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Loda is a village in Loda Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census its population was 407.

Loda village overview:
Name:	Loda village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Iroquois County
Elevation:	778 ft (237 m)
Total Area:	1.48 sq mi (3.82 km²)
Land Area:	1.47 sq mi (3.80 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km²)
Total Population:	356
Population Density:	242.67/sq mi (93.72/km²)
ZIP code:	60948
Area code:	815
FIPS code:	1744264
Website:	www.villageofloda.com

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History

A post office called Loda has been in operation since 1880. The village derives its name from “Cath-Loda”, a poem by Ossian.

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Geography

Loda is located in southwestern Iroquois County at 40°30′59″N 88°4′26″W / 40.51639°N 88.07389°W / 40.51639; -88.07389 (40.516400, -88.073975). U.S. Route 45 passes through the center of the village, leading north 6 miles (10 km) to Buckley and south 4 miles (6 km) to Paxton. Interstate 57 passes through the west side of Loda, but with no direct access.

According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of 1.46 square miles (3.8 km), of which 1.45 square miles (3.8 km) (or 99.32%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km) (or 0.68%) is water.

Bayles Lake is a freshwater reservoir located just west of Loda. The lake is an impoundment of Spring Creek, a north-flowing tributary of the Iroquois River, part of the Kankakee River watershed.