Official Name: | Lowpoint, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Woodford |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.59 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.59 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 148 |
Population Density Km2: | 251.85 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 651.98 |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 718 |
Coordinates: | 40.8725°N -89.3133°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 61545 |
Area Code: | 309 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 424444[2] |
Lowpoint is an unincorporated community in Woodford County, Illinois, United States. Lowpoint is located along Illinois Route 89, south-southwest of Washburn. Lowpoint has a post office with ZIP code 61545.[3]
Lowpoint first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[4]
In 1895, Frank D. Banta was commissioned postmaster. At this time the spelling of the name changed from Low Point to Lowpoint, to avoid confusion with the community of Long Point, about 40 miles northeast of Lowpoint.[5]
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