville to Capitol Hill Sen.
Illinois Supreme Court-Harry B.
William Yardley (January 2, 2014) Johnny Orr, Coach Who Turned Iowa State Into Contender, Dies at 86.
Taylorville native, basketball coach Johnny Orr dies Entertainment & Life The State Journal-Register Springfield, IL.
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