Shaws Point TownshipIL
A town of 464, settled in 1852.
Is Shaws Point Township a good place to live?
Shaws Point Township’s median age is 47.7 years, where Illinois’ towns sit at 40.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Shaws Point Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
464 people, and everyone knows the way
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Moving to Shaws Point Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Shaws Point Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shaws Point Township.
Shaws Point Township stands out in Illinois and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally
0.6% of working residents work locally in Shaws Point Township, against 8.3% in Illinois’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Shaws Point Township. The top destinations are Carlinville (19%), Springfield (15%) and Chicago (4%).
| Shaws Point Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Shaws Point Township
Shaws Point Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Shaws Point Township is
Shaws Point Township beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 15% of Shaws Point Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Shaws Point Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Shaws Point Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11% | 13.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.7% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Shaws Point Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0.9% of Shaws Point Township is conserved land
4.4 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Shaws Point Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Shaws Point Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Shaws Point Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Shaws Point Township
About 3 of every 100 Shaws Point Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Shaws Point Township for work
Where Shaws Point Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Shaws Point Township
Township in Illinois, United States
Shaws Point Township (T10N R6W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 532 and it contained 233 housing units.
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- Area
- 34 sq mi
- Elevation
- 633 ft
Questions about Shaws Point Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Shaws Point Township, IL a good place to live?
Shaws Point Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.