Map of Lostant village

Lostant is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 423 at the 2020 census, down from 498 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Lostant village overview:
Name:	Lostant village
LSAD Code:	47
LSAD Description:	village (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	LaSalle County
Elevation:	692 ft (211 m)
Total Area:	1.13 sq mi (2.93 km²)
Land Area:	1.13 sq mi (2.93 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	423
Population Density:	374.34/sq mi (144.60/km²)
ZIP code:	61334
Area code:	815
FIPS code:	1744823
GNISfeature ID:	2399189
Website:	www.villageoflostant.com

Online Interactive Map

Lostant online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

A post office has been in operation at Lostant since 1861. The village was named for Lostant Mercier, the wife of French diplomat Henri Mercier. Horatio N. Boshell (1872–1933), Illinois state representative and physician, was born in Lostant.

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Geography

Lostant is located in southwestern LaSalle County at 41°8′32″N 89°3′41″W / 41.14222°N 89.06139°W / 41.14222; -89.06139 (41.142127, -89.061384). The village limits extend south to the Marshall County line.

Illinois Route 251 runs through the western side of the village, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to Tonica and south 7 miles (11 km) to Wenona. Illinois Route 18 passes through the southern extension of Lostant; it leads east 12 miles (19 km) to Streator and west 16 miles (26 km) to Henry. Interstate 39 runs along the southwestern edge of the village, with access from Exit 41 (IL 18). I-39 leads north 15 miles (24 km) to LaSalle and south 44 miles (71 km) to Normal.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Lostant has a total area of 1.13 square miles (2.93 km), all land.