Lacon Township is located in
Marshall County,
Illinois
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, USA. As of the
2010 census, its population was 2,501 and it contained 1,116 housing units.
History
Lacon Township takes its name from
Laconia
Laconia or Lakonia (, , ) is a historical and Administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparti (municipality), Sparta. The word ...
, a region of Greece.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 78.81%) is land and (or 21.19%) is water.
Demographics
See also
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Lacon, Illinois
Lacon is a city in, and the county seat of, Marshall County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,878 at the 2020 census, down from 1,937 in 2010.
History
Lacon was named after ...
References
External links
City-data.com
Townships in Marshall County, Illinois
Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois
Townships in Illinois
1849 establishments in Illinois
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