Dana

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Dana

Total population

152

Median home value

$85,000

5.1%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$62,500

Dana$63k

National$74k

Elevation673 m

Land area0.22 km²

Weather83°F · Isolated Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates40.96°, -88.95°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Dana is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dana had a population of 162. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area, as well as a part of the geographic region known as Streatorland.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Dana, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

A

Artie Matthews

American songwriter, pianist and ragtime composer (1888-1958)

C

Charles Thom

American mycologist (1872-1956)

E

Eleanor Moore

American baseball pitcher

F

Fannie Elza Ward

United States mother of aerialists in the Ward family

Harrison S. Kerrick

American Army officer, railroad official and author (1873–1939)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Illinois

• Panola
  12.5 mi away
• Magnolia
  16.8 mi away · pop. 232
• Chenoa
  19.1 mi away
• Grand Ridge
  20.3 mi away · pop. 584
• McNabb
  20.4 mi away · pop. 233
• Lexington
  23.1 mi away
• Henry
  24 mi away · pop. 2,441
• Oglesby
  24.1 mi away · pop. 3,570
• Metamora
  24.5 mi away
• Granville
  25.9 mi away · pop. 1,472
• Hopewell
  26.5 mi away · pop. 604
• Marseilles
  26.5 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Dana

Wagons West

Noel B. Gerson · 1986

To Cuba and back

Richard Henry Dana · 1859

The Dana-Thomas House, Springfield, Illinois

David Diederich · 1992

Illinois!

Noel B. Gerson · 1987

Geographical sketches on the western country

E. Dana · 1819

A description of the bounty lands in the state of Illinois

Edmund P. Dana · 1819

Illinois

Noel B. Gerson · 2004

Frank Lloyd Wright's Dana House

Donald Hoffmann · 1996

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

Seen 2026-10-07

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Seen 2026-10-07

Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis

Seen 2026-10-07

Eastern Phoebe

Sayornis phoebe

Seen 2026-09-25

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Seen 2026-09-25

honey locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Seen 2026-09-25

Cape May Warbler

Setophaga tigrina

Seen 2026-09-22

Black-and-white Warbler

Mniotilta varia

Seen 2026-09-22

Swainson's Thrush

Catharus ustulatus

Seen 2026-09-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).