Lost Nation, Illinois

Lost Nation, Illinois is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Ogle County, Illinois, United States.[1] It is located south of the city of Oregon. As of the 2010 census, its population was 708.[2] Lost Nation has an area of 2.552 square miles (6.61 km2); 2.441 square miles (6.32 km2) of this is land, and 0.111 square miles (0.29 km2) is water.

Lost Nation has a golf course called "Lost Nation Golf Course".[3]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2010708
20207140.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
Lost Nation CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2010[5] Pop 2020[6] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 683 670 96.47% 93.84%
Black or African American alone (NH) 3 2 0.42% 0.28%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 4 0 0.56% 0.00%
Asian alone (NH) 0 4 0.00% 0.56%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 0 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 0 4 0.00% 0.56%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 5 14 0.71% 1.96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 13 20 1.84% 2.80%
Total 708 714 100.00% 100.00%

Education

Most of it is in the Dixon Unit School District 170. A portion is in the Ashton Community Unit School District 275.[7]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lost Nation, Illinois
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Lost Nation golf
  4. ^ "Decennial Census by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  5. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lost Nation CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  6. ^ "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Lost Nation CDP, Illinois". United States Census Bureau.
  7. ^ Geography Division (December 22, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Ogle County, IL (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2025. - Text list

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