Lomax

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Lomax

Total population

318

Median home value

$79,000

17.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$51,875

Lomax$52k

National$74k

Weather83°F · Partly Sunny

Coordinates40.68°, -91.08°

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

Overview

Lomax is a village in Henderson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 404 at the 2020 census, a decline from 454 in 2010 census. It is part of the Burlington, IA–IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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 Lomax, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

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

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Nearby places in Illinois

• Carman
  4 mi away
• La Harpe
  8.6 mi away
• Gulfport
  9 mi away
• Blandinsville
  13.9 mi away
• Kirkwood
  21.5 mi away · pop. 754
• Elvaston
  21.6 mi away
• Good Hope
  22.6 mi away
• Little York
  28.6 mi away
• Bardolph
  29.7 mi away
• La Prairie
  36.9 mi away
• Loraine
  37.2 mi away
• Lima
  38.2 mi away

Browse all places in Illinois →

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 Lomax

Flood insurance study

1984

Garden cities of England

Ewart G. Culpin · 1913

Geological science field trip guide leaflet

Illinois State Geological Survey · 1961

Lomax, a pictorial history, 1912-1930

Glen J. Smith

Last cavalier

Nolan Porterfield · 1996

Sing It Pretty

Bess Lomax Hawes · 2008

The Man Who Adores the Negro

Patrick B. Mullen · 2008

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Furrow Orbweaver

Larinioides cornutus

Seen 2026-09-15

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura

Seen 2026-09-13

Chickweed Geometer Moth

Haematopis grataria

Seen 2026-09-12

Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Archilochus colubris

Seen 2026-09-10

House Finch

Haemorhous mexicanus

Seen 2026-09-08

Southern Leopard Frog

Lithobates sphenocephalus

Seen 2026-09-03

Carolina Mantis

Stagmomantis carolina

Seen 2026-09-02

European Earwig

Forficula auricularia

Seen 2026-09-01

Celery Leaftier Moth

Udea rubigalis

Seen 2026-09-01

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