Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Carson

A township of 108 people in Fayette County, Illinois
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Carson

What’s happening this week

All posts →
This week+ What’s happening in Carson?
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Carson.
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Carson

Explore places →
3

Know Carson

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Carson

Township in Illinois, United States
108Population
17.8 sq miArea
587 ftElevation

Carson Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, US. As of the 2010 census, its population was 108 and it contained 58 housing units. This township was formed from Bowling Green Township.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

Living in Carson

Health in Carson

Compared with Illinois

4better than IL·9worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

Fayette County HospitalVandalia · 13.5 mi · ER · rural critical access
Sihf Healthcare - VandaliaVandalia · 13.5 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 62080, 62431, 62422 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Carson →
Famous people from CarsonWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Carson.Meet them →

How things work in Carson

All explainers →
You’re browsing

Carson

Illinois · IL · Fayette County
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Carson is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01