Shiloh, Illinois

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Shiloh is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 7,643 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 Life in Shiloh
5 External links

[edit] Geography

Shiloh is located at 38°33′0″N, 89°54′53″W (38.550132, -89.914859)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 26.1 km² (10.1 mi²). 26.0 km² (10.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (0.30%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 7,643 people, 2,778 households, and 2,080 families residing in the village. The population density was 293.6/km² (760.2/mi²). There were 2,928 housing units at an average density of 112.5/km² (291.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 82.14% White, 13.32% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.79% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 0.75% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.62% of the population.

There were 2,778 households out of which 40.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 10.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% 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 3.05.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.7% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 102.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $57,692, and the median income for a family was $67,054. Males had a median income of $42,083 versus $30,843 for females. The per capita income for the village was $25,550. About 6.1% of families and 7.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under age 18 and 1.6% of those age 65 or over.

In 2005, another census was done and the current population of Shiloh is 11,000.

[edit] History

Many people in Shiloh enjoy the Shiloh Homecoming, a two-day celebration/fair where many amusement rides are set up, and people buy foods such as hotdog, funnelcake, and other.

At the Entrance of the Shiloh Park and Police Station, there is a memorial reminding us of the hard trials New York and all of the world faced during September 11, 2001 attacks. This memorial is a peculiar shape, but to all who know what it means, it is familiar. This monument tells of the many nurses, doctors, firefighters, volunteers, repairmen, and other kinds of people helped stop the tragedy. It is a memorial of those who were born to live, lived to help, and helped to live.

[edit] Life in Shiloh

Many of the older houses in Shiloh are small however in the last few years 2001-2006 there has been a massive push in new construction homes ranging from 1700 to 3500 sqft. These new homes are at least partially brick have in most cases a full basement and are vauled between 200 to 400k. the masssive growth can be attributed to two things. the construction of a new interstate exchange and the fact that the St. Louis Metro area has just about reached its limit going West and Shiloh is on its Eastern edge @ Exit 16 on Hwy 64. Children in Shiloh benefit from an excellent school system and love to play outdoors. The neighborhoods of Shiloh are widely considered to be quite safe ( thanks to the outstanding Police Department ) and most people know their neighbors by name, many of the people in Shiloh have pet's. There are many acres of wood around some houses, where you can spot, rabbits, mean old squirrels who destroy things and eat your gardens, and foxes.

People shop for groceries at Dierbergs, the Commisary on the Scott, Air Force Base, or Shop 'n' Save.