Lewistown, Illinois
Lewistown, Illinois | |
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Location of Lewistown in Fulton County, Illinois. | |
Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°23′49″N 90°09′20″W / 40.39694°N 90.15556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Fulton |
| Township | Lewistown |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.00 sq mi (5.18 km2) |
| • Land | 2.00 sq mi (5.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,041 |
| • Density | 1,020.50/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 |
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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.