| Shannon | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 42.1519°N -89.7403°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Carroll |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Cherry Grove |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village President |
| Leader Name1: | Bonnie Foust |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.25 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.48 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.25 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.48 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation Ft: | 915 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 801 |
| Population Density Km2: | 641.57 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1661.83 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code(s) |
| Postal Code: | 61078 |
| Area Code: | 815 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-68991 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Shannon, Illinois |
| Website: | shannonillinois.com |
Shannon is a village in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 801 at the 2020 census, up from 757 at the 2010 census.
Shannon is located at 42.1519°N -89.7403°W (42.152039, -89.740211).[3]
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shannon has a total area of 0.48sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the 2020 census[5] there were 801 people, 326 households, and 212 families residing in the village. The population density was 1661.83PD/sqmi. There were 367 housing units at an average density of 761.41/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 94.01% White, 1.12% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 3.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.74% of the population.
There were 326 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.13% were married couples living together, 3.37% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.97% were non-families. 32.82% of all households were made up of individuals, and 20.55% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 2.29.
The village's age distribution consisted of 20.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 21% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 26.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.3 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $67,500. Males had a median income of $41,776 versus $30,893 for females. The per capita income for the village was $30,005. About 4.7% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.0% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
Shannon is home to three churches, Shannon Baptist, St. Wendelin's Catholic and Bethel United Methodist.