Shawnee Township is one of ten

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in Gallatin County,

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. 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 , of which (or 96.76%) is land and (or 3.24%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

* Old Shawneetown

Cemeteries

The township contains Immaculate Conception Cemetery.

Major highways

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Rivers

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Lakes

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

Landmarks

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 168 people, 47 households, and 28 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 97 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 94.64%

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, 0.00%

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, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00%

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, 1.19% from other races, and 4.17% from two or more races.

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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

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for the township was $37,085. About 39.3% of families and 42.5% of the population were below the

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, 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

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* State House District 118 * State Senate District 59

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

United States National Atlas

External links

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