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Population (year 2000): 655. Estimated
population in July 2005: 655 (0.0% change)
Males: 336 (51.3%), Females: 319 (48.7%)
Macoupin County
Zip code:
62685
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $34,318 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,000 (year 2000)
Races in Shipman:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.9%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Black (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (20.6%), Irish (17.1%),
United States (15.3%), English (11.0%), Italian (3.2%), French
(2.9%).
Elevation: 630 feet
Land area: 1.3 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Shipman
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.0%
- Unemployed: 9.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Shipman town
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 64.0%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 9.5%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +13 (+2.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Shipman:
- CARLINVILLE AREA HOSPITAL (about 17 miles;
CARLINVILLE, IL)
- ALTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; ALTON, IL)
- ALTON MENTAL HEALTH CENTER (about 17 miles; ALTON,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Shipman:
- ST LOUIS REGIONAL (about 17 miles; ALTON/ST LOUIS,
IL; ID: ALN)
- LAMBERT-ST LOUIS INTL (about 34 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
ID: STL)
- SCOTT AFB/MIDAMERICA (about 43 miles; BELLEVILLE,
IL; ID: BLV)
Other public-use airports nearest to Shipman:
- ZELMER MEMORIAL AIRPARK INC (about 21 miles;
PALMYRA, IL; ID: 5K1)
- LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 27 miles; LITCHFIELD, IL; ID:
3LF)
- ST CHARLES COUNTY SMARTT (about 30 miles; ST
CHARLES, MO; ID: SET)
Amtrak stations near Shipman:
- 16 miles: CARLINVILLE (128 ALTON ST.). Services:
fully wheelchair accessible, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
- 16 miles: ALTON (3400 COLLEGE AVE.). Services:
ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, public
payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Shipman:
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 17 miles;
GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 28
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FLORISSANT VALLEY
(about 32 miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,749)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST LOUIS (about 34 miles; ST
LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 9,715)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 36 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; ST LOUIS, MO;
FT enrollment: 10,939)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-FOREST PARK (about 38
miles; ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,441)
Public primary/middle school in Shipman:
- SHIPMAN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 140; Location:
P O BOX 229; Grades: KG - 06)
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