Moving to Shawneetown, Illinois

Population: 1,410. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,345 (-4.6% change)
Males: 660 (46.8%), Females: 750 (53.2%)

Gallatin County

Zip code: 62984

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.7 years
Median household income: $20,789
Median house value: $43,300

Population by Race

Races in Shawneetown:

• White Non-Hispanic (96.0%)
• American Indian (2.8%)
• Hispanic (1.7%)
• Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (12.6%), United States (10.9%), Irish (9.4%), English (7.1%), French (2.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.3%).

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Shawneetown

• High school or higher: 64.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.2%
• Unemployed: 5.8%
• Mean travel time to work: 33.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shawneetown city

• Never married: 17.5%
• Now married: 54.3%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 12.9%
• Divorced: 12.7%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -166 (-10.5%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Shawneetown:

• FERRELL HOSPITAL INC (about 20 miles; ELDORADO, IL)
• METHODIST HOSPITAL UNION COUNTY (about 20 miles; MORGANFIELD, KY)
• HARDIN COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; ROSICLARE, IL)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shawneetown:

• EVANSVILLE REGIONAL (about 52 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Abbreviation: EVV)
• WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 57 miles; MARION, IL; Abbreviation: MWA)
• BARKLEY REGIONAL (about 61 miles; PADUCAH, KY; Abbreviation: PAH)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shawneetown:

• STURGIS MUNI (about 21 miles; STURGIS, KY; Abbreviation: I05)
• HARRISBURG-RALEIGH (about 25 miles; HARRISBURG, IL; Abbreviation: HSB)
• CARMI MUNI (about 26 miles; CARMI, IL; Abbreviation: CUL)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shawneetown:

• UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 42 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 7,510)
• UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE (about 48 miles; EVANSVILLE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,440)
• TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
• JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 63 miles; CARTERVILLE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
• SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 70 miles; CARBONDALE, IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,742)
• MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 76 miles; MURRAY, KY; Full-time enrollment: 7,676)
• VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)

Libraries

Library in Shawneetown:

• SHAWNEETOWN P.L. (Operating income: $15,663; Location: 320 N. LINCOLN BLVD EAST; 16,293 books; 264 audio materials; 495 video materials; 37 serial subscriptions)