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Gallatin County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Named after
- Albert Gallatin
- Seat
- Shawneetown
- Largest city
- Shawneetown
- Total
- 328 sq mi (850 km )
- Land
- 323 sq mi (840 km )
- Water
- 5.1 sq mi (13 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 4,616
- Density
- 15.3/sq mi (5.91/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
- Website
- https://gallatinco.illinois.gov/
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 4946
- Area
- 851
- Official website
- gallatinco.illinois.gov
- Image
- Gallatin County Courthouse, New Shawneetown.jpg
- Households
- 2274
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- Commons category
- Gallatin County, Illinois
- inception
- 1812-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 1.6
- native label
- Gallatin County
- per capita income
- 31693
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Gallatin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,946, making it the third-least populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Shawneetown. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as Little Egypt. Located at the mouth of the Wabash River, Gallatin County, along with neighboring Posey County, Indiana, and Union County, Kentucky form the tri-point of the Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area.
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