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Lockport
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city in Will County, Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- County
- Will
- Townships
- Lockport , Homer
- Total
- 11.59 sq mi (30.01 km )
- Land
- 11.54 sq mi (29.90 km )
- Water
- 0.039 sq mi (0.10 km )
- Elevation
- 696 ft (212 m)
- Density
- 2,260.1/sq mi (872.62/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( CST )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Area codes
- 815 and 779
- Fips code
- 17-44225
- Wikimedia commons
- Lockport, Illinois
- Website
- www.cityoflockport.net
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Lockport
- Population
- 26094
- Area
- 29.5227
- Elevation
- 212
- Official website
- www.lockport.org
- Image
- Lockportdowntown838382.jpg
- Households
- 8975
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- Commons category
- Lockport, Illinois
- inception
- 1853-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 0
- per capita income
- 35707
- postal code
- 60441
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Article
Lockport is a city in Will County, Illinois, United States, located 30 miles southwest of Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 26,094. The city was incorporated in 1853. It is situated along the Illinois and Michigan (I&M) Canal, and was the headquarters of the canal when the canal was operating. A section of the canal runs through Lockport, including the remains of the canal's Lock No. 1 from which the town received its name. The canal right-of-way is now the Illinois and Michigan National Heritage Corridor.
Geography