Old Shawneetown, Illinois

Old Shawneetown, Illinois
Village
Old Shawneetown Court House in 1937
Old Shawneetown Court House in 1937
Location of Old Shawneetown in Gallatin County, Illinois.
Location of Old Shawneetown in Gallatin County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°41′54″N 88°8′13″W / 37.69833°N 88.13694°W / 37.69833; -88.13694
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyGallatin
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
 • Land0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
348 ft (106 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
113
 • Density221.57/sq mi (85.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62984
Area code618
FIPS code17-55756
GNIS ID2399569[2]
Wikimedia CommonsOld Shawneetown, Illinois

Old Shawneetown is a village in Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 113,[3] down from 193 at the 2010 census.[4] Located along the Ohio River, Shawneetown served as an important United States government administrative center for the Northwest Territory. The village was devastated by the Ohio River flood of 1937. The village's population was moved several miles inland to New Shawneetown.

1937 flood Shawneetown Illinois refugees
  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Old Shawneetown, Illinois
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2015.