Mill Shoals, Illinois
| Mill Shoals | |
| Village | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | White |
| Coordinates | 38°14′52″N 88°20′48″W / 38.24778°N 88.34667°WCoordinates: 38°14′52″N 88°20′48″W / 38.24778°N 88.34667°W |
| Area | 0.79 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - land | 0.79 sq mi (2 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 235 (2000) |
| Density | 299.9/sq mi (116/km2) |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 62862 |
| Area code | 618 |
   Location of Mill Shoals within Illinois
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Mill Shoals is a village in Wayne and White counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 235 at the 2000 census.
Mill Shoals is located at 38°14′52″N 88°20′48″W / 38.24778°N 88.34667°W (38.247904, -88.346608).
According to the 2010 census, Mill Shoals has a total area of 0.79 square miles (2.05 km2), all land.
The first white settlers, primarily of Scotch-Irish descent, came to White County, Illinois between 1807 and 1809. The first settlements were near the Little Wabash River and Big Prairie, one of the numerous prairies in the county. Many came through the land office at Shawneetown, which was a port for flatboats which traveled the Ohio River. The second half of the 19th century saw the establishment of the towns of Norris City, Springerton including Mill Shoals. Once the home of a thriving barrel-making industry which depleted the nearby virgin forests Mill Shoals had primarily been an agriculture village until 1939 when oil was discovered in the area. In the early 1970s the oil industry declined steeply and thus returned Mill Shoals to its agricultural roots. However, the town was greatly devastated by a large fire in the early forties and retains the authentic WPA Post office mural
As of the census of 2000, there were 235 people, 111 households, and 72 families residing in the village. The population density was 299.9 people per square mile (116.3/km²). There were 133 housing units at an average density of 169.8 per square mile (65.8/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 99.57% White, and 0.43% from two or more races.
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