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Shipman, Illinois

Shipman
Village
Country United States
State Illinois
County Macoupin
Municipality Village
Elevation 630 ft (192 m)
Coordinates 39°7′6″N 90°2′37″W / 39.11833°N 90.04361°W / 39.11833; -90.04361Coordinates: 39°7′6″N 90°2′37″W / 39.11833°N 90.04361°W / 39.11833; -90.04361
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
Location of Shipman within Illinois

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

Shipman is located at 39°7′6″N 90°2′37″W / 39.11833°N 90.04361°W / 39.11833; -90.04361 (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.

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.


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