Lake City, Illinois Explained

Official Name:Lake City, Illinois
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Illinois#USA
Pushpin Label:Lake City
Pushpin Label Position:top
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Moultrie
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Dora
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.00
Area Land Km2:1.00
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.39
Area Land Sq Mi:0.39
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:69
Population Density Km2:68.82
Population Density Sq Mi:178.29
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:692
Coordinates:39.7544°N -88.72°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:61937
Area Code:217
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:411705
Blank1 Name:FIPS Code
Blank1 Info:17-41040

Lake City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Moultrie County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, it had a population of 69.[2]

Geography

Lake City is in northwestern Moultrie County along Illinois Route 32, which forms the northeast edge of the community. IL 32 leads 5.5miles southeast to Lovington and to Sullivan, the county seat, while to the north it leads to U.S. Route 36 at La Place. Decatur is northwest of Lake City.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lake City CDP has an area of 0.39sqmi, all land.[1] The community is in the drainage area of Stringtown Branch, which flows southeast to the West Okaw River, part of the Kaskaskia River watershed.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois . United States Census Bureau . April 6, 2023.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Lake City CDP, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. April 6, 2023.