Shawneetown, Illinois

{{Redirect|Shawneetown|the unincorporated community in Missouri|Shawneetown, Missouri|the historical village|Old Shawneetown, Illinois}}

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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.{{cite web |title=Shawneetown, Il, USA 2020 Census |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Shawneetown_city,_Illinois?g=160XX00US1769082}}

Geography

Shawneetown is located southeast of the center of Gallatin County at {{coord|37.714701|-88.183465|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}} Illinois Route 13 passes through the city, leading southeast {{convert|3|mi|0}} to the Ohio River and the Kentucky border at Old Shawneetown, and west {{convert|20|mi}} to Harrisburg. It is located at the northeast edge of Shawnee National Forest.

History

The present town was established in 1937 after the Ohio River flood of 1937 inundated what is now Old Shawneetown, Illinois.{{cite web| last1=Collins| first1=Timothy| title=Two Fine River Towns Flow Into Uncertainty| url=http://www.dailyyonder.com/two-river-towns-course-uncertainty/2012/10/23/4601/| website=Daily Yonder| accessdate=30 May 2016| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530013138/http://www.dailyyonder.com/two-river-towns-course-uncertainty/2012/10/23/4601/| archivedate=30 May 2016| date=23 October 2012}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|align=left|1940= 1963

|1950= 1917

|1960= 1280

|1970= 1742

|1980= 1841

|1990= 1575

|2000= 1410

|2010= 1239

|2020= 1054

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}

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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.{{cite web |title=Shawneetown, USA 2020 Census |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Shawneetown_city,_Illinois?g=160XX00US1769082}}

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

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/19980501072000/http://lth6.k12.il.us/Schools/Gallatin/new_shawneetown.htm Shawneetown High School]
[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgalla2/shawneetown.html Shawneetown history]
[https://cityofshawneetown.com/ Official website]

Category:Cities in Gallatin County, Illinois

Category:County seats in Illinois

Category:Populated places established in 1937

Category:1937 establishments in Illinois

Category:Cities in Illinois