Lake Petersburg, Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 39°58′59″N 89°51′54″W / 39.98306°N 89.86500°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Menard |
Area | |
• Total | 2.08 sq mi (5.39 km2) |
• Land | 1.81 sq mi (4.68 km2) |
• Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2) |
Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 740 |
• Density | 409.52/sq mi (158.15/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 62675 (Petersburg) |
Area code | Area code 217 |
GNIS feature ID | 2629866[1] |
Website | lakepetersburg |
Lake Petersburg is a census-designated place in Menard County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 740 as of the 2020 census.[3] The unincorporated community centers on a small reservoir, which is used extensively by residents for recreation.
Geography
[edit]Lake Petersburg is southwest of the center of Menard County, surrounding a reservoir of the same name, built in a valley that flows to the Sangamon River less than a mile to the east. Petersburg, the Menard county seat, is 2 miles (3 km) to the north.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lake Petersburg CDP has a total area of 2.08 square miles (5.39 km2), within which the reservoir occupies 0.28 square miles (0.73 km2), or 13.2% of the community's area.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2010 | 719 | — | |
2020 | 740 | 2.9% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Petersburg, Illinois
- ^ a b "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ a b "P1. Race – Lake Petersburg CDP, Illinois: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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