the Gallatin County seat, and to Harrisburg. According to the 2010 census, Old Shawneetown has a total area of , all land. In 2019, Old Shawneetown was featured on PBS NewsHour in a segment on communities subjected to repeated flooding. Because of the town's historically flood-prone location, it is prohibitively difficult to insure, and some researchers have recommended a total relocation of the remaining residents as a preventative policy. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 278 people, 100 households, and 69 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 146 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 99.64% White and 0.36% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.08% of the population. There were 100 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.36. In the village, the population was spread out, with 33.8% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the village was $18,214, and the median income for a family was $20,625. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $13,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $9,379. About 33.3% of families and 39.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 60.6% of those under the age of eighteen and 33.3% of those 65 or over. Notable people Claudia Cassidy, music and drama critic for the Chicago Tribune Peter Chartier, Shawnee Indian chief Robert G. Ingersoll, orator Michael Kelly Lawler, Union Army officer John Alexander McClernand, Union Army general and U.S. congressman John McLean, U.S. senator and congressman William W. Wilshire, U.S. congressman Bluford Wilson, Union Army officer James Harrison Wilson, Union Army general See also Illinois Salines