Shawneetown, Illinois | |
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| City of Shawneetown | |
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 Location of Shawneetown in Gallatin County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates:37°42′53″N88°11′0″W / 37.71472°N 88.18333°W /37.71472; -88.18333 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Gallatin |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2) |
| • Land | 0.73 sq mi (1.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 407 ft (124 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,054 |
| • Density | 1,435.97/sq mi (554.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62984 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-69082 |
| GNIS ID | 2395860[2] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Shawneetown, Illinois |
Shawneetown is a city inGallatin County,Illinois,United States. The population was 1,054 at the 2020 United States census. It is thecounty seat of Gallatin County.[3]
Shawneetown is located southeast of the center of Gallatin County at37°42′53″N88°11′00″W / 37.714701°N 88.183465°W /37.714701; -88.183465.[4]Illinois Route 13 passes through the city, leading southeast 3 miles (5 km) to theOhio River and theKentucky border atOld Shawneetown, and west 20 miles (32 km) toHarrisburg. It is located at the northeast edge ofShawnee National Forest.
The present town was established in 1937 after theOhio River flood of 1937 inundated what is nowOld Shawneetown, Illinois.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1940 | 1,963 | — | |
| 1950 | 1,917 | −2.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,280 | −33.2% | |
| 1970 | 1,742 | 36.1% | |
| 1980 | 1,841 | 5.7% | |
| 1990 | 1,575 | −14.4% | |
| 2000 | 1,410 | −10.5% | |
| 2010 | 1,239 | −12.1% | |
| 2020 | 1,054 | −14.9% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
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% fromother races, and 4.46% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino 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% weremarried 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.[7]
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