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Population (year 2000): 1,979. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,923 (-2.8% change)
Males: 931 (47.0%), Females: 1,048 (53.0%)
Marshall County
Zip code:
61540
Median resident age: 42.3 years
Median household income: $40,203 (year 2000)
Median house value: $69,500 (year 2000)
Races in Lacon:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.4%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (28.9%), Irish (15.1%),
English (12.0%), Swedish (7.3%), United States (6.3%), French
(4.2%).
Elevation: 495 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lacon
- High school or higher: 82.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 3.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lacon city
- Never married: 20.2%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 10.0%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -39 (-1.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lacon:
- GEORGE A ZELLER MENTAL HLTH CTR (about 23 miles;
PEORIA, IL)
- PROCTOR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; PEORIA,
IL)
- EUREKA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; EUREKA,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lacon:
- GREATER PEORIA REGIONAL (about 32 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: PIA)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 52 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
- CENTRAL IL REGL ARPT AT BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL (about 52
miles; BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL, IL; ID: BMI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lacon:
- MARSHALL COUNTY (about 2 miles; LACON, IL; ID: C75)
- MOUNT HAWLEY AUXILIARY (about 22 miles; PEORIA, IL;
ID: 3MY)
- HARTENBOWER HECTARES (about 22 miles; LOSTANT, IL;
ID: 2V3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lacon:
- BRADLEY UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; PEORIA, IL;
Full-time enrollment: 5,262)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 29 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; NORMAL,
IL; FT enrollment: 18,785)
- HEARTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles; Normal,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,390)
- ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, IL; FT enrollment: 2,019)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 73 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
Public primary/middle school in Lacon:
- MIDLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 334;
Location: 206 N HIGH ST; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Lacon:
- LACON P.L.D. (Operating income: $29,156;
Location: 205 6TH ST.; 13,892 books; 159 audio
materials; 583 video materials; 54 serial subscriptions)
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