Gallatin County, Illinois

Founding: 1812
Parent county: Randolph

Namesake: Albert Gallatin, Pennsylvania politician
Seat: Shawneetown (1812–1937); New Shawneetown (1937–)

Land area: 323 square miles

Population (2020): 4,946

Population (historic): 3,155 (1820); 5,448 (1850); 11,134 (1870); 15,836 (1900); 10,091 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1840; 1850–1900; 1930s; 1970s

Subdivisions: One city; six villages; ten townships

National Register listings: Seven

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 479 (17.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 19.6%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 9.1%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 17%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 25.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $927
Average outbuilding value (1930): $681

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.4 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,387
Average farm size (1920): 98 acres
Sources of settlement: Kentucky, Indiana, and Tennessee

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Shawneetown (ex-seat)

Namesake: The Shawnee people

Founding: 1810 (platting); 1811 (post office); 1814 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 113

Population (historic): 446 (1830); 1,764 (1850); 1,309 (1870); 1,570 (1890); 1,863 (1910); 1,440 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1830–1840; 1860–1880; 1890–1910; 1920s; 1970s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 16 (20.5%)
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New Shawneetown

Namesake: The village of Shawneetown

Founding: 1937 (platting); 1937 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 1,054

Population (historic): 1,963 (1940); 1,280 (1960)

Periods of population growth: 1930s; 1960s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 98 (14.7%)

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Outstanding Buildings

1. *John Crenshaw House (1834). 4325 Crenshaw Lane. Equality. Greek Revival.
2. *Henry Eddy House (1838). 10770 State Route 13. Gold Hill. Greek Revival.
3. *Edward Mobley Inn (1847). Greenhouse Road, south of Asbury Road. New Haven. Greek Revival. Razed.