Shumway, Illinois
Shumway is a village in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village population was 188. Shumway is part of the Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Shumway is located in northern Effingham County and Illinois Route 33 crosses the southwest corner of the village, leading southeast to Effingham, the county seat, and west to Beecher City. According to the 2010 census, Shumway has a total area of , all land. Education Shumway is in the Beecher City/Shumway School District., although in earlier years, rural Shumway residents in Summit Township have filed petitions to leave the district. Older residents of this area still hold allegiances to Effingham High School. The reason for this "allegiance" was because when Shumway High School closed, many students east and south of Shumway went to Effingham schools. When districts were drawn many residents felt Beecher City gerrymandered Shumway into the district. Today, many kids around Lake Sara and east Shumway attend Beecher City, although Effingham Community schools are much closer. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 188 people, 51 households, and 33 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 90 housing units at an