Shawnee Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

Township in Illinois, United States

Shawnee Township

Township

Location in Gallatin County

Gallatin County's location in Illinois

Coordinates: 37°44′59″N 88°06′18″W﻿ / ﻿37.74972°N 88.10500°W﻿ / 37.74972; -88.10500
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

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

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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

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* Old Shawneetown

### Cemeteries

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The township contains Immaculate Conception Cemetery.

### Major highways

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* Illinois Route 13

### Rivers

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* Ohio River

### Lakes

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* Big Lake
* Black Lake
* Fehrer Lake
* Fish Lake

### Landmarks

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## Demographics

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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.| Note| %±

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2000| 355| | —
2010| 230| | −35.2%
2020| 168| | −27.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

## School districts

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* Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

## Political districts

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

## References

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* "Shawnee Township, Gallatin County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
2. ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2023. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
3. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

## External links

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* City-Data.com
* Illinois State Archives

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Places adjacent to Shawnee Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

| Ridgway Township | New Haven Township |

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Gold Hill Township |

Shawnee Township

| Uniontown Township, Union County, Kentucky
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Bowlesville Township |
| Morganfield Township, Union County, Kentucky

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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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* United States portal

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