Shawneetown is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Shawneetown, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Shawneetown have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
If Shawneetown were 100 adults, 20 would have a bachelor’s degree or more
About 985 people call Shawneetown home (2025 Census estimate). In the decade to 2020, the population moved −15%. Across IL, 16 in 100 workers work from home; in the town, 0. Owners make up 59 in 100 households (IL: 67).
Median age 36.7 (IL 39).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.4 points. Among residents 45 to 54, 69% are women (IL 50%).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 21 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Shawneetown says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Start the first group in Shawneetown
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Shawneetown’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Shawneetown or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Shawneetown in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.