Editing Shiloh, Illinois

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'''Shiloh''' is a [[village]] in [[St. Clair County, Illinois|St. Clair County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The 2010 census recorded a population of 12,651. Shiloh is located within the [[Greater St Louis|St. Louis metropolitan area]]

==History==
A site known as "Three Springs" for its geological characteristics hosted an 11-day revival camp meeting in April 1807, which was the first in St. Clair County and possibly the second in Illinois Country, which was then part of [[Indiana Territory]]. It was organized by the Rev. [[William McKendree]], Presiding Elder of the Western Conference and 4th Bishop of the [[Methodist Episcopal Church]].{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

This assembly inspired construction of the log Shiloh Meeting House on the site shortly afterward, being the first Methodist church in the county and second in the [[Illinois Country]]. This meeting house came to be the longest-organized [[United Methodist church]] in the state of Illinois,<ref>{{cite web
  |url=http://www.shiloh-umc.org/who-we-are/history-of-shiloh-umc/
  |title=History of Shiloh UMC
  |publisher=Shiloh United Methodist Church
  |access-date=May 8, 2013}}</ref> bequeathing its name to the village and township which grew up around it.  Three members of this church<ref>Risdon Moore, Jacob Ogle (son of Joseph Ogle, a church Trustee), and Andrew Bankson (nephew of Silas Bankson, another Trustee): Clarence Edwin Carter, Ed., ''Territorial Papers of the United States, Vol. XVI'' (Washington: U.S. Govt. Printing Ofc.; 1948), p. 392</ref> played significant roles in state government in the effort to prevent slaveholding from gaining a foothold in Illinois.<ref>E.B. Washburne, ''Sketch of Edward Coles'' (Chicago: Jansen, McClurg & Co.; 1882), pp. 104-108</ref>

==Geography==
Shiloh is located at {{Coord|38|33|N|89|55|W|type:city}} (38.5501, -89.9149).<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 2010 census, Shiloh has a total area of {{convert|10.95|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|10.86|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 99.18%) is land and {{convert|0.09|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 0.82%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1769524
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=December 25, 2015
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  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
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Shiloh is the site of [[Scott Air Force Base]] and is also the present eastern terminus of the Saint Louis area electric interurban [[MetroLink (St. Louis)|Metrolink]] Red Line.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1870= 298
|1910= 395
|1920= 381
|1930= 384
|1940= 409
|1950= 453
|1960= 701
|1970= 945
|1980= 1045
|1990= 2655
|2000= 7643
|2010= 12651
|2020= 14098
|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 [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 7,643 people, 2,778 households, and 2,080 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|760.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,928 housing units at an average density of {{convert|291.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 82.14% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 13.32% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.79% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.08% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.75% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.65% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.62% of the population.

There were 2,778 households, out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village, the population age distribution was 27.7% under 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% that were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $57,692, and the median income for a family was $67,054. Males had a median income of $42,083 versus $30,843 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $25,550. About 6.1% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The [[Shiloh Village School District 85]] consists of two schools. Most children attend Shiloh Elementary and Shiloh Middle School, both public schools. Shiloh students attend [[O'Fallon Township High School]], District 203. Students west of Greenmount Road attend Whiteside Elementary School and attend Belleville Township High School East.

==Health care==
Shiloh is home to [[BJC HealthCare#Memorial Hospital Shiloh|Memorial Hospital East]], part of [[BJC HealthCare]]. A satellite facility of the [[Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center]] moved into a new building on the campus in early 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last=Maddox |first=Teri |date=August 7, 2018 |title=You can now get treatment for cancer at Siteman without having to go to St. Louis |url=https://www.bnd.com/news/local/article216173550.html |work=Belleville News-Democrat |access-date=August 14, 2018}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Ken Bone (activist)|Ken Bone]], participant in the [[2016 United States presidential debates|2016 presidential debate]]
* [[Shannon O'Keefe]], professional [[Ten-pin bowling|ten-pin bowler]] and bowling coach for [[McKendree University]]
* [[Mary Wickes]], actress who is interred at the Shiloh Valley Cemetery

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.shilohil.org/ www.shilohil.org]
* [http://www.shiloh.stclair.k12.il.us/ www.shiloh.stclair.k12.il.us/]

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[[Category:Villages in St. Clair County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1807]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]