Shannon, Illinois

Shannon
815
FIPS code	17-68991
Wikimedia Commons	Shannon, Illinois
Website	shannonillinois.com

Shannon is a village in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 801 at the 2020 census, up from 757 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Shannon is located at 42°9′7″N 89°44′25″W / 42.15194°N 89.74028°W / 42.15194; -89.74028 (42.152039, -89.740211).^[3]

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shannon has a total area of 0.48 square miles (1.24 km²), all land.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1870	635		—
1880	713		12.3%
1890	591		−17.1%
1900	678		14.7%
1910	633		−6.6%
1920	636		0.5%
1930	575		−9.6%
1940	561		−2.4%
1950	668		19.1%
1960	766		14.7%
1970	848		10.7%
1980	938		10.6%
1990	887		−5.4%
2000	854		−3.7%
2010	757		−11.4%
2020	801		5.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

As of the

of any race were 4.74% of the population.

There were 326 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.13% were married couples living together, 3.37% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.97% were non-families. 32.82% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.55% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 2.29.

The village's age distribution consisted of 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 21% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $67,500. Males had a median income of $41,776 versus $30,893 for females. The

, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

Religion

Shannon is home to three churches, Shannon Baptist, St. Wendelin's Catholic and Bethel United Methodist.

Notable person

• Alfred Babb (1858-1933), farmer, businessman, politician, lived in Shannon; he served as postmaster for Shannon.^[7]

References

External links

• Village of Shannon