Lake Fork, Illinois
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Lake Fork is an unincorporated community in Logan County
, Illinois
along Illinois Route 54
. The sign posted on the road to the community states that the population
is 100.
The community is named after Buffalo Lake, a now-vanished prairie wetland in southern Logan County
on the upper reaches of the Lake Fork of Salt Creek.
Logan County, Illinois
Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 30,305, which is a decrease of 2.8% from 31,183 in 2000...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
along Illinois Route 54
Illinois Route 54
Illinois Route 54 is an east–west highway in east-central Illinois. It passes through the cities of Clinton , Gibson City, and Onarga. Its western terminus is at Interstate 55 in Springfield. Its eastern terminus is at U.S. Route 45 at Onarga, one mile east of Interstate 57...
. The sign posted on the road to the community states that the population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
is 100.
The community is named after Buffalo Lake, a now-vanished prairie wetland in southern Logan County
Logan County, Illinois
Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 30,305, which is a decrease of 2.8% from 31,183 in 2000...
on the upper reaches of the Lake Fork of Salt Creek.