| Lockport | |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Will |
| Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lockport, Homer |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1853 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 30.01 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 11.59 |
| Area Land Km2: | 29.90 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 11.55 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.10 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.04 |
| Elevation Ft: | 696 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 26094 |
| Population Density Km2: | 872.62 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 2260.00 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | −6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | −5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 60441 |
| Area Codes: | 815 and 779 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-44225 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2395740 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Lockport, Illinois |
| Website: | www.cityoflockport.net |
Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, located 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 26,094.[2] The city was incorporated in 1853.[3] It is situated along the Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal,[4] and was the headquarters of the canal when the canal was operating. A section of the canal runs through Lockport, including the remains of the canal's Lock No. 1 from which the town received its name.[5] The canal right-of-way is now the Illinois and Michigan National Heritage Corridor.
Lockport is located on the east bank of the Des Plaines River just north of Joliet. The village of Lemont is about two miles to the north along the river.[6]
| White alone (NH) | 14,080 | 21,854 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 21,818 | 92.69% | 87.98% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 83.61% | |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 164 | 329 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 395 | 1.08% | 1.32% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.51% | |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 33 | 31 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 12 | 0.22% | 0.12% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.05% | |
| Asian alone (NH) | 114 | 329 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 455 | 0.75% | 1.32% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1.74% | |
| Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 1 | 6 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 1 | 0.01% | 0.02% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.00% | |
| Other race alone (NH) | 7 | 17 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 57 | 0.05% | 0.07% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 0.22% | |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 132 | 248 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 797 | 0.87% | 1.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 3.05% | |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 660 | 2,025 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 2,559 | 4.34% | 8.15% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 9.81% | |
| Total | 15,191 | 24,839 | style='background: #ffffe6; | 26,094 | 100.00% | 100.00% | style='background: #ffffe6; | 100.00% |
Although the population was 15,191 at the 2000 census (and then estimated it would be 22,161 in 2005), a special census[10] of 2003 counted 25,191 people, 13,599 households, and 12,137 families residing in the city. The population density was 2144.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 5,835 housing units at an average density of 823.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the city was 95.82% White, 1.11% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 4.34% of the population.
There were 8,599 households, out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.The median income for a household in the city was $72,231, and the median income for a family was $81,717.[11] Males had a median income of $65,759 versus $42,551 for females. The per capita income for the city was $32,939. About 3.2% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 1.2% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Lockport, Illinois, has a park district titled the Lockport Township Park District that was created in 1945. It manages and maintains 38 parks and several recreational programs with the goal to "enrich the quality of life of the community". According to the city's website, each park should provide at least one of the following recreational activities: A place to engage in sports, open spaces in which children may play in, pavilions for picnics or gatherings, playgrounds, and other facilities.[12]
Dellwood Park is also home to the "Hayride of Horror" and "Curse of the Bayou.' These haunted attractions are open in October and feature spooky scenes that aim to scare guests. The haunts are family friendly and are welcoming to members of the community. They offer community service hours for acting in the haunt. The attractions are put together by community member, Andrea Vaughn, and her team of managers. They work all through the spring and summer planning new scenes, designing sets, and recruiting actors.[13]
Downtown Lockport contains four museums, all within walking distance of one another, as well as other historic places.
In the 19th century it was called school district #9 of Lockport Township, and its school was called the South Lockport School. The district now has one school, called Taft School.[17]
It has two grade schools.[18]
Will County School District 92 is a public grade school district which serves grades K–8. It mainly serves the communities of Lockport and Homer Glen. It contains four buildings: Walsh, Reed, Ludwig, and Oak Prairie with the administration building adjacent to Ludwig. Their mascot is a bulldog.
See main article: Lockport Township High School District 205, Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C and Will County School District 92. Three other grade school districts cover parts of Lockport. The eastern part of Lockport is in Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C. The northern part of Lockport is in Will County School District 92. The southern part of Lockport is served by the Fairmont School District 89.
All of the city is in Lockport Township High School District 205, which operates Lockport Township High School at a Central and East campus, both in the city. The district serves about 3,700 students from the communities of Crest Hill, Fairmont, Homer Glen, Lockport, Homer Township and Lockport Township. The Central Campus opened in 1910 and serves freshman students while the East Campus opened in 1964 and serves sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Lockport has one private grade school: Saints Dennis & Joseph Catholic Academy.[20] The North campus is located at 529 Madison St. and the South campus is located at 1201 S. Washington St.[21]
There are also two private high schools in the area: Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox and Joliet Catholic Academy in Joliet.
Lockport has a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor, which provides weekday rush hour rail service between Joliet, and Chicago, Illinois (at Union Station). Lockport is very close to Metra's Rock Island District.
Pace provides bus service on Routes 832 and 834 connecting Lockport to downtown Joliet and other destinations.[22]
Major highways in Lockport include:
Interstate Highways
US Highways
Illinois Highways
Some scenes in the 2009 Michael Mann film Public Enemies were shot in Lockport.[23]
The Image Comics series Radiant Black in the Massive Verse is primarily set in Lockport, being the hometown of main characters Nathan Burnett and Marshall.[24]
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