Editing Shannon, Illinois

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'''Shannon''' is a village in [[Carroll County, Illinois]], United States. The population was 801 at the 2020 census, up from 757 at the 2010 census.

==History==

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==Geography==
Shannon is located at {{coord|42|9|7|N|89|44|25|W|type:city}} (42.152039, -89.740211).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shannon has a total area of {{convert|0.48|sqmi|km2|2}}, all land.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 635
|1880= 713
|1890= 591
|1900= 678
|1910= 633
|1920= 636
|1930= 575
|1940= 561
|1950= 668
|1960= 766
|1970= 848
|1980= 938
|1990= 887
|2000= 854
|2010= 757
|2020= 801
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1768991 |access-date=June 28, 2022 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> there were 801 people, 326 households, and 212 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|1,661.83|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 367 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|761.41|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 94.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.12% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.12% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.75% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.75% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.74% of the population.

There were 326 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.13% were married couples living together, 3.37% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.97% were non-families. 32.82% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.55% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 2.29.

The village's age distribution consisted of 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 21% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $67,500. Males had a median income of $41,776 versus $30,893 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $30,005. About 4.7% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

===Religion===
Shannon is home to three churches, Shannon Baptist, St. Wendelin's Catholic and Bethel United Methodist.

==Notable person==
*[[Alfred Babb]] (1858–1933), farmer, businessman, politician, lived in Shannon; he served as postmaster for Shannon.<ref>'Illinois Blue Book 1931-1932,' Biographical Sketch of Alfred S. Babb, pg. 236-237</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.shannonillinois.com/ Village of Shannon]

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[[Category:Villages in Carroll County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]