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Gallatin County

county in Illinois, United States

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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/

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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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