Loda, Illinois

Loda is a village in Loda Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census its population was 356.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

A post office called Loda has been in operation since 1880.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The village derives its name from "Cath-Loda", a poem by Ossian.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Geography

Loda is located in southwestern Iroquois County at Template:Coord (40.516400, -88.073975).<ref name="GR1">Template:Cite web</ref> U.S. Route 45 passes through the center of the village, leading north Template:Convert to Buckley and south Template:Convert to 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 Template:Convert, of which Template:Convert (or 99.46%) is land and Template:Convert (or 0.54%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">Template:Cite web</ref>

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, part of the Kankakee River watershed.

Demographics

Template:US Census populationAs of the 2020 census<ref name=":1" /> there were 356 people, 134 households, and 79 families residing in the village. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 166 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the village was 85.96% White, 1.97% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 1.12% from other races, and 10.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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">Template:Cite book</ref>
• Robert D. Foster, physician and early member of the Latter Day Saint movement<ref name="JSpapers">Template:Cite web</ref>
• Hugh Doak Rankin, artist<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

External links

• Village of Loda official website