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Lerna
Illinoisvillage
Total population
226
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Found in Illinois, United States, Lerna is classified as a small village in public datasets. On the world map it falls within the Western Hemisphere, specifically at 39.418°, -88.289°. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 226. Resident density is around 753 per km², indicating a medium-density urban fabric. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. Total area is recorded as a compact 0.3 km². Open solar datasets indicate about 1,486 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 58% of daylight hours. Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Lerna, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Mattoon High SchoolHigh · Mattoon · 999 students · 18.5:1 ratio
- Charleston High SchoolHigh · Charleston · 766 students · 16:1 ratio
- Arland D Williams Jr Elem SchElementary · Mattoon · 681 students · 14.8:1 ratio
- Mattoon Middle SchoolMiddle · Mattoon · 645 students · 13.2:1 ratio
- Jefferson Elem SchoolMiddle · Charleston · 635 students · 18.1:1 ratio
- Riddle Elementary SchoolElementary · Mattoon · 616 students · 14.7:1 ratio
- Carl Sandburg Elem SchoolElementary · Charleston · 551 students · 14.1:1 ratio
- Charleston Middle SchoolMiddle · Charleston · 399 students · 14.3:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here













People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Illinois
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • iNaturalist
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API