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Also known as Lacon, Illinois, Lacon, IL

city in Marshall County, Illinois, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Illinois
County
Marshall
Township
Lacon
Founded
1831 as Strawn's Landing
Renamed
1831 as Columbia
Named after
Laconia
Total
1.64 sq mi (4.25 km )
Land
1.60 sq mi (4.14 km )
Water
0.042 sq mi (0.11 km )
Elevation
505 ft (154 m)
Estimate 2024
1,838
Density
1,173.6/sq mi (453.14/km )
Time zone
UTC-6 ( CST )
Summer dst
UTC-5 ( CDT )
Fips code
17-40559
Website
laconcity .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Lacon is a city in and the county seat of Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Peoria metropolitan area. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census, down from 1,937 in 2010.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lacon” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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