Shipman is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census, down from 624 in 2010. Shipman is located in southwestern Macoupin County at 39°7′6″N 90°2′37″W / 39.11833°N 90.04361°W. Illinois Route 16 passes through the south side of the village as Railroad Street; it leads east 13 miles to Gillespie an…Shipman is a village in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 511 at the 2020 census, down from 624 in 2010. Shipman is located in southwestern Macoupin County at 39°7′6″N 90°2′37″W / 39.11833°N 90.04361°W. Illinois Route 16 passes through the south side of the village as Railroad Street; it leads east 13 miles to Gillespie and west 15 miles to Jerseyville. Carlinville, the Macoupin county seat, is 15 miles to the northeast by local roads.