Lowpoint, Illinois
Lowpoint, Illinois | |
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  Lowpoint, Illinois  Lowpoint, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′21″N 89°18′48″W / 40.87250°N 89.31333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Woodford |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
| • Land | 0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 718 ft (219 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 148 |
| • Density | 651.98/sq mi (251.85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61545 |
| Area code | 309 |
| GNIS feature ID | 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]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 148 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
Lowpoint first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[5]
History
[edit]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.[6]
References
[edit]https://archive.org/stream/woodfordcountyhi00wood#page/n0/mode/2up
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ The Past and Present of Woodford County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County ... a Directory of Its Tax-payers; War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; General and Local Statistics; Map of Woodford County; History of Illinois ... History of the Northwest ... W. Le Baron, jr., & Company. January 1, 1878.
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