Lockport, Illinois
| Lockport | |
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 A portion of downtown Lockport, 2010
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| Motto: City of Historic Pride | |
| Nickname: An I&M Canal Town Established 1830. "The city that made Chicago famous" | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Illinois |
| County | Will |
| Townships | Lockport, Homer |
| Coordinates | 41°35′19″N 88°2′50″W / 41.58861°N 88.04722°WCoordinates: 41°35′19″N 88°2′50″W / 41.58861°N 88.04722°W |
| Area | 11.40 sq mi (30 km2) |
| - land | 11.40 sq mi (30 km2) |
| - water | 0.00 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Population | 25,046 (2012) |
| Density | 2,197/sq mi (848/km2) |
| Founded | 1853 |
| Timezone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Postal code | 60441, 60446, and 60491 |
| Area code | 815 and 779 |
 Location in Will County and the state of Illinois.
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| Website: www.cityoflockport.net | |
Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, located 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Lockport was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 12, 1975. The city was incorporated in 1853 and is situated along the Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal. Recently, it was named one of the fastest-growing suburbs in America, by Forbes Magazine. The scenic golf course, walking paths, vintage downtown, parks and recreation and accessibility to I-355 and 80 add to the city's appeal.
Lockport was the headquarters of the operationally defunct Illinois and Michigan Canal. 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. The canal right-of-way is now the Illinois and Michigan National Heritage Corridor. Because of proactive efforts dating back several years, the city of Lockport is one of the best-preserved Canal sites in existence today.
Illinois is the nation’s most populous inland state. Its successful growth is due in large part to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, a revolutionary development that linked the Great Lakes to the Illinois and Mississippi rivers. The Canal was vital to the development of the city of Chicago and to the economic development of the Midwest; the Canal also fostered the growth of the small settlement that became the City of Lockport. The Des Plaines River Valley was a portage site for the Des Plaines River for the Miami and Potawatomi, and explorers Joliet and Marquette traversed the region on their journeys.
Lockport is located at 41°35′19″N 88°2′50″W / 41.58861°N 88.04722°W (41.588659, -88.047267)., which touches the village of Lemont.
The city, along with Homer Township within the city limits, continues to develop both in terms of many new (and newer construction) homes and new businesses entering the area.
Although the population was 15,191 at the 2000 census (and then estimated it would be 22,161 in 2005), a special census of 2003 counted 25,191 people, 13,599 households, and 12,137 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,144.3 people per square mile (828.4/km²). There were 5,835 housing units at an average density of 823.7 per square mile (318.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.82% White, 1.11% African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.75% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.34% of the population.
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