Road. Half Moon Lick, where the saltworks first developed as a large industry, is on private property southwest of Equality. Geography Equality is located in western Gallatin County at (37.736472, -88.344473), on the north side of the Saline River, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Ohio River. According to the 2010 census, Equality has a total area of , of which (or 98.23%) is land and (or 1.77%) is water. Demographics As of the 2000 United States Census, there were 721 people, 315 households, and 206 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 333 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.17% White, 0.14% from other races, and 0.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population. There were 315 households, out of which 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.6% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.90. In the village, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males. The median income for a household in the village was $22,171, and the median income for a family was $27,625. Males had a median income of $26,250 versus $18,214 for females. The per capita income for the village was $12,961. About 14.0% of families and 20.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 22.3% of those age 65 or over. Further reading 1887. History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson Counties, Illinois. Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Co. 1903 The Salines of Southern Illinois by Professor George W Smith Musgrave, Jon, ed. 2002. Handbook of Old Gallatin County and Southeastern Illinois. Marion, Ill.: IllinoisHistory.com. 464 pages. Musgrave, Jon. 2004, Rev. ed. 2005. Slaves, Salt, Sex &