Lockport | |
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 A portion of downtown Lockport, 2010 | |
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 Location of Lockport in Will County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′25″N 88°01′45″W / 41.59028°N 88.02917°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Will |
| Townships | Lockport, Homer |
| Founded | 1853 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.59 sq mi (30.01 km2) |
| • Land | 11.55 sq mi (29.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 696 ft (212 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 26,094 |
| • Density | 2,260.00/sq mi (872.62/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 60441 |
| Area codes | 815 and 779 |
| FIPS code | 17-44225 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2395740[1] |
| Wikimedia Commons | Lockport, Illinois |
| Website | cityoflockport.net |
Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, located 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 26,094.[3] The city was incorporated in 1853.[4] It is situated along the Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal,[5] and was the headquarters of the canal when the canal was operating. A section of the canal runs through Lockport, including the remains of the canal's Lock No. 1 from which the town received its name.[6] The canal right-of-way is now the Illinois and Michigan National Heritage Corridor.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockport, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Lockport city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ Grossman, James R.; Keating, Ann Durkin (October 15, 2004). The encyclopedia of Chicago (1st ed.). University of Chicago Press. p. 491. ISBN 978-0226310152.
- ^ The History of Will County, Illinois. Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. 1878. pp. 431–432. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 189.