Lewistown, Illinois
Lewistown, Illinois | |
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Interactive map of Lewistown, Illinois | |
Lewistown Lewistown | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′49″N 90°09′20″W / 40.39694°N 90.15556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Fulton |
| Township | Lewistown |
| Founded | 1823 as Fulton Courthouse |
| Renamed | 1831 as Lewistown |
| Founded by | Ossian M. Ross |
| Named after | Lewis Winans Ross |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cindy Goddard |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.00 sq mi (5.18 km2) |
| • Land | 2.00 sq mi (5.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,041 |
• Estimate (2024) | 1,960 |
| • Density | 1,020.4/sq mi (393.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 61542 |
| Area code | 309 |
| FIPS code | 17-43055 |
| GNIS ID | 2395693 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Lewistown, Illinois |
| Website | lewistownillinois |
Lewistown is a city and the county seat of Fulton County, Illinois, United States. It was named by its founder, Ossian M. Ross, after his oldest son, Lewis Winans Ross. The population was 2,041 at the 2020 census. Located in central Illinois, it is southwest of Peoria. It is the source of Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters, who lived there. Native American burial mounds are nearby at Dickson Mounds off Illinois Route 97.