Lacon (Illinois)

Marshall County

17-40559

Lacon is a small town and the administrative seat of Marshall County in the north of the U.S. state of Illinois. In 2000 Lacon hatt 1,979 inhabitants.

Geography

Lacon is located at 41 ° 01'26 " north latitude and 89 ° 24'28 " west longitude. The city covers more than 4.3 square kilometers, spread over 4.1 km ² land and 0.2 km ² water surface.

Lacon is located on the eastern shore of the Illinois River, a tributary of the Mississippi River.

By Lacon leads in east-west direction, the Illinois State Route 17, which leaves over the river bridge the city to the west. In the city center the Illinois State Route 26 crosses

From Lacon there are 161 kilometers south to Springfield, the capital of Illinois. The Quad Cities are located 152 km west- north-westerly direction, Chicago is located 209 km to the northeast.

Demographic data

In the census of 2000 a population of 1,979 was determined. These were distributed to 797 households in 540 families. The population density was 477.6 / km ². There were 852 buildings, which corresponded to a housing density of 205.6 / km ².

The population was in 2000 from 80.09 % White, 7.10 % African American, 0.10 % Native Americans, 0.20 % Asian, and 0.10 % other. 0.40 % said to be descended from at least two of these groups. 12.91% of the population were Hispanics who belonged to the various of the aforementioned groups.

21.7% were under the age of 18, 7.0 % from 18 to 24, 25.4% 25-44, 21.9% from 45 to 64 and 24.1 % 65 and older. The average age was 42 years. For every 100 females were statistically 88.8 men in the over 18 -year-olds 83.6.

The average income per household was $ 40,203, the average family income is $ 47,670. Men's income averaged $ 36,250, and for women about $ 20,694. The per capita income amounted to $ 18,309. Around 3.6 % of families and 5.0 % of the total population were below the poverty line income.