Lake Petersburg, Illinois

Lake Petersburg, Illinois
Census-designated place
Lake Petersburg, Illinois
Coordinates: 39°59′01″N 89°51′43″W / 39.98361°N 89.86194°W / 39.98361; -89.86194Coordinates: 39°59′01″N 89°51′43″W / 39.98361°N 89.86194°W / 39.98361; -89.86194
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Menard
Area
• Total	2.038 sq mi (5.28 km²)
• Land	1.763 sq mi (4.57 km²)
• Water	0.275 sq mi (0.71 km²)
Elevation	597 ft (182 m)
Population (2010)^[1]
• Total	719
• Density	350/sq mi (140/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s)	Area code 217/217
GNIS feature ID	2629895^[2]

Lake Petersburg is a census-designated place in Menard County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 719 as of the 2010 census.^[1] The unincorporated community centers on a small reservoir, which is used extensively by residents for recreation.

References

1 2 "American FactFinder". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Petersburg, Illinois

Municipalities and communities of Menard County, Illinois, United States

County seat: Petersburg

Cities	Athens Petersburg

Villages	Greenview Oakford Tallula

Precincts	Athens North No. 2 Athens South No. 1 Atterberry No. 10 Fancy Prairie No. 3 Greenview No. 6 Indian Creek No. 7 Irish Grove No. 4 Oakford No. 9 Petersburg East No. 13 Petersburg North No. 14 Petersburg South No. 15 Petersburg West No. 16 Rock Creek No. 12 Sandridge No. 8 Sugar Grove No. 5 Tallula No. 11

CDP	Lake Petersburg

Other unincorporated communities	Atterberry Bobtown Croft‡ Culver Curtis Fancy Prairie Hill Top Hilltop Hubly Lewisburg Loyd New Salem Old Salem Chautauqua Sweet Water Tice

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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