| Lostant, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Etymology: | Countess of Lostant, wife of Baron Mercier who visited Illinois in 1861 |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.1422°N -89.0614°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | LaSalle |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Hope |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Leader Name1: | Jack Immel |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.93 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.13 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.93 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.13 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 692 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 423 |
| Population Density Km2: | 144.60 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 374.34 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 61334 |
| Area Code: | 815 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-44823 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399189 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Lostant, Illinois |
Lostant is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 423 at the 2020 census, down from 498 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office has been in operation at Lostant since 1861.[3] The village was named for Lostant Mercier, the wife of French diplomat Henri Mercier.[4] Horatio N. Boshell (1872 - 1933), Illinois state representative and physician, was born in Lostant.[5]
Lostant is located in southwestern LaSalle County at 41.1422°N -89.0614°W (41.142127, -89.061384).[6] The village limits extend south to the Marshall County line.
Illinois Route 251 runs through the western side of the village, leading north 5miles to Tonica and south 7miles to Wenona. Illinois Route 18 passes through the southern extension of Lostant; it leads east to Streator and west to Henry. Interstate 39 runs along the southwestern edge of the village, with access from Exit 41 (IL 18). I-39 leads north to LaSalle and south to Normal.
According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lostant has a total area of 1.13sqmi, all land.[7]
As of the 2020 census[8] there were 423 people, 184 households, and 114 families residing in the village. The population density was 374.34PD/sqmi. There were 208 housing units at an average density of 184.07/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 95.04% White, 0.24% Native American, 0.47% Asian, 0.24% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 2.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.55% of the population.
There were 184 households, out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.11% were married couples living together, 10.87% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.04% were non-families. 22.83% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.59% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 2.52.
The village's age distribution consisted of 25.7% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 117.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $64,643, and the median income for a family was $77,778. Males had a median income of $45,500 versus $30,313 for females. The per capita income for the village was $32,931. About 1.8% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.