Equality, IL

Equality is a village in Equality Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 539 residents. Equality was the county seat of Gallatin County from 1826–1851. Court was held there until 1851, when all legal documents were removed to Shawneetown, The building was later used as a school, church and local society meetings. In Equality, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Equality, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Equality is located in western Gallatin County on the north side of the Saline River, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Ohio River.