Shipman Township
Township
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 39°8′N 90°6′W / 39.133°N 90.100°W / 39.133; -90.100
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Macoupin
Settled	November 1, 1870
Area
• Total	35.93 sq mi (93.1 km2)
• Land	35.81 sq mi (92.7 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	614 ft (187 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	1,379
• Density	40/sq mi (20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	17-117-69576

Shipman Township (T8N R9W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,433 and it contained 593 housing units.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.93 square miles (93.1 km²), of which 35.81 square miles (92.7 km²) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km²) (or 0.33%) is water.^[2]

Demographics

Adjacent townships

• Chesterfield Township (north)
• Polk Township (northeast)
• Hillyard Township (east)
• Bunker Hill Township (southeast)
• Brighton Township (south)
• Piasa Township, Jersey County (southwest)
• Fidelity Township, Jersey County (west)
• Ruyle Township, Jersey County (northwest)