| Official Name: | May Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Image Map1: | Map of Illinois highlighting Christian County.svg |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Map Caption1: | Christian County's location in Illinois |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Christian |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | November 7, 1865 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.41 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.34 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
| Area Water Percent: | 0.19 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1760 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation M: | 185 |
| Elevation Ft: | 607 |
| Coordinates: | 39.565°N -89.1931°W |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Postal Code: | 62510, 62567, 62568 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-021-47631 |
May Township is one of seventeen townships in Christian County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,760 and it contained 774 housing units.[1]
May Township was established November 7, 1865,[2] as Smith Township, but was later changed to Howard, then Penn, and finally to May. References as to when the name changes happened have been lost.[3] It was named in honor of Colonel Charles May, of the artillery arm of the service in the Mexican–American War.[4]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.81%) is land and (or 0.19%) is water.[5]
The highest point in May Township is located approximately 20 feet south of the centerline of County Road 1600 North, at roughly 1816 East (.16 miles East of 1800 North Road, a/k/a Christian County Highway #7).
The township contains these four cemeteries: Fraley, Harris Number 2, Long and Tanner.
As of the 2020 census there were 1,760 people, 620 households, and 482 families residing in the township. The population density was 48.35PD/sqmi. There were 774 housing units at an average density of 21.26/sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 96.65% White, 0.28% African American, 0.23% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.17% from other races, and 2.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.00% of the population.
There were 620 households, out of which 26.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.97% were married couples living together, 6.94% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 22.26% were non-families. 13.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.91.
The township's age distribution consisted of 20.3% under the age of 18, 4.0% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 31% from 45 to 64, and 25.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 119.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $80,463, and the median income for a family was $81,481. Males had a median income of $66,679 versus $33,059 for females. The per capita income for the township was $48,246. About 1.0% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.