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Lockport is located in northeastern Illinois, north of Joliet , at locks connecting Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal with the Des Plaines River via the Lockport Powerhouse . It also has locks of the old Illinois And Michigan Canal .


GEOGRAPHY

Lockport is located at 41°35'19" North, 88°2'50" West (41.588659, -88.047267).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 18.4 Km&2 (7.1 Mi&2 ). 18.3 km&2 (7.1 mi&2) of it is land and 0.14% is water.


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the special Census of 2003 , there were 52,191 people, 13,599 households, and 12,137 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 828.4/km&2 (2,144.3/mi&2). There were 5,835 housing units at an average density of 318.2/km&2 (823.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.82% White , 1.11% African American , 0.22% Native American , 0.75% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.94% from Other Races , and 1.15% from two or more races. 4.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 8,599 households out of which 38.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were Married Couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 20.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 36.1% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.1 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $86,179, and the median income for a family was $75,257. Males had a median income of $65,759 versus $42,551 for females. The Per Capita Income for the city was $32,939. 3.5% of the population and 3.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 4.3% of those under the age of 18 and 1.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.


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