Shawneetown
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Location in Illinois
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| Foundation : | 1937 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Gallatin County | ||
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 43 ′ N , 88 ° 11 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 1,410 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 470 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 3.0 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of which 3.0 km 2 (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Postcodes : | 62984 | ||
| Area code : | +1 618 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-69082 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 418318 | ||
Shawneetown is a small town and the county seat of Gallatin County in southern US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2000 Shawneetown had 1,410 residents. The city has been the county seat since 1937 after what is now called Old Shawneetown was flooded.
geography
Shawneetown is 37 ° 42'53 "north latitude and 88 ° 11'00" west longitude. The city extends over 3.0 km², which consists almost exclusively of land.
The city is about 3 miles northwest of Old Shawneetown on the Ohio River , which forms the border with the neighboring state of Kentucky . The intersection of the three states of Illinois, Kentucky and Indiana is located at the confluence of the Wabash River in the Ohio about 23 km northeast of Shawneetown.
The Illinois State Route 13 runs through Shawneetown from the northwest and crosses the Ohio in Old Shawneetown over the Shawneetown Bridge and leads to Kentucky.
The nearest major cities are 80.1 km east of Evansville , Indiana, and Louisville , further up the Ohio River (263 km) in Kentucky, 255 km southeast of Nashville , Tennessee, and St. Louis, 234 km north-west in Missouri . Illinois' capital, Springfield, is 194 miles to the northwest.
Demographic data
In the 2000 census, the population was 1,410. These were distributed to 632 households in 389 families. The population density was 462.8 / km². There were 675 residential buildings, which corresponded to a building density of 221.6 / km².
The population in 2000 was 96.2% white , 0.5% African American , 2.3% American Indian , and 0.4% other. 0.6% said they came from at least two of these groups. 1.7% of the population consisted of Hispanics belonging to any of the named groups.
21.7% were under 18 years of age, 9.8% between 18 and 24, 23.3% between 25 and 44, 25.5% between 45 and 64 and 19.8% 65 and older. The mean age was 40 years. For every 100 women there were 88.0 men, among those over 18, 82.5.
The median income per household was $ 20,789 and the median family income was $ 33,500. The median income for men was $ 32,368 and that for women was $ 20,208. The per capita income was $ 17,834. Around 20.8% of families and 27.8% of the total population had their income below the poverty line .
sons and daughters of the town
- Frank C. Millspaugh (1872-1947), politician
- William Wallace Wilshire (1830-1888), politician
Individual evidence
- ↑ US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
- ↑ Google Maps: Shawneetown, IL - Ohio River
- ↑ Google Maps: Shawneetown, IL - Wabash River / Ohio River
- ↑ Google Maps: Shawneetown, IL - Evansville, IN - Louisville, KY
- ^ Google Maps: Shawneetown, IL - Nashville, TN
- ^ Google Maps: Shawneetown, IL - St. Louis, MO
- ^ Google Maps: Shawneetown, IL - Springfield, IL
- ^ US Census Bureau - Shawneetown, Illinois