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Lacon is a city in, and the county seat of, Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census, down from 1,937 in 2010.

Lacon city overview:
Name:	Lacon city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Marshall County
Elevation:	484 ft (148 m)
Total Area:	1.64 sq mi (4.25 km²)
Land Area:	1.60 sq mi (4.14 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km²)
Total Population:	1,878
Population Density:	1,173.75/sq mi (453.14/km²)
ZIP code:	61540
Area code:	309
FIPS code:	1740559
Website:	laconcity.com

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History

Lacon was named after Laconia, a region of Greece. Lacon was established in 1831. It was the site of the lynching of F. W. Stewart in 1898.

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Geography

Lacon in September 2018
The Lacon Bridge across the Illinois River, technically a continuous truss bridge

Lacon is located in central Marshall County at 41°01′26″N 89°24′28″W / 41.023904°N 89.407669°W / 41.023904; -89.407669. It is situated on the east shoreline of the Illinois River.

Illinois Route 17 passes through the city center as Ferry Street, leading west across the Illinois River on the Lacon Bridge into Sparland. Route 17 leads east 20 miles (32 km) to Wenona and west 21 miles (34 km) to Wyoming. Illinois Route 26 also runs through the center of Lacon, following Prairie Street. It leads northeast up the Illinois River valley 19 miles (31 km) to Hennepin and south along the river 28 miles (45 km) to East Peoria.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lacon has a total area of 1.641 square miles (4.25 km), of which 1.6 square miles (4.14 km) are land and 0.041 square miles (0.11 km), or 2.5%, are water.