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Lost Nation
IllinoisCDP
Total population
714
Median home value
$236,300
Bachelor's+
Median income
$108,964
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Lost Nation is a small census-designated community in Illinois, United States. It is home to roughly 714 residents. Its coordinates of 41.912°, -89.368° place it in the temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. That works out to roughly 113 residents per square kilometre — loosely populated. Total area is recorded as about 6.3 km². The latitude suggests four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,451 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 57% of daylight hours. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Lost Nation, 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
- Oregon Elem SchElementary · Oregon · 776 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- Oregon Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · Oregon · 663 students · 15.4:1 ratio
- Chana Educ Center/Rock RiverOther · Chana
- Rock River ChallengeHigh · Chana
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.
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 Lost Nation







Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library