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Shawneetown, Illinois

FieldValue
nameShawneetown, Illinois
official_nameCity of Shawneetown
settlement_typeCity
image_skylineGallatin County Courthouse, New Shawneetown.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionGallatin County Courthouse
image_mapFile:Gallatin County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Shawneetown Highlighted.svg
map_captionLocation of Shawneetown in Gallatin County, Illinois.
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Illinois
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Gallatin
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Gold Hill
established_titleFounded
leader_titleMayor
unit_prefImperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km21.92
area_total_sq_mi0.74
area_land_km21.90
area_land_sq_mi0.73
area_water_km20.02
area_water_sq_mi0.01
population_as_of2020
population_total1054
population_density_km2554.28
population_density_sq_mi1435.97
timezoneCST
utc_offset-6
timezone_DSTCDT
utc_offset_DST-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft407
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code62984
area_code618
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info17-69082
blank1_nameGNIS ID
blank1_info2395860
website

Shawneetown is a city in Gold Hill Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2020 United States census. It is the county seat of Gallatin County.

History

The present town was established in 1937 after the Ohio River flood of 1937 inundated what is now Old Shawneetown, Illinois.

Geography

Shawneetown is located southeast of the center of Gallatin County. Illinois Route 13 passes through the city, leading southeast 3 mi to the Ohio River and the Kentucky border at Old Shawneetown, and west 20 mi to Harrisburg. It is located at the northeast edge of Shawnee National Forest.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census, there were 1,054 people, 505 households, and 490 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 92.13% White, 1.14% African American, 0.48% Native American, 1.24% from other races, and 4.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population.

There were 505 households, out of which 21.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.4% were married couples living together, 46.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.8% were non-families. 60% of all households were made up of individuals, and 21.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

The median income for a household was $40,231, and the median income for a family was $44,554.

Notable people

  • John R. Anderson (1818–1863), Baptist minister and educator
  • Henry Rollmann (1853–1927), politician
  • William W. Wilshire (1830–1888), politician and judge

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{GNIS. 2395860
  3. "Shawneetown, Il, USA 2020 Census".
  4. (23 October 2012). "Two Fine River Towns Flow Into Uncertainty".
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
  6. "Shawneetown, USA 2020 Census".
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