Illinois
Fayette
Shafter Township

Shafter

Shafter is an unincorporated community in , , United States. Shafter has about 473 residents.
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  • Type: Village with 473 residents
  • Description: unincorporated community in Illinois
  • Also known as: “Shafter, IL” and “Shafter, Illinois”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vandalia Municipal Airport.

Aerodrome
is a civil, public use airport located 3 miles northwest of . The airport is publicly owned by the Vandalia Park District, which also manages the fixed-base operator on the field. is situated 2 miles southeast of Shafter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vandalia.

Photo: AlexiusHoratius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in . The town where Abraham Lincoln began his political career, was the state capital of from 1820 to 1839.

Shafter

Latitude
39.01366° or 39° 0′ 49″ north
Longitude
-89.18507° or 89° 11′ 6″ west
Population
473
Elevation
561 feet (171 metres)
Open location code
86FG2R77+FX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153442049
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4249770
Wiki­data ID
Q20710020
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to South Azerbaijani—“Shafter” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “夏夫特 (伊利諾伊州)”
  • Chinese: “夏夫特”
  • French: “Shafter”
  • South Azerbaijani: “شافتر، ایلینوی”

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