Lena (Illinois)
| Lena | |||
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 In the center of Lena |
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| Location in Illinois | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1834 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Illinois | ||
| County : | Stephenson County | ||
| Coordinates : | 42 ° 23 ′ N , 89 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Residents : | 2,912 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 582.4 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 5 km 2 (approx. 2 mi 2 ) | ||
| Height : | 289 m | ||
| Postal code : | 61048 | ||
| Area code : | +1 815 | ||
| FIPS : | 17-42834 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 411944 | ||
| Website : | www.villageoflena.com | ||
| Mayor : | Dennis Bergman | ||
Lena is a municipality (with the status " Village ") in Stephenson County in the northwest of the US -amerikanischen state of Illinois . In 2010 Lena had 2912 inhabitants.
geography
Lena is located in the northwest of Stephenson County mostly in the West Point Township and to a lesser extent in the Erin and Kent Township . The place is located at 42 ° 22'46 "north latitude and 89 ° 49'20" west longitude and extends over 5 km². The Wisconsin border is 15.3 km north and the Mississippi , which forms the border with Iowa , is around 50 km west.
Neighboring towns of Lena are Orangeville (21.5 km northeast), Cedarville (16.1 km east), Freeport (21 km southeast), Georgetown (27 km south), Stockton (18.2 km west), Nora (13.9 km km northwest) and Winslow (13.7 km north).
The closest major cities are Dubuque , Iowa (86.2 km west), Wisconsin's capital Madison (106 km northeast), Rockford (68.2 km east) and the Quad Cities (157 km southwest).
traffic
About one kilometer south of the outskirts of Lena, US Highway 20 runs in a west-east direction, which is the shortest connection from Dubuque to Rockford. Illinois State Route 73 and County Highway 6 intersect in the center of Lena. All other streets are suburban streets.
A Canadian National Railway runs through the center of Lena in a southeast-northwest direction and runs west from Chicago .
The nearest airport is located 29.4 kilometers southeast Albertus Airport in Freeport , the center of the region.
Individual evidence
- ↑ American FactFinder. Retrieved May 18, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on May 18, 2012
