Lacon
City
The bridge across the Illinois River at Lacon, technically a continuous truss bridge
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Marshall
Coordinates	41°1′26″N 89°24′28″W / 41.02389, -89.40778
Area	1.6 sq mi (4 km²)
- land	1.6 sq mi (4 km²)
Population	1,979 (2000)
Density	1,233.9 /sq mi (476 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61540
Area code	309
Location of Lacon within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Lacon, Illinois

Lacon [www.cityoflacon.net] is a city in Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,979 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Marshall County.^[1]

Geography

Lacon is located at 41°1′26″N, 89°24′28″W (41.023904, -89.407669).^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.3 km²), of which, 1.6 square miles (4.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (2.42%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 1,979 people, 797 households, and 540 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,233.9 people per square mile (477.6/km²). There were 852 housing units at an average density of 531.2/sq mi (205.6/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.09% White, 0.10% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.10% from other races, and 0.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 797 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married 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. The per capita income for the city was $18,309. About 3.6% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Residential street in winter

Recreation

The Marshall County Conservation Area is located approximately six miles south of Lacon on Illinois Route 26.

References

External links

• Lacon, Illinois is at coordinates 41°01′26″N 89°24′28″W / 41.023904, -89.407669 (Lacon, Illinois)Coordinates: 41°01′26″N 89°24′28″W / 41.023904, -89.407669 (Lacon, Illinois)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Marshall County, Illinois
County seat: Lacon
Cities	Henry | Lacon | Toluca | Wenona
Villages	Hopewell | La Rose | Sparland | Varna | Washburn
Townships	Bell Plain | Bennington | Evans | Henry | Hopewell | Lacon | La Prairie | Richland | Roberts | Saratoga | Steuben | Whitefield
Unincorporated communities	Camp Grove | East Wenona | Hopewell Estates | Leeds | Pattonsburg | Saratoga Center | Wilbern