Lacon, Illinois | |
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 5th Street, Lacon, view towards theIllinois River | |
 Location in Marshall County, Illinois | |
  Lacon Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates:41°1′26″N89°24′28″W / 41.02389°N 89.40778°W /41.02389; -89.40778 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Marshall |
| Township | Lacon |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.64 sq mi (4.25 km2) |
| • Land | 1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 484 ft (148 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,878 |
| • Density | 1,173.75/sq mi (453.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61540 |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-40559 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Lacon, Illinois |
| Website | laconcity |
Lacon is a city in, and thecounty seat of,[3]Marshall County,Illinois,United States. It is part of thePeoriaMetropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,878 at the2020 census,[2] down from 1,937 in2010.
Lacon was named afterLaconia, a region of Greece.[4][5] Lacon was established in 1831 and is the oldest town in Marshall, Putnam, Bureau, and Stark counties.[6][7] On August 6, 1831, it was laid out as the town of Columbia.[7] The town grew in population after the Black Hawk War.[7]
A Temperance Society was formed July 28, 1836.[7] A Presbyterian Church organized in 1837.[7] A post-office was established in 1837.[7] A newspaper called The Lacon Herald published in December 1837.[7] The name changed from Columbia to Lacon on January 19, 1837.[7] The town expanded with a purchase of an addition on July 3, 1837.[7]
The Marshall County Courthouse was built in 1840 and a county jail in 1844.[7] On June 27, 1842, PresidentMartin Van Buren paid a brief visit to the town.[7]
Lacon was the site of thelynching of F. W. Stewart in 1898.[8]
Lacon is located in central Marshall County at41°01′26″N89°24′28″W / 41.023904°N 89.407669°W /41.023904; -89.407669.[9] It is situated on the east shoreline of theIllinois River.
Illinois Route 17 passes through the city center as Ferry Street, leading west across the Illinois River on theLacon Bridge intoSparland. Route 17 leads east 20 miles (32 km) toWenona and west 21 miles (34 km) toWyoming.Illinois Route 26 also runs through the center of Lacon, following Prairie Street. It leads northeast up the Illinois River valley 19 miles (31 km) toHennepin and south along the river 28 miles (45 km) toEast Peoria.
According to theU.S. Census Bureau, Lacon has a total area of 1.641 square miles (4.25 km2), of which 1.6 square miles (4.14 km2) are land and 0.041 square miles (0.11 km2), or 2.5%, are water.[1]
| Climate data for Lacon, Illinois (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 33.8 (1.0) | 38.3 (3.5) | 51.4 (10.8) | 64.5 (18.1) | 75.0 (23.9) | 84.4 (29.1) | 87.0 (30.6) | 85.6 (29.8) | 79.6 (26.4) | 66.6 (19.2) | 51.2 (10.7) | 38.3 (3.5) | 63.0 (17.2) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.9 (−3.4) | 29.9 (−1.2) | 41.4 (5.2) | 52.9 (11.6) | 63.3 (17.4) | 72.8 (22.7) | 76.0 (24.4) | 74.3 (23.5) | 67.4 (19.7) | 55.0 (12.8) | 41.9 (5.5) | 30.8 (−0.7) | 52.6 (11.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 18.0 (−7.8) | 21.5 (−5.8) | 31.3 (−0.4) | 41.4 (5.2) | 51.7 (10.9) | 61.2 (16.2) | 65.1 (18.4) | 63.0 (17.2) | 55.1 (12.8) | 43.5 (6.4) | 32.6 (0.3) | 23.2 (−4.9) | 42.3 (5.7) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 2.07 (53) | 2.06 (52) | 2.65 (67) | 4.00 (102) | 4.76 (121) | 4.29 (109) | 3.97 (101) | 3.33 (85) | 3.30 (84) | 3.16 (80) | 2.63 (67) | 2.17 (55) | 38.39 (976) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 8.1 (21) | 6.2 (16) | 3.2 (8.1) | 0.7 (1.8) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 1.1 (2.8) | 5.2 (13) | 24.6 (62.95) |
| Source: NOAA[10] | |||||||||||||
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 963 | — | |
| 1870 | 2,105 | — | |
| 1880 | 1,814 | −13.8% | |
| 1890 | 1,649 | −9.1% | |
| 1900 | 1,601 | −2.9% | |
| 1910 | 1,495 | −6.6% | |
| 1920 | 1,464 | −2.1% | |
| 1930 | 1,548 | 5.7% | |
| 1940 | 1,627 | 5.1% | |
| 1950 | 2,020 | 24.2% | |
| 1960 | 2,175 | 7.7% | |
| 1970 | 2,147 | −1.3% | |
| 1980 | 2,135 | −0.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,986 | −7.0% | |
| 2000 | 1,979 | −0.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,937 | −2.1% | |
| 2020 | 1,878 | −3.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[11] | |||
As of thecensus[12] of 2000, there were 1,979 people, 797 households, and 540 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,233.9 inhabitants per square mile (476.4/km2). There were 852 housing units at an average density of 531.2 per square mile (205.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 80.09%White, 7.10%African American, 0.10%Native American, 0.20%Asian, 0.10% fromother races, and 0.40% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 12.91% of the population.
There were 797 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% weremarried couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.2% were non-families. 28.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 24.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $40,203, and the median income for a family was $47,670. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $20,694 for females. Theper capita income for the city was $18,309. About 3.6% of families and 5.0% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
