Shipman, Illinois

Shipman
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Macoupin
Municipality	Village
Elevation	630 ft (192 m)
Coordinates
Area	1.33 sq mi (3 km2)
- land	1.32 sq mi (3 km2)
- water	0.01 sq mi (0 km2)
Population	655 (2000)
Density	495.8 / sq mi (191 / km2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62685
Area code	618
Location of Shipman within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Shipman, Illinois

Shipman is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 655 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Shipman is located at (39.118240, -90.043506).

According to the 2010 census, Shipman has a total area of 1.333 square miles (3.45 km²), of which 1.32 square miles (3.42 km²) (or 99.02%) is land and 0.013 square miles (0.03 km²) (or 0.98%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	485		—
1890	410		−15.5%
1900	396		−3.4%
1910	392		−1.0%
1920	333		−15.1%
1930	308		−7.5%
1940	372		20.8%
1950	376		1.1%
1960	417		10.9%
1970	482		15.6%
1980	581		20.5%
1990	624		7.4%
2000	655		5.0%
2010	624		−4.7%
Est. 2014	608		−2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 655 people, 249 households, and 181 families residing in the village. The population density was 495.8 people per square mile (191.6/km²). There were 273 housing units at an average density of 206.7/sq mi (79.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.86% White, 0.76% African American, 0.61% Native American, 0.31% Asian, and 0.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.92% of the population.

There were 249 households, of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $34,318, and the median income for a family was $41,250. Males had a median income of $31,875 versus $21,786 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,139. About 7.2% of families and 14.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.1% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable person

Museum registrar Helena M. Weiss was raised in Shipman.

Andrew Baca - Most notable Sales Recruiting Coordinator to ever live, who has played a crucial role in the gay pride movement of macoupin county.