Gallatin County, Illinois
29 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 4,819
- Median household income
- $59,219
- ±6,209
- Unemployed
- 9.2%
- 202 of 2,205 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 82.3%
- 1,727 of 2,098 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Gallatin | 4,903 (2021) | Po Box 550, Shawneetown | — |
Cities, towns and villages 7
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Shawneetown | 1,054 (2021) | Po Box 227, Shawneetown | — |
| Village of Equality | 541 (2021) | Po Box 190, Equality | — |
| Village of Junction | 56 (2021) | 743 Main Street, Junction | — |
| Village of New Haven | 396 (2021) | 650 Vine St, New Haven | — |
| Village of Old Shawneetown | 114 (2021) | 332 Washington St, Shawneetown | — |
| Village of Omaha | 212 (2021) | Po Box 84, Omaha | — |
| Village of Ridgway | 797 (2021) | Po Box 627, Ridgway | — |
Townships 10
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Asbury | 102 (2021) | 7505 Omaha Rd, Omaha | — |
| Township of Bowlesville | 146 (2021) | Po Box 347, Shawneetown | — |
| Township of Eagle Creek | 164 (2021) | 3020 High Knob Rd, Equality | — |
| Township of Equality | 782 (2021) | Po Box 265, Equality | — |
| Township of Gold Hill | 1,446 (2021) | Po Box 618, Shawneetown | — |
| Township of New Haven | 441 (2021) | 650 Vine St, New Haven | — |
| Township of North Fork | 373 (2021) | 901 W Race St, Ridgway | — |
| Township of Omaha | 423 (2021) | 4495 Persimmon Rd, Omaha | — |
| Township of Ridgway | 855 (2021) | Po Box 248, Ridgway | — |
| Township of Shawnee | 171 (2021) | 11775 Rider Ln, Shawneetown | — |
Special districts 11
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Hill Cemetery District | Cemeteries | 484 N Lincoln Blvd, Shawneetown | — |
| Cypress Creek Special Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 577, Shawneetown | — |
| Pond Settlement Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 577, Shawneetown | — |
| Ridgeway Township Drainage District 1 | Drainage | Po Box 577, Shawneetown | — |
| Ridgeway-Asbury Union Drainage District 2 | Drainage | Po Box 219, Shawneetown | — |
| Rocky Branch Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 577, Shawneetown | — |
| Union Drainage District | Drainage | Po Box 577, Shawneetown | — |
| Gallatin County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 277, Shawneetown | — |
| Shawneetown Port District | Sea and inland port facilities | Po Box 727, Shawneetown | — |
| Gallatin County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1000 W Main St, Ridgway | — |
| Gallatin-White Water District | Water supply utility | Po Box 8, Omaha | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Gallatin CUSD 7
School district3 schools
5175 Highway 13, Junction, IL, 62954
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Mt. Vernon Farmers Market (311 College Ave. 4th St. and College Ave. Mount Vernon) · New Harmony Farmers & Artisans Market (New Harmony) · New Harmony Farmers' and Artisans' Market (New Harmony)
Country Fresh Farmers' Market - Morganfield (329 N. Morgan Street Morganfield)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.