Lockport, Illinois area
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The Lockport, Illinois area is a suburban region southwest of Chicago known historically as a canal and transportation hub along the Des Plaines River and the Illinois and Michigan Canal.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lockport, Illinois | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode |
779
ⓘ
815 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Will County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToChicago | approximately 30 miles southwest of downtown Chicago ⓘ |
| economicHistory |
canal-related commerce
ⓘ
rail and freight transportation ⓘ |
| feature |
Des Plaines River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canal-era industrial buildings ⓘ historic canal locks ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council ⓘ |
| heritage | industrial and transportation heritage ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
canal hub
ⓘ
transportation hub ⓘ |
| incorporationDate | 1853 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago metropolitan area
ⓘ
southwestern suburbs of Chicago ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Illinois and Michigan Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Des Plaines River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorHighway |
Illinois Route 171
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois Route 7 NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate 355 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metropolitanArea | Chicago–Naperville–Elgin metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lockport, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Joliet, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lemont, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Romeoville, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Illinois and Michigan Canal National Heritage Corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Will County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 26,000 (early 2020s) ⓘ |
| postalCode |
60441
ⓘ
60491 ⓘ |
| region | northeastern Illinois ⓘ |
| regionType | suburban area ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportation | Metra Heritage Corridor line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterway |
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Illinois and Michigan Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Lockport, Illinois
this entity surface form:
Lockport, Illinois