Goreville is a village in Johnson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,067 in 2014.Goreville is located at 37°33′12″N 88°58′22″W / 37.55333°N 88.97278°W / 37.55333; -88.97278.According to the 2010 census, Goreville has a total area of 1.679 square miles, of which 1.66 square miles is land and 0.019 square miles is water.As of the census of 2000, there were 938 people, 392 households, and 286 families residing in the village. The population density was 575.3 people per square mile. There were 426 housing units at an average density of 261.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the village was 98.61% White, 0.21% Native American, 0.11% Asian, 0.96% from other races, and 0.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.07% of the population.There were 392 households out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.