Lake Ka-ho, Illinois explained

Official Name:Lake Ka-ho, Illinois
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Illinois#USA
Pushpin Label:Lake Ka-ho
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Illinois
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Macoupin
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Cahokia
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.84
Area Land Km2:0.73
Area Water Km2:0.10
Area Total Sq Mi:0.32
Area Land Sq Mi:0.28
Area Water Sq Mi:0.04
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:194
Population Density Km2:264.20
Population Density Sq Mi:683.10
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:650
Coordinates:39.1158°N -90.1236°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:62069 (Mount Olive)
Area Code:217
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:17-41214

Lake Ka-ho is a village in Cahokia Township, Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. It was incorporated in 2000. The population was 194 at the 2020 census,[2] down from 237 in 2010.[3]

The village is part of the St. Louis, MO - IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

The village is in southeastern Macoupin County, surrounding Lake Ka-Ho, a reservoir built on a tributary of Panther Creek. It is just south of Mount Olive Lake, a reservoir built on Panther Creek. The reservoirs are in the watershed of Cahokia Creek, which flows west-southwest to the Mississippi River near St. Louis.

Lake Ka-Ho is 2miles northwest of Mount Olive and 6miles southeast of Gillespie. Interstate 55 passes just southeast of the village limits, with access from Exit 44 west of Mount Olive.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.32sqmi, of which 0.28sqmi are land and 0.04sqmi, or 12.35%, are water.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois . United States Census Bureau . February 9, 2023.
  2. Web site: P1. Race – Lake Ka-Ho village, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171). U.S. Census Bureau. February 9, 2023.
  3. Web site: Illinois: 2010 — Summary Population and Housing Characteristics. U.S. Census Bureau. 62. February 9, 2023.