Lockport, Illinois

Lockport
City
A portion of downtown Lockport, 2010
A portion of downtown Lockport, 2010
Seal
Location of Lockport in Will County, Illinois.
Location of Lockport in Will County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°35′25″N 88°01′45″W / 41.59028°N 88.02917°W / 41.59028; -88.02917[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWill
TownshipsLockport, Homer
Founded1853
Area
[2]
 • Total
11.59 sq mi (30.01 km2)
 • Land11.55 sq mi (29.90 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
[1]
696 ft (212 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
26,094
 • Density2,260.00/sq mi (872.62/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
60441
Area codes815 and 779
FIPS code17-44225
GNIS feature ID2395740[1]
Wikimedia CommonsLockport, Illinois
Websitewww.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.

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lockport, Illinois
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lockport city, Illinois". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  4. ^ Grossman, James R.; Keating, Ann Durkin (October 15, 2004). The Encyclopedia of Chicago (1st ed.). University of Chicago Press. p. 491. ISBN 978-0226310152.
  5. ^ The History of Will County, Illinois. Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr. & Co. 1878. pp. 431–432. Retrieved September 12, 2018.
  6. ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 189.