Lostant, Illinois

Lostant
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	LaSalle
Township	Hope
Elevation	691 ft (211 m)
Coordinates	41°8′32″N 89°3′41″W / 41.14222°N 89.06139°WCoordinates: 41°8′32″N 89°3′41″W / 41.14222°N 89.06139°W
Area	0.39 sq mi (1 km^2)
- land	0.39 sq mi (1 km^2)
- water	0.00 sq mi (0 km^2)
Population	486 (2000)
Density	1,259.7/sq mi (486/km^2)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61334
Area code	815
Location of Lostant within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: Lostant, Illinois

Lostant is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 486 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office has been in operation at Lostant since 1861.^[1] The village was named for the wife of a French official.^[2]

Geography

Lostant is located at 41°8′32″N 89°3′41″W / 41.14222°N 89.06139°W (41.142127, -89.061384).^[3]

According to the 2010 census, Lostant has a total area of 0.39 square miles (1.01 km²), all land.^[4]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1880	363		—
1890	378		4.1%
1900	480		27.0%
1910	458		−4.6%
1920	911		98.9%
1930	413		−54.7%
1940	399		−3.4%
1950	432		8.3%
1960	460		6.5%
1970	465		1.1%
1980	539		15.9%
1990	510		−5.4%
2000	486		−4.7%
2010	498		2.5%
Est. 2015	483	[5]	−3.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 486 people, 198 households, and 135 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,259.7 people per square mile (481.1/km²). There were 211 housing units at an average density of 546.9 per square mile (208.9/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 98.56% White, 0.21% Asian, 0.21% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.62% of the population.

There were 198 households out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.6% were married couples living together, 6.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 28.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,964, and the median income for a family was $52,031. Males had a median income of $38,594 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the village was $18,782. About 3.2% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.2% of those under age 18 and 2.7% of those age 65 or over.

School

Lostant Elementary Grade School

References

1. "La Salle County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
2. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 190.
3. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
4. "G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
5. "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015". Retrieved July 2, 2016.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
7. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.