Editing Loda, Illinois

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{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Loda, Illinois
|settlement_type          = [[Village (United States)|Village]]
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|map_caption              = Location in Iroquois County, Illinois
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|subdivision_name1        = {{flag|Illinois}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Illinois|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Iroquois County, Illinois|Iroquois]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Illinois|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Loda Township, Iroquois County, Illinois|Loda]]
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 356
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|population_density_sq_mi = 242.67
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 60948
|area_code                = [[Area code 815|815]]
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|blank_info               = 17-44264
|website                  = {{URL|www.villageofloda.com}}
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'''Loda''' is a village in [[Loda Township, Iroquois County, Illinois|Loda Township]], [[Iroquois County, Illinois|Iroquois County]], [[Illinois]], United States. As of the 2020 census its population was 356.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US1744264 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

==History==
A post office called Loda has been in operation since 1880.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IL&county=Iroquois | title=Iroquois County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=21 June 2015}}</ref> The village derives its name from "Cath-Loda", a poem by [[Ossian]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n188 189]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Illinois Central Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3WI3AQAAMAAJ&pg=PT45|year=1922|publisher=Illinois Central Railroad Company|page=45}}</ref>

==Geography==
Loda is located in southwestern Iroquois County at {{coord|40|30|59|N|88|4|26|W}} (40.516400, -88.073975).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 45]] passes through the center of the village, leading north {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Buckley, Illinois|Buckley]] and south {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Paxton, Illinois|Paxton]]. [[Interstate 57]] passes through the west side of Loda, but with no direct access.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Loda has a total area of {{convert|1.48|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|1.47|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 99.46%) is land and {{convert|0.01|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 0.54%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |author=US Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=2022-06-29 |website=Census.gov}}</ref>

[[Bayles Lake (Illinois)|Bayles Lake]] is a freshwater [[reservoir]] located just west of Loda. The lake is an impoundment of Spring Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the [[Iroquois River (Indiana-Illinois)|Iroquois River]], part of the [[Kankakee River]] watershed.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 635
|1890= 598
|1900= 668
|1910= 603
|1920= 530
|1930= 499
|1940= 507
|1950= 559
|1960= 585
|1970= 525
|1980= 486
|1990= 390
|2000= 419
|2010= 407
|2020= 356
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref name=":1" /> there were 356 people, 134 households, and 79 families residing in the village. The population density was {{Convert|241.36|PD/sqmi|PD/km2}}. There were 166 housing units at an average density of {{Convert|112.54|/sqmi|/km2}}. The racial makeup of the village was 85.96% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.97% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.28% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.00% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 10.39% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.58% of the population.

There were 134 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.79% were married couples living together, 10.45% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.04% were non-families. 36.57% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.93% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 2.57.

The village's age distribution consisted of 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.9% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.8 years. For every 100 females, there were 115.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.0 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $50,714, and the median income for a family was $63,125. Males had a median income of $47,500 versus $25,625 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $24,646. About 10.1% of families and 15.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 30.4% of those under age 18 and 2.5% of those age 65 or over.

== Notable people ==
Notable people associated with the village include:

* [[Irene L. Beland]], nursing educator<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last1=Bullough|first1=Vern L.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3N4DTwiWu14C&q=Eitel+Hospital+School+of+Nursing&pg=PA21|title=American Nursing: A Biographical Dictionary|last2=Sentz|first2=Lilli|date=2004-01-01|publisher=Springer Publishing Company|isbn=9780826117472|pages=20–22|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Robert D. Foster]], physician and early member of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]]<ref name="JSpapers">{{cite web|url=http://josephsmithpapers.org/person/robert-d-foster|title=Foster, Robert D.|date=|publisher=josephsmithpapers.org|accessdate=2013-10-05}}</ref>
* [[Hugh Doak Rankin]], artist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pulpartists.com/Rankin.html|title=Hugh Rankin 1878-1956|last=Saunders|first=David|date=2017|website=Field Guide to Wild American Pulp Artists|access-date=2020-02-18}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.villageofloda.com/ Village of Loda official website]

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[[Category:Villages in Iroquois County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]