Shawnee Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

Shawnee Township
Shawnee Township
Township
	Location in Gallatin County
	Gallatin County's location in Illinois
	Coordinates: 37°44′59″N88°06′18″W / 37.74972°N 88.10500°W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Gallatin
Established	November 5, 1890
Area
• Total	24.33 sq mi (63.0 km2)
• Land	23.54 sq mi (61.0 km2)
• Water	0.79 sq mi (2.0 km2) 3.24%
Elevation	335 ft (102 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	168
• Density	6.9/sq mi (2.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62984
FIPS code	17-059-69069

Last updated April 10, 2024

Shawnee Township is one of ten townships in Gallatin County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 168 and it contained 97 housing units.^[1]

Geography

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shawnee Township has a total area of 24.33 square miles (63.01 km²), of which 23.54 square miles (60.97 km²) (or 96.76%) is land and 0.79 square miles (2.05 km²) (or 3.24%) is water.^[2]

Cities, towns, villages

Old Shawneetown

Cemeteries

The township contains Immaculate Conception Cemetery.

Major highways

Illinois Route 13

Rivers

Ohio River

Lakes

Big Lake
Black Lake
Fehrer Lake
Fish Lake

Landmarks

Demographics

As of the 2020 census ^[1] there were 168 people, 47 households, and 28 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.91 inhabitants per square mile (2.67/km²). There were 97 housing units at an average density of 3.99 per square mile (1.54/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.64% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.19% from other races, and 4.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

There were 47 households, out of which 27.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 29.79% were married couples living together, 12.77% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 40.43% were non-families. 40.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 25.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.85 and the average family size was 2.36.

The township's age distribution consisted of 19.5% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 12.6% from 25 to 44, 35.6% from 45 to 64, and 29.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 135.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 133.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $20,536. Males had a median income of $210,893 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the township was $37,085. About 39.3% of families and 42.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 88.2% of those under age 18 and 26.9% of those age 65 or over.

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	355	—
2010	230	−35.2%
2020	168	−27.0%
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

School districts

Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Political districts

Illinois's 19th congressional district
State House District 118
State Senate District 59

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References

1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[gaz2021-2] Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

[DecennialCensus-3] "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Gallatin County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Shawneetown
City	Shawneetown	Map of Illinois highlighting Gallatin County
Villages	Equality Junction New Haven Old Shawneetown Omaha Ridgway
Townships	Asbury Bowlesville Eagle Creek Equality Gold Hill New Haven North Fork Omaha Ridgway Shawnee
Unincorporated communities	Cottonwood Elba Kedron Lawler
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