Shawnee Township, Gallatin County, Illinois

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.

Geography
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shawnee Township has a total area of 24.33 sqmi, of which 23.54 sqmi (or 96.76%) is land and 0.79 sqmi (or 3.24%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

 * Old Shawneetown

Cemeteries
The township contains Immaculate Conception Cemetery.

Major highways

 * [[Image:Illinois 13.svg|25px]] Illinois Route 13

Rivers

 * Ohio River

Lakes

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

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 168 people, 47 households, and 28 families residing in the township. The population density was 6.91 PD/sqmi. There were 97 housing units at an average density of 3.99 /sqmi. 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.

School districts

 * Gallatin Community Unit School District 7

Political districts

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