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.<ref name="Shawneetown, Il, USA 2020 Census">Template:Cite web</ref>
Geography
[edit]Shawneetown is located southeast of the center of Gallatin County at Template:Coord.<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> Illinois Route 13 passes through the city, leading southeast Template:Convert to the Ohio River and the Kentucky border at Old Shawneetown, and west Template:Convert to Harrisburg. It is located at the northeast edge of Shawnee National Forest.
History
[edit]The present town was established in 1937 after the Ohio River flood of 1937 inundated what is now Old Shawneetown, Illinois.<ref name="DailyYonder">Template:Cite web</ref>
Demographics
[edit]Template:US Census population 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.<ref name="Shawneetown, USA 2020 Census">Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
[edit]- John R. Anderson (1818–1863), Baptist minister and educator
- Henry Rollmann (1853–1927), politician
- William W. Wilshire (1830–1888), politician and judge
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- 1887. History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co.
- Musgrave, Jon, ed. 2002. Handbook of Old Gallatin County and Southeastern Illinois. Marion, Ill.: IllinoisHistory.com. 464 pages.
- Musgrave, Jon. 2004, Rev. ed. 2005. Slaves, Salt, Sex & Mr. Crenshaw: The Real Story of the Old Slave House and America's Reverse Underground R.R.. Marion, Ill.: IllinoisHistory.com. 608 pages.
- Waggoner, Horace Q., interviewer. 1978. "Lucille Lawler Memoir" Shawneetown Bank Project. Sangamon State University. Springfield, Ill.
External links
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